PARTNER CALL – Erasmus+ KA210-ADU Project

Strengthening Disaster Awareness and Preparedness of Rural Women” is a 12-month Erasmus+ KA210-ADU Cooperation Partnership, coordinated by Sakarya ÇARE-SAR Association (Türkiye). The project aims to enhance disaster preparedness, risk awareness, and community resilience among women living in rural and disaster-prone areas across Europe.

Rural women are often disproportionately affected by disasters due to limited access to information, training, and decision-making processes, despite their key role in family and community safety. This project seeks to empower rural women as active contributors to disaster preparedness and local resilience, rather than passive risk recipients.

Objectives

The project’s main objectives are to:

Increase disaster awareness and risk perception among rural women
Strengthen basic preparedness and response skills
Promote women’s participation in local disaster risk reduction processes
Exchange good practices and innovative adult education methods at European level
Support gender-sensitive approaches to disaster preparedness

Duration & Mobility Activities

The project will be implemented over 12 months and will include transnational mobility activities among partner countries. These activities will involve trainings, workshops, study visits, and project meetings, enabling experience exchange, peer learning, and capacity building in line with Erasmus+ adult education principles.

Activities

Key activities include:
Disaster awareness and preparedness trainings for adult learners
Community-based disaster risk reduction workshops adapted to local risks
Local pilot awareness actions implemented by each partner
Transnational project meetings and mobility activities
Development of educational and dissemination materials to ensure sustainability

Target Groups

Women living in rural and semi-rural areas
Adult educators, trainers, and community facilitators
Local authorities and civil protection stakeholders
NGOs working on disaster risk reduction and women empowerment

Expected Results & Impact

The project is expected to:
Improve disaster preparedness skills and awareness among rural women,
Strengthen community resilience at local level
Increase women’s visibility and participation in decision-making processes,
Establish sustainable cooperation between European partner organizations,
Produce transferable educational materials and good practice models

Partnership & Expectations

The project will be implemented with two European NGOs, municipalities, adult education, women empowerment, or community resilience. Partner organizations are expected to actively participate throughout the project, engage in mobility activities, each partner will held mobility activities in their countries and commit to developing future joint projects beyond the project duration.

Financial Framework

Total project budget: €60,000

Budget per partner: ~€15,000.

Interested partners can send their PIF files to
s@caresar.org