The KiDLE Project Team

https://www.cis.iscte-iul.pt/

Iscte was founded in 1972 as a high-quality public university institute with the central aim of studying labour and social dynamics in a rapidly changing world. Being one of the most dynamic and innovative universities in Portugal, Iscte has developed its education and research in the areas of Management and Economics, Sociology and Public Policy, Social Sciences and Humanities, Information and Communication Technologies and Architecture.

CIS-Iscte is one of the research units of Iscte’s School for Social Sciences and Humanities (SSSH) that conducts excellent research and is closely linked to the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology of Iscte (DEPSO), and its Laboratory of Social and Organizational Psychology (LAPSO). CIS-Iscte hosts 45 PhD researchers,57 doctoral students, six research staff, and is organized in four thematic research groups: Behavior, Emotion & Cognition (BEC), Community, Education & Development (CED), Health4All: a psychosocial approach to health (H4A), and Psychology of Societal Change (Psychange). CIS-Iscte ́s mission is to develop psychological and psychosocial theory and models, their empirical testing and their application to contemporary societal issues as well as to inform knowledge-based public policies. The training of students and young researchers is also a priority, in addition to integrating theories across the various areas of psychology, and connecting them with other disciplines, consolidating CIS-Iscte reputation as an internationally recognized centre of excellence.

https://www.uol.ac.cy/

The University of Limassol (UoL) is an evolution of the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM), a renowned business school that has been operating in Cyprus since 1990, when it was founded as a Private School of Higher Education by a group of top executives of the Cypriot economy and renowned academics from leading Universities abroad. 

Additionally, through its various Centers for teaching and research excellence, UoL brings its expertise to bear on specific societal challenges not only in the Higher Education sector but also in VET and Adult education. Specifically for social inclusion the UoL Centre for Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and the UoL Research Center aim to create conditions of equality, diversity and inclusion in work, social and other environments, so that through effective programmes and innovative actions, creativity and innovation are enhanced. The Centers link the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion with the concepts of sustainability and development and they are dedicated to fostering a vibrant research culture and developing projects that significantly contribute to the broader academic community and various industry sectors.  

https://eurospeak.ac.uk/

Eurospeak Ireland is an educational technology company dedicated to delivering educational products and training. We deliver online English language classes tailored to the needs of individuals and groups as well as design and develop innovative educational tools such as e-courses, online assessments, and more. The English courses we provide include Business English, IELTS test preparation, and ‘bootcamps’ for groups with a specific purpose. 

Additionally, Eurospeak has a special focus on helping disadvantaged groups, whom we aim to support through our participation in Erasmus+ projects. Eurospeak promotes actions that take an innovative and creative approach to the inclusion of marginalised groups such as migrants, refugees, the unemployed, LGBT+, and older people. Eurospeak also offers services related to EU funding such as proposal writing and project evaluation. Lastly, having a highly multinational 

team allows us to provide services in translation for a variety of languages including Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Greek, among others. 

https://www.verein-interaktion.org/

InterAktion is an organisation active in the field of human rights, sustainability, and inclusion of marginalised people. InterAktion was founded during the refugee influx in Austria and Europe, with the idea of fostering integration for those with different cultural backgrounds, bridging obstacles and differences through intercultural dialogue and skills improvement. Over time, the organisation extended its scope of work and grew from being primarily a youth organisation into one that constantly seeks opportunities to help vulnerable populations. With the help of European Programmes, InterAktion can locally support those who would otherwise be left out from participating in social, economic, and political activities.  

 

In 2020, InterAktion started working with adults, women, and families. In the WOWSA project, the organisation supported families from migrant backgrounds in developing digital literacy within the entire family. In 2022, the SILENT project began, supporting hearing parents of deaf children. Inclusion is at the core of everything InterAktion does, which was recognised by the Austrian National Agency. In December 2022, InterAktion was invited by the European Commission to the closing event of the 35th anniversary of Erasmus+ in Brussels to present its approach to inclusion at one of the sessions. 

 

InterAktion focuses on raising awareness about global challenges and sustainable systems, helping communities and individuals understand sustainability as the product of a complex system that starts with personal and collective attitudes. The organisation supports its target groups in recognising and understanding the interconnected relationships between the economy, society, and the environment, and the effects that actions in one area have on the others. This enables them to recognise and define their own options and choices in contributing to and creating more sustainable and, most importantly, inclusive societies. 

The public kindergarten of Agios Spyridon located in Nicosia, Cyprus accommodates about 39 children, most of them with a migrant biography, about 80% of them. 

It belongs to the two-seat public kindergartens, with 2 kindergarten teachers, one in each class, the assistant director and the general assistant. 

The kindergarten has been included in the DRACE programme implemented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, a programme for the learning of the Greek language to children with an immigrant biography. Both the kindergarten teachers and the headmistress and support staff have attended educational seminars for the reception and smooth integration of children and their parents with an immigrant biography in the new school environment. 

https://www.sirius-migrationeducation.org/

SIRIUS is a membership-based organization that promotes the social inclusion of children and young people with migrant backgrounds by fostering their effective access to the universal right to education. SIRIUS facilitates a cross-sector approach bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the field of migrant education as well as migrants and refugees themselves. Together, with their members they identify challenges and needs, exchange good practices and find collaborative ways to accomplish mutual goals. 

Their 3 main areas of work are: Analyze and co-creation of knowledge on policy approaches for inclusive education for children and young people with a migrant background; identify, share and promote good policy practice development, experimentation and implementation; disseminate results more widely and in more policy-friendly formats. 

SIRIUS focuses on raising awareness about the global challenges and sustainable systems and helps communities and individuals understand sustainability as the product of a complex system that starts with personal and collective attitudes. They support their target groups to recognize and understand the interconnected relationships between the economy, society and the environment and the effects that actions in one area have on the other for them to be able to recognize and define their own options and choices in contributing and creating more sustainable, and most importantly inclusive societies.