Mama Rise is a European Erasmus+ Adult Education project that creates learning and empowerment opportunities for mothers. The project aims to support women’s personal growth, sustainability education, social inclusion, and participation in community life.
What is Mama Rise?
Through co-design sessions, peer learning opportunities, and community-based initiatives, Mama Rise encourages mothers to reconnect with themselves, build supportive networks, and develop new skills to celebrate their already active role as change agents in their local communities.
Who We Are
Mama Rise is implemented by a partnership of organizations committed to women’s empowerment, adult education, and community development:
Espacio Geranios (Spain) – a social innovation and coworking hub supporting women, families, and community projects in Madrid.
Creative Ideas (Latvia) – an NGO promoting creative education and inclusion through innovative learning tools and participatory design.
AWR (Poland) – an organization focused on social inclusion, gender equality, and civic participation through education and community action.
Held co-design sessions with mothers to collaboratively develop the Mama Rise curriculum.
A transnational train the trainers mobility to deepen our partnership and exchange ideas on curriculum development and implementation for mothers.
Organized local hybrid training workshops and circles to explore themes of self-care, sustainability and community action.
A 4 day international “Community Action School” in Spain that gathered 26 mothers from over 8 different countries to share best practices and strengthen cooperation across Europe.
14 local community action projects in Spain, Poland and Latvia.
Community Action Catalogue to inspire local initiatives led by and for mothers.
Mama Rise Moodle
The Mama Rise Moodle Platform, offering free access to learning materials and tools designed with and for mothers.
You can download the course in the following languages: English, Latvian, Polish and Spanish
The Community Action Catalogue, showcasing inspiring local actions, stories, and methods to support women’s empowerment in rural and urban communities.
Actionable Feedback Report
The Actionable Feedback Report: Summary of Perspectives Gathered from Community Design Sessions.
The Mama Rise project is co-financed by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE). Neither the European Union nor the SEPIE National Agency can be held responsible for them.