Active Aging

LL-00059

Promotion of Active and Healthy Aging

Common territorial challenge (s) that will be tackled by the project

All 5 project partner areas are facing population aging problems and shorter life expectancy than EU average (80.1 years in 2021). Proportion of people in pre-retirement, retirement age, also people with dementia and disabilities, in project partner regions is increasing by years. As data shows, in 2022 seniors are about fifth part of the total population, which means that this vulnerable group is taking quite a big proportion of total population in project partner areas. Also one of recognized joint challenges is that seniors and people with disabilities are a forgotten part of the society and suffer from social isolation that leads to health problems, addictions, depression, that leads to death. That is why it is necessary to improve access to integrated services.

Project objective

Promotion of social inclusion of seniors and people with disabilities by implementing integrated actions and improving accessibility to integrated services that ensures active, conscious and healthy (physically and mentally) aging and longer independent living, also strengthening the capacity and knowledge base of specialists by implementing new solutions for working with the projects' main target group in Latvia - Lithuania border regions.

Planned activities

During project it is planned to implement following activities under two work packages: WP1 Active Aging inclusion measures for seniors 1.1. Joint training program for seniors including with disabilities on Active aging 1.2. Innovative joint training program - storytelling 1.3. Inclusion activities and investments for seniors including with disabilities in Rokiskis 1.4. Inclusion activities for seniors including with disabilities in Bauska 1.5. Inclusion activities for seniors including with disabilities in Panevezys 1.6. Inclusion activities and investments for seniors including with disabilities in Jelgava county 1.7. Joint photography exhibition “Health stories” 1.8 Joint inclusion event for seniors including with disabilities – festival 1.9. Publicity activities WP2 Capacity building of project partners' specialists 2.1. Joint training program for specialists on Active aging 2.2. Joint training on innovative methods – life stories method 2.3. Shadowing project partner inclusion activities 2.4. Conference on active aging policy 2.5. Publicity activities on capacity building

Project results

As a result of project implementation there will be 4 new solutions will be developed, piloted and taken up by all of the project partner organizations. And new crossborder cooperation network will be created by project partners and cooperation agreement signed,
that will ensure cross-border cooperation of 5 organizations after the implementation of the project.

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