Project Stories archives

“The project was initiated at the frontline level, but we have succeeded in elevating these issues to the directorate level and to decision-makers,” says Gudrun Totland Raddatz, project manager of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration. Photo: Thomas Knutzen.

Project Stories: Empowering career advisors to combat digital exclusion

Gudrun Totland Raddatz from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration discusses a competency package developed for the employees to help combat digital exclusion among residents.

19.08.2025 Katriina Palo-Närhinen

“The greatest joy came from working with partners from different countries. It is wonderful to see how, step by step, you develop something innovative,” says Ana-Maria Tanase (behind the front desk), Senior Researcher of Centre for Promoting Lifelong Learning (CPIP) in Romania. Photo: Simona Tanase.

Learning & teaching

Project Stories: Breaking barriers in language learning

Ana-Maria Tanase of the Romanian organisation CPIP talks about the lessons of the international project I-BLU. The project seeks to develop efficient, user-friendly learning pathways for adult learners of English.

24.02.2025 Katriina Palo-Närhinen

At the end of the first workshop in the prison, participants are asked to share one word that describes how they are feeling. The responses put together in this word cloud show how positive people felt.

Learning & teaching

Project Stories: Peer literacy outreach in prisons

Derv Ryan from Irish NALA discusses the Literacy Ambassador Programme, which supports people who struggle with reading and writing to outreach to their peers. Since 2022, NALA has run the programme in ten prisons.

11.10.2024 Katriina Palo-Närhinen

The training developed by the FSW project draws on reminiscence tools and the seniors’ own artistic skills. The therapeutic function is based on expressive arts as a medium through which individuals can process complex emotions. Photo: Victoria Berman on Unsplash.

Learning & teaching

Project Stories: Empowering seniors through the arts

Carlo Smaldone Villani of the Italian NGO Prometeo discusses his insights from the FSW project, which develops activities to help social workers work with seniors. The key lies in the arts, he says.

10.09.2024 Katriina Palo-Närhinen