Tuesday, February 25, 2014

News: Project Active Senior started at Ostrava Poruba

Today, we would like to inform you about new ACTIVE Project realized in Ostrava Poruba.

Project Active Senior was initiated by city police officers in cooperation with Poruba town hall.
“This is a year-round program of lectures, excursions and trips, designed to promote education of seniors, provide them with guidance on behavior in crisis situations and also involve them in public life.”  says spokesman of Poruba town hall Jana Končítková.

At a joint meeting with officers and representatives of Poruba town hall on Wednesday in Leisure Centre on Vietnamská Ulice came two dozen seniors. Candidates were informed about the concept of the program and could fill in the application.
“Police officers will meet with seniors every three weeks and a part of the program will also include weekend trips and excursions. Seniors will revive legal awareness and obtain information and advices on how to behave in crisis situations and also in situations where they become victims of crime or witnesses of these negative social phenomena, by interesting form.” Said prevention group leader of Ostrava City Police Petra Stoklasová, and added that Active Senior project builds on previous year, which was successfully held in Moravian Ostrava, Ostrava Přívoz and Ostrava – Jih.
Active senior project is one of many activities for people of retirement age, at which the urban district Poruba participate. “In Poruba generations of seniors forms sizable portion of the population, so we pay them increased attention. Our Social Service Centre organizes series of lectures titled Senior Self-Defense in nursing homes each month and last year we started the project Safety for Poruba seniors. All these activities have the same goal – to enhance the safety of seniors and actively involve them in the protection against fraudsters and rapists.” said the mayor of the city district Lumír Palyza.