Merseyside Expanding Horizons' presentation from Learning Networks event 23 May 2018.

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MEH
presentation
Erasmus+ Learning
Widening Participation across Europe
Joe Hemington Development Manager

2. Who are we?
MEH is a non profit (voluntary sector)
organisation based in Liverpool, UK,
acknowledged as a specialist agency with skills
in the direct delivery and commissioning of
services for people facing social exclusion.

3. As an infrastructure organisation, MEH works across
the region of Merseyside bringing together Merseyside
based voluntary, private and public sector agencies
to promote and generate multi agency and cross sector
working around key issues relevant to social
inclusion.
This is on a local, regional, national and European
level.

4. European projects
MEH has extensive experience in the
implementation, management and delivery of
EU projects within the EU Lifelong Learning
Programme, Youth in Action, Daphne, Erasmus
for Young Entrepreneurs and Erasmus+.

5. Where is Liverpool?

7. Where to find us?
MEH is based inside the Joseph Lappin Centre in an
area of East Liverpool called Old Swan. This is a
community centre that comprises of 7 different
community organisations supporting youth,
disability, older members of the community,
minority groups, social enterprises through a range
of different activities and services.

8. MEH Figures in 2016
6Staff
• Qualified for teaching and training, experienced Youth Workers:
• 1 Psychologist, 2 Sociologists, 2 International Relationships, 1 Expert in
business, 1 Financial manager
15Volunteers
• Including young people, students and older members of the community
200Participants
• Including individuals and organisations

9. Figures in 2016
18Events
•15 workshops and focus groups and 3 conferences
20Networks
•Talents Match, Social Enterprise Network, Enterprise Hub, Erasmus+ UK National Agency, Volunteering Sector,
The Joseph Lappin Centre, European Anti-bullying Network, Merseyside Community based Organisations…
10Current EU Projects
•1 project as coordinator and 10 as partners (Erasmus+)
•2 ESF partnerships (1 as Programme Manager)
•1 ERDF Partnership

10. Our vision
A
socially inclusive society
in which all
individuals can achieve
their potential

11. Our aims
• To encourage and support partnership
working in the promotion of social inclusion
• To promote social inclusion and enable
the of groups and individuals
• To effect positive change and best
practise in advancing social inclusion

12. Our fields
Sport
Social Entrepreneurship
Disability
Adult education
Migration
Mental Health Wellbeing
Youth
Gender
Anti bullying

13. Transversal activities
Mobilities: Youth exchange, volunteering, international seminars
Research: Desk based research, focus groups, surveys, Action R.
Training: Development and delivery of training resources
Advocacy: Campaigns, Seminars, Conferences
Capacity building: Professional staff development

14. Methodologies
• Informal and non formal activities
• Artistic and creative tools
• Socratic approaches to learning
• Participatory processes (Action
research, co-production…)
• New technology (Online courses,
animations, OER…)

15. Our projects
Some relevant projects MEH participated in :
T’ICI – Exploring identities to live together in a
multicultural society
Young people from multicultural areas involved in Action
research focussing on identities, stereotypes and
prejudices to identify positive identity strategies.
Film making training and, creation of 4 videos around
social link and identity in multicultural contexts
INSART – Young people from migrant background
exploring artistic activities to enhance soft and hard skills

16. Thank you
www.expandinghorizons.co.uk
Merseyside Expanding Horizons