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Co-financed
by the European Commission
DG Health |
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neither
the European Commission nor any person acting on its behalf is liable
for any use made of this information |
Participation
of East European members is financed by
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group: Methodology - Empowerment, Gruppo Abele |
| Background
( description of the situation and the field the activity takes
place) |
| Aims/Goals |
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main aim of the project is to create an international expert
group with representatives of drug user groups as main protagonists
and interested service providers. As the level of user involvement
is very different in European countries, the exchange of knowledge
and existing models of good practices is the starting point
to identify common goals and strategies on European level, but
also to identify countries or regions where weak experimental
groups can be supported by the project. Additional, one concrete
skill building training will be supported and accompanied. Similarities
and differences between self organisation groups in the different
areas (e.g. drug users, sex workers) will be identified and
analysed. The role of parent organisations in the field of empowerment
will be reviewed. |
| Objectives/activities |
The
expert group will work on:
a) how to start self organisation (groups),
b) the role of “umbrella” organisations in offering
concrete support to the formation of groups,
c) the exchange and role of self organisation on transnational
and European level,
d) the different activities/aims/scope of the groups (self-mutual
help - interest group)
description of :
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interest areas
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aims
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resources availability
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activated partnerships
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evaluation programs
e) “quantity and quality” of collaboration between
user groups and social workers
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obstacles
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how to learn from mistakes
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how to organise user groups
f) the impact of such a group
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on the members themselves
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on the health and social service system
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on the local community
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on the political representatives and institutions
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similarities and differences with other self organisation groups
(comparison of self organisation groups for migrants, sex workers,
parent organisations…)
h) skill building and training of users and social workers to
enable them in:
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harm reduction practices with special regard to cocaine
binge consumption (often associated with heavy drinking,
gambling and sex addiction) on base of the Mainline guidelines
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becoming trainers in their own country in regard to empowerment
and self organisation in the different fields
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| Methods |
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map the numerous and different self organisation groups
in Europe
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to exchange experiences and learn from each other
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to promote the formation of other user groups in particular
countries and on European level
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to develop and disseminate best practises among service
providers and self organisation groups
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to bring the issue on the agenda of EU policy makers
to conduct a skill building training
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| Results/outputs |
- international
seminar on empowerment and self organisation
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to disseminate information, knowledge and best practice
about empowerment and self organisation of marginalized
people
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international guidelines on empowerment and self organisation
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