The second partnership meeting under the ALAVA Project ( Adult Learning as an Added Value to the Activities of Community-based NGOs) was held in Switzerland in the period 29 October 2 November 2005 the project is funded by the EU Grundtvig I Programme and partially by the Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education. FLGR takes part as a partner in the project together with 6 other organisations from Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Romania and Switzerland.

The project is aimed to strengthen the capacity of the local community organisations and add more value to their activities through establishing adult learning centres within community-based NGOs.

The FLGR representative presented at the meeting the developed needs assessment methodology for the training needs in Bulgaria, Romania and Poland and the results from the conducted needs assessment in Bulgaria, in the municipalities of Shoumen, Gabrovo, Svishtov, Peshtera and Stroumyani. The partners discussed the contents of the training modules in four areas: preparation for work, personal development, project management and community development. The training materials will be designed in the following months and the first trainings will be held next year.