Dissemination
Presentation to Ankara Provincial Public Education Center
On September 17, Sincan Dr. Yıldız Yalçınlar Halk EÄŸitimi Merkezi hosted the directors of the Ankara Provincial Public Education Centers at our institution. During the meeting, they informed the participants about the project, its summary, objectives, outcomes, partners, and target groups.
In addition to the directors of the Public Education Centers, the Lifelong Learning Branch Directors from the Ankara Provincial and Sincan District National Education Directorates also attended the meeting.
On the 22nd of September Sincan Dr. Yıldız Yalçınlar Halk EÄŸitimi Merkezi organized a workshop on Storytelling and Adult Education touching upon why using stories works in the context of adult education, activities and clues to integrate storytelling into adult education, quick references…
Workshop
Serge Rooman's Article
On the 5th of June, our colleage, Serge Rooman, director of the prision of Merksplas published an article titled Onderwijs in de cel is geen luxe: laat het gratis blijven (“Prison education is not a luxury: let’s leave free” ) on the Belgian magazine Knack. In this article he addressed the need for prison education to remain free in the Netherlands as it is the most economic way to promote long term reincorporation to normal life.
On the 15th of May, our partner Avanzo presented our project in Campus Corso in Leuven. This event, was an oportunity to offer an overview of the project, an introduction to the eight core values that guide our mission, and a presentation to Belgian CSOs, including the collaboration with Klasbak.
Flipbook of 8 Values
If you are wondering how stories can improve education in a prison setting, this Flipbook is a perfect short introduction to explain how we can do it with 8 values applied to our stories, which is aimed to inspire in a natural way and therefore motivate prisoners to learn and engage in education.
A night of art and stories!
Ana Ferrando, Eddy Meijs and Serge Rooman presented Eddy’s work and their collaboration in the book Penitentiaire Diptieken at Photo Café Delezze.It was a wonderful evening full of inspiration and captivating stories behind the photos. And one of these photos and its story will be featured in our project Stories4Wings!
Presentation of the Erasmus+ Project Stories4Wings on EPALE
Our colleague Ana Ferrando, from AVANZO, has published a post introducing the Stories4Wings project—Transforming Lives by Storytelling—on the EPALE platform. The article outlines the project’s aims and activities, which focus on using storytelling as a tool for supporting the social reintegration of inmates.
By raising awareness of this initiative, the article invites adult educators from across Europe to explore new, impactful methodologies for prison education.
📖 Read it at: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/content/stories4wings-erasmus-project-transforming-lives-storytelling
Article Published by Ahmad Mohamad on EPALE: "Allegory of the Cave Through the Prison"
Our colleague, Ahmad Mohamad, intern at AIFED, explores a powerful and thought-provoking connection between Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the experience of incarceration in his newly published article, "Allegory of the Cave Through the Prison". Drawing on classical philosophy, the piece reflects on how prison life can mirror the cave in Plato’s allegory—and what this means for how society prepares inmates for reintegration.
The article calls on adult educators across Europe to rethink the way education is delivered in prisons, emphasising the role of enlightenment, rehabilitation, and support in helping inmates transition back into society as informed, empowered citizens.
📖 Read the full article on EPALE:
https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/allegory-cave-through-prison