DIY Parents - Empowering adults and family figures through collaborative DIY and digital skills

Duration:

01.12.2025 – 31.01.2028

DIY Parents - Empowering adults and family figures through collaborative DIY and digital skills

The DIY Parents project aims to empower parents with practical DIY/repair skills and improved digital literacy so they can better support their children’s learning and strengthen parent–child relationships. By equipping adult educators, psychologists, and family-support actors with innovative methodologies and tools, the project will promote intergenerational learning, encourage sustainable and circular economy practices, and raise environmental awareness through collaborative, hands-on DIY experiences shared by parents and children.

Objectives:

The main goals of the project are to:

Support parents in developing practical DIY and repair skills for everyday family life.
Improve parents’ digital literacy to guide children in the responsible use of technology.
Strengthen the capacity of adult educators and family-support professionals to integrate DIY, sustainability, and digital skills into education.
Develop accessible learning materials and digital resources combining repair techniques and digital tools.
Encourage intergenerational learning through hands-on DIY activities for parents and children.
Promote environmental awareness and circular economy practices in family life.
Foster community engagement through local workshops connecting families, educators, and stakeholders.

Target groups:

Direct:

Parents and Adult Learners
Adult educators
family facilitators
Psychologists

Indirect:

Cultural centres to adopt family-friendly environments with dedicated spaces to families public authorities to encourage investments to buy DIY tools

Outputs:

They key results of the project are:

An inclusive framework for integrating DIY skills, digital mediation, and sustainability into adult education for parents.
A Handbook of DIY Parents’ Education with practical exercises and guidance for educators and families.
A set of training activities and workshops for adult educators, psychologists, and family-support professionals.
Local DIY Parents Clubs where families participate in hands-on activities and collaborative learning.
A methodology for creating self-supporting family learning communities.
A digital map of community spaces and organisations where families can engage in DIY and learning activities.
A project website and online resources providing open access to all learning materials and results.
Multiplier events and dissemination activities to share project outcomes with educators, stakeholders, and the wider public.

Project Partners:

The consortium consists of five partners including non-governmental organisations, SMEs, social enterprises, and counselling bodies. The DIYParents partners are: