About the project
Citizens Xelerator project aims at strengthening the democratic and civic literacy and social empathy of adult learners and contributing to a systemic change on the regional/national/European approach and strategies fostering adults’ participation in democratic life, embracing the common values and civic engagement.
Main goals
- Upscale and test the potential of the European tool LifeComp: The European framework for the personal, social and learning to learn key- competence as a resource to promote the literacy and key-competences of adults with unmet literacy needs.
- Develop, test and mainstream a model and resources for the assessment and development of personal, social and learning competences of adults with unmet literacy needs.
- Create, provide and apply microlearning sessions fostering the financial, entrepreneurial, digital and sustainable literacy of adult learners, through the upscaling of complementary European tools and projects
- Launch a model and kit pilot action for democratic and civic participation, fostering its multiplication and mainstreaming at regional, national, and European level

Project details
Duration
01/12/2023 - 30/11/2024
Project ID
101087526
Project webpage
Project coordinator
MENTORTEC, Portugal
Partners
ADULT EDUCATION INSTITUTION DANTE – Croatia
CESIE – Italy
VHS CHAM – Germany
ACEFIR – Spain
ACTIONAID HELLAS – Greece
APCEP – Portugal
AEAE – Romania
AONTAS – Ireland