The Every1 consortium brings together leading experts in energy and education, and experts in ecosystems combined with social sciences to deliver an impactful concept that includes all elements needed to enable an effective participation of all European stakeholders in the digital energy market. Every1 starts from a deep data-informed understanding of stakeholders and ecosystems (citizen, cities, energy communities, companies, regulators, and distribution grid operators) to map who they are, what they know, how they use information and where they look for it. Similarly are existing and emerging solutions (products and services) assessed and validated, and use cases will serve to understand what stakeholders need to know in order to take up a role that matches their potential. This gap is used to develop learning pathways that lead to the identification of the needed capacity building material. Parallel, Every1 works on making a market by exchanging best practices with policy makers and energy regulators, enabling discussions on barriers, and developing joint communication material for their peers. A strong outreach campaign is launched which focusses on the local level with impactful social media campaigns, material in various languages and spread through the media the local stakeholders use. The operation of the ecosystems is based on the proven EXPLORE SHAPE UNITE approach and includes guided one-on-one support, joint activities, webinars, matchmaking, and more. Future ecosystems are actively engaged and trained, while cooperation with diverse activities and networks will lead to a wider uptake of the capacity building material.

"VET and Community Care services involve thousands of people with disabilities in Europe. Consequently, the impact that VET have on the quality of life of people with disabilities is of fundamental importance and has to be taken into consideration as a key element when addressing this issue.However, this analysis does not find space in the activities of the VET and Community Care providers, thus reducing their positive impact on QOL of PWD. This main problem is generated by 3 main factors:1: The concept of QOL and the indicators to measure it change fast and measurement tools get outdated soon.2: Professional skills and tools of VET and CC providers’ workers on the topic of QOL are often incomplete and often don’t take into consideration the input of PWD themselves.3: The impact of VET and CC provision on QOL of PWD is difficult to measure.QOLIVET Objective and results:•Main Objective: Better QOL of life of PWD;•Result 1: Tools and competences are updated frequently and keep up with QOL constantly changing topic;•Result 2: Tools innovation and professional skills are supported and take into consideration the input of PWD;•Result 3: The impact of VET and CC on QOL of PWD is easier to measure.Target Group: People with Disabilities, specifically the ones that benefit from VET and Community Care provision (regardless of their ability, gender, age, cultural level, etc.)Activities and deliverables1. Research and Analysis at national and EU level;2. Good Practices Guidelines production: Leading to the development of I.O.1 Good Practices Guidelines on Vet and Community Care service provision;3. Training Course development:Leading to I.O.2: Online Training Course on Quality of Life Impact of inclusive Vocational Education and Training and Community Care;4. ONLINE QOL Portal development:Leading to I.O.3: Quality of Life portal;5. QOL Impact Assessment Tool development:Leading to I.O.4: Quality of Life Impact Assessment tool (I.O.4).Profile and number of participants:•VET and CC specialists: they will have to: introduce newly acquired skills in their daily work, disseminate the content of the trainings within their organizations, etc.;•Middle management staff: Decision-makers at operational level, so that the innovative solutions and digital tools, can more easily lead to a structural change; •End users (PWD): In compliance with the principle ""Nothing about us without us"", their involvement is expected in all the most important phases of the project.•ICT expertsThe project will implement 3 Training Events in which a total of 42 participants from the above mentioned groups will attend.Methodology:QOLIVET involves VET and CC provision simultaneously, as the methodology allows to adapt the tools and project outputs to both fields with the same effectiveness. At the same time, the project plans to involve mainstream VET providers, for a a more complete and richer feedback regarding the efficacy and transferability of the outputs.The project activities are designed to ensure that an iterative process of learning and development informs the production of the intellectual outputs. The project starts with a transversal activity, Research and Analysis, which cuts across and provides an evidence base for all other project activities. It leads to the first draft of the Good Practice Guidelines (I.O.1) that will be subject to expert peer review prior to publication.An Online Training Course on Quality of Life Impact of inclusive Vocational Education and Training and Community Care (I.O.2) is developed, aimed at managers and front-line staff in VET and CC providers, disability representatives and program evaluators.While I.O.1 and I.O.2 are developed, the Quality of Life Portal is implemented, preparing it to host all project’s I.O.s and external resources and the QOL impact assessment tool (I.O.4). The tool provides both staff and participants the opportunity to rate a VET or CC service on the same items. Impacts and long term benefit:•Improved professional competences, both theoretical and practical of participants and project partners•Improved quality and effectiveness on VET and CC intervention at EU level;•Better support to PWD social inclusion, impacting directly on PWD families, Volunteers and Community associations, etc. •Better CC provision, impacting on the community texture in general, reinforcing the role and contribution that PWD.•Greater contribution of PWD in society, enhanced labour inclusion and economic self-sufficiency, decreased discrimination against them.•Reduction of social exclusion in a particularly fragile category and at risk of becoming NEET. •Increased mutual understanding between community and PWD, helping improve general attitude towards socially less integrated categories, not just PWD•At policy level, increased knowledge of decision makers and support the introduction of better policies in the of QOL for PWD•Better QOL of PWD."

The importance of cultural heritage as a vital element in intercultural dialogue has been formulated in a multitude of policies from international to local level being in line with the 21st Century (2017) European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21st century, the (2018) European Agenda for Culture, the EU's 2018 Work Plan for Culture 2019-2022 and the UN 2030 Agenda with 17 SDGs. The project TOGETHER – TOwards a cultural understandinG of thE oTHER – includes 6 partners (CulturePolis, EWORX, IED, FPD , GACC, LDN) from 5 different countries (Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Georgia, Lebanon). TOGETHER derives from the need to create and disseminate know-how regarding the intercultural dialogue among EU countries and countries outside the European territory, based on the common values cultural heritage represents in order to really empower all sectors of society to build bridges between people, reinforce mutual understanding, boost economic and social development and enable Europe and its neighbors to face common challenges as a whole context for social cohesion and sustainability. In the increasingly multi-cultural European environment of the 21rst century where more and more individuals have to manage their own multiple cultural affiliations, some people still view cultural diversity as a constraint to human and economic progress or a threat to national stability. Europe’s rich cultural heritage have the potential to promote common values, inclusion and intercultural dialogue within Europe and beyond, creating a sense of belonging, being an antidote to any confrontation society is facing nowadays.In this context, TOGETHER targets local actors and practitioners, representatives of local alliances, cultural associations and federations, leaders of NGOs and CSOs, professionals of cultural and social centers, networks and stakeholders from the cultural and creative industry as well as public authorities and policy makers, leaders of local authorities, representatives of local and national governments; its objectives are to: • Develop a transnational approach for cooperation between countries of EU and the neighboring region (the Middle East and Back Sea), established in the European common values which are generated and represented by various cultural assets and traditions of participating countries. • Address the challenge of embedding intercultural dialogue processes in the Agendas of local communities for Sustainable Development • Empower local actors through upgrading their professional skills and competences and rendering them ‘ambassadors’ of cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. • Develop and deliver innovative training materials, digital tools and content methodologies for successfully meeting the needs of local actors and their communities and empowering them at all levels. The activities include respective intellectual outputs and multipliers events (National Seminars/Workshops, Final Conference); the TOGETHER IOs comprise of Comparative Analysis Report -IO1, Ambassadors Curriculum-IO2, TOGETHER e-Toolbox-IO3, TOGETHER Intercultural Dialogue Guidebook -IO4.