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Gharb Local Council in Segovia, SPAIN on the EQUALABEL project
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A delegation from the Gharb Local Council headed by the Mayor, David Apap flew to Segovia, Spain between the 16th and 21th of October, 2007.
Equalabel is a European project which essentially, is a cooperation action among several organizations from different European Countries supported by the EU Institution/s according to the EU policies. Segovia is the lead partner to the project with the Gharb Local Council being one of the partners.
The delegation was welcomed by the Mayor of Segovia in the City Hall, after which a steering committee meeting took place.
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The meeting was followed by workshops chaired by experts in the field.
The evening’s entertainment was given by Pop-rock concert aiming at raising awareness on gender issues. Bands from Malta, Italy, and Spain took part in the concert. Gharb was represented by the young and up coming group Mistaken Identity.
Non-formal education dynamics were developed during this event.
Sport activities (plus non-formal education dynamics) among 40 young people took place, where they played different indoor and outdoor games with the following aims:
To find participants’ perception and attitudes about gender equality through games and plays in sport events
To raise awareness about gender equality issues through action
Other cultural activities and events which took place were the opening of an exhibition and cultural tours.
ABOUT THE EQUALABEL PROJECT
The end objective of EQUALABEL is to encourage a change in culture and attitude within the European Society in order to achieve material and formal gender equality.
Objectives of the EQUALABEL Project
EQUALABEL project objectives are:
1. Analysis of the interaction between the local public services and gender equality.
2. Re-define the role of the local public services to promote gender equality.
3. Contribute to the necessary change of mentalities which allows the construction of a new culture of equality not determinated by gender stereotypes by means of the revision of the local socialisation process.
4. Establish the stable transnational network, manage and evaluate its actions.
Involvement of the GHARB Local Council
The Gharb Local Council is a partner for the implementation of the European Pilot Experience of Equalabel.
Through participation in this project the Gharb Local Council became more aware of the need for a more equal community, and the Council’s motivations for requiring the Equalabel derive from the Council’s Mission Statement:- ‘To enhance the quality of living of the residents in their environment in which they live’. The Council aims to learn from other larger scale Local Councils abroad and to adapt good practices at local level.
Equalabel is the first formal experience of Gharb Local Council in Gender Equality. Since we are now in the European Union the Gharb Local Council has felt the need to adapt European policies and standards at local level and this reflects the decision taken to participate in Equalabel. Through this project the Council is trying to learn and understand what type of assessment programme could be implemented at local level.
The European Partners involved in this project are:
Segovia City Council Spain
West Sweden Sweden
Women Connect UK
Municipality of Verona Italy
Gharb City Council Malta
Vocational training center (Rhodes) Greece
KEA Greece
OPEKO Finland
City Council of Sintra Portugal
University of Valladolid Spain
To facilitate implementation, each partner has been assigned its own particular tasks. To date the Council has prepared its part in the initial steps of the project. The Segovia mission was another stage in the implementation of the Equalabel Project.
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