GOLD -Good practices for OLD people Erasmus Project

Project Title

GOLD -Good practices for OLD people

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

AIM
The project “GOLD- Good Practices for OLD People” aims to promote old aged people as an active part of the society, making them participate in social activities, maintain and improve their mental, physical and social skills, feel included and have the potential to offer and be valuable for the younger generations by sharing their experiences and life-long accumulated wisdom.

CONTEXT

European population is ageing with almost 20% of it over 65 years old. A large percentage of old people (especially those with health problems) are disconnected from the community. According to Eurostat’s data 32% of people over 65 live on their own compared to 14% of the total population. The Policy Brief for EU on Loneliness indicates that the elderly are more likely to face social isolation than other age groups compared to those aged 26 to 45. Adding to this, old people are 9% more likely not to engage in social activities. Social Isolation is mentioned as one of the main challenges in long term-care in Europe (Νational policies, 2018).

TARGET GROUPS

-People over 65+ years old
– Health care professionalsdoctors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, educators and other relevant professionals.
-Carers of old people
-Organizations of carers, Institutions for elderly, nursing and care homes and other relevant institutions
OBJECTIVES
-exchange of best practices on social inclusion, life-long education, mental and physical health, access to social life and digital world for people over 65 years old.
-promote social interaction and intergenerational activities
-explore, share, promote all good practices that bring old people out of of isolation
-extend the skills and competences of adult educators and other personnel (social workers, psychotherapists, etc) as well as relatives and friends
-enhance intergenerational education and lifelong learning by giving prominence to activities and good practices focused to the experiences of the elderly and their social value for European cultural heritage through transferring of their memories to the younger generation.
-fight stereotypes about old people.

MATERIALS PRODUCED
During the project’s lifetime, partners will produce the following materials for their country
-1- Mapping of the status and needs of old people
2- Collection of good practices on social inclusion and health maintenance of old aged people

-Best GOLD practices that have been applied tested and verified within the partner organizations for the elderly, addressed also to educators-trainers-related professionals.
-Short Videos from partner organizations’ experiences with projects concerning people of age 65+
All this material will be available on the “GOLD” project’s website

OUTCOMES
Old people
-will experience new methods of social inclusion, health maintenance and engagement in society and digital world through the training of their trainers
-will develop new social and digital competences and skills

Adult educators,professionals
– will improve their skills by attending C1 and C2 training activities, get informed about best practices of “GOLD” and get a hands on experience on the best practices included in this project
– will increase their competences on social inclusion and health maintenance of old people through the material produced by the project
-will become aware of new tools to approach old people and this will have a great impact in their everyday life changing the perspective of their interaction with their relatives, friends, carers, health professionals and young volunteers.

Other stakeholders like NGOs, carers organizations, late-care institutions and venues, policy makers on 3rd age sector:
– will become aware of the good practices of “GOLD”
– will be provided by innovative good practices of GOLD which they can actively implement and approach the older generation.

CONSORTIUM
The project meets a transnational need for inclusion and wellbeing of people over 65. The partners Challedu (Greece), E-seniors (France), Frodizo (Greece), Reading for others (Greece), University of Muenster (Germany), Association GENERATIONS (Bulgaria), come from different backgrounds and are capable of creating a holistic approach. The materials be developed through the project, will be of global interest and will have the ability to be applied in different environments.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 88170 Eur

Project Coordinator

Challedu & Country: EL

Project Partners

• E-SENIORS: INITIATION DES SENIORS AUX NTIC ASSOCIATION
• WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER
• Association Generations
• Corporation for Succor and Care of Elderly and Disabled-FRODIZO
• Reading for Others