The Mentoring Across Borders (MAB) project aims to support, through lifelong learning, the educational, professional and personal development of people by developing, testing and validating an intergenerational, cross-border mentoring programme occurring between older, experienced people (mentors, 50+) and young mentees (18-30 y.o.) at risk of marginalization. MAB builds on the successful outcomes of the Erasmus+ EvolYou project by enhancing its best practices and transferring its innovation on a pan-European level.
Financier: European Commission – Erasmus+ Programme, KA202 Strategic Partnerships for Vocational Education and Training
Partnership:
- CESES – Belgium (Lead partner)
- 50plus – Greece
- SES – Germany
- To – Italy
- AGE Platform Europe – Belgium
- European Volunteer Centre (CEV) – Belgium
- SENIORES Italia Lazio ODV – Italy
- Cyprus Third Age Observatory (CTAO) – Cyprus
- ZNANIE – Bulgaria
- Önkéntes Központ Alapítvány (ÖKA) – Hungary
- AULEDA – Albania
- Stowarzyszenie Centrum Wolontariatu (SCW) – Poland
- Volontari Senior Professionali ODV (VSP) – Italy
Time and location: a total duration of 24 months (1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024), including the implementation and evaluation of the mentoring programme in 8 countries (Greece, Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania and Poland – In progress
First-Level beneficiaries: mentors, who are experienced older adults, above 50 years of age and mentees, who are young adults (18-30 years old) experiencing difficulties in the work field, or during their studies
Second-Level beneficiaries: NGOs, senior or volunteer organizations across Europe.
