4XF for Silver Safety Erasmus Project

Project Title

4XF for Silver Safety

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Health and wellbeing; Teaching and learning of foreign languages

Project Summary

•4xF for Silver Safety is a later life learning programme based on the objectives of the European Agenda on Security for 2015 by EC and the policy framework of the WHO on Active Aging.
The idea of this project was mainly based on the remark that topics such as security and well being concerning the age groups 50+ address rarely to policy-makers. The need derives from a lack of information and education for older adults on the topic of safety. The main goal is to help seniors take responsibility for their safety and well-being; to stress the fact that their belief in themselves as being powerful, important and competent is the most important self-protection tool that they have.
As the population of Europe ages, the demand will continue to rise for initiatives that help people remain independent and active as they age, improve quality of life for older adults and promote common European values. For this reason it is important to increase educational opportunities that encourage and empower seniors to take responsibility for their well-being.
•4xF aims to address every-day challenges that threaten the safety of older adults, while providing solutions with a view to empower them to cope successfully. The project focuses on ways of improving skills for lifelong safety so that effects are noticeable in adopting healthier lifestyles, increasing self-esteem, confidence and sociability and reducing risks. It suggests a holistic approach covering a wide range of everyday needs of older adults from a mental, physical and behavioral perspective.
•4 organisations from 3 countries (Greece, Cyprus and Slovakia) participated. The coordinator of the project was 50+Hellas, a non-governmental organisation, based in Athens, which since 2005 deals with issues of education and training of age groups over 50. Dobre Rocky 50plus is a non-profit organization, based in Bratislava, that deals with vocational training of adults in lifelong learning, with emphasis on strengthening the independence and self-confidence of 50+ age group in everyday life. Knowledge Brokers is a company based in Athens, that deals with issues of adults education and training. Omilos Gynaikon Eleftheris Kythreas is a non-profit cultural organisation of women, based in Nicosia, that deals, with issues of education, training and well-being of elderly people.
The project also invited professionals working with and on behalf of older adults as well as agencies and organizations that promote healthy and active aging.
•The project programmed involved 4 transnational meetings in three countries: The 1st was held in Bratislava – Slovakia from 23 to 26.11.2017 and was organised by DobreRocky 50 plus. The main topic of the meeting was fitness for physical safety. The 2nd was held in Drama- Greece from 27 to 1.07.2017 and was organised by Knowledge Brokers. The main topic of the meeting was Food Safety. The 3rd was held in Nicosia, Cyprus from 21.11.2017 to 25.11.2017 and was organised by Omilos Gynaikon Eleftheris Kythreas. The main topic of the meeting was Fraud. A monitoring visit at Bratislava, Slovakia for the evaluation of the program’s course took place in 28.02.2018. Project coordinator took part in the local seminar the coordinators of Dobre Rocky 50plus had prepared. The final transnational meeting was held in Athens – Greece from 26.06.2018 to 29.06.2018 and was organised by 50 + Hellas. The main topic of the meeting was fitness for physical safety.Apart from the main topics analysed in every transnational meeting with the participation of experts, the participants took the opportunity to organise a «European Fair» with traditional food and sweets from each country. Additionally, all organisers have prepared interesting events and excursions in order to present their place of origin.
Additionally local seminars concerning all projects’ topics (food safety, fitness, mental safety, fraud) took place in all countries and data analysis for more than 500 questionnaires.
•The 4xF for Silver Safety Advisory Booklet, the main product of the project, is available on-line from all partners’ websites providing guidelines for life-long safety.
The participants have deepened into 4 thematic fields and have enriched their knowledge through the exchange of know-how and experience.All partners now apply their approaches adopted by other countries in their daily practices. Target groups are directly involved in project’s topics and they adopt in the everyday living the novel practices. This intensive up-bottom approach has multiplier effects in very short time-period.
•During the project implementation partners approached stakeholders in local government, mostly municipalities, which have responsibility for issues and programmes for people over 50, in order to highlight the themes of interest and influence their politics to that direction.The main effort was to include in their future planning approaches and themes similar to the ones addressed by the project so as t

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 58175 Eur

Project Coordinator

50 + HELLAS ASTIKI ME KERDOSKOPIKIETAIRIA & Country: EL

Project Partners

• Omilos Gynaikon Eleftheris Kythreas
• Dobre Roky 50 plus
• E KOUTSOURAKI KAI SIA EE