Fostering a community-based vision and strategy
All in all IAAD aims at spurring the continuous personal development of individuals through innovative learning paths, comprising a high input of intercultural learning, supported by non-formal and informal learning methods, among them from the Culture, Art and Creative Industry sphere.
Our staff, volunteers and associated partners are involved in a variety of actions and programmes, tackling EU H2020 Societal Challenges, where intercultural dialogue, migrant integration and repatriation, ageing population and intergenerational relationships, employment, Youth and Global education are high on our list of priorities.
We are also currently developing activities on every aspect of social capital enhancement which can contribute to community cohesion, to address societal needs in a series of areas defined by the EU 2020 priorities.
This is achieved via a series of channels among which Culture and Art, as well as the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI) are key drivers of development.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a cohesive community development as the main outcome of our activities within our fields of expertise, comprising education and training, innovation, social entrepreneurship and sustainable development.
This can only be done through partnership with a multi-stakeholders and a holistic approach.
Our endeavours focus on the interpretation of the Global Education Network of Young Europeans (GLEN) guiding principles, which have been identified as specifically appropriate for the communities we are working with, and organised by level of importance by all the stakeholders involved, comprising the anticipated target groups, researchers and experts, practitioners, Policy-makers, social partners, the world of work and Civil Society Organisations.