From 23th to 27th June we have been together in Sines, Portugal to attend to the third meeting of our project. To remember the good times we spend toghether , please see this pictures
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
The 50plus Hellas is a non governmental and non profit organization aimed at improving
quality of life for people
over 50 in Greece ,
in a society of equality and through activities related to all areas of life. Together with other social partners,
arrange and supports their rights to equal and fair treatment in society, at
work, in health and medical care, entertainment, the autonomy and decent
living, participation in decisions taken, and the formulation of any policy
implications in these . The
organization also promotes the interests and needs for support of dependent
older people and their families and professionals who care for them. 2012 is the European Year for
Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. It's an opportunity for us all to
realize that Europeans live longer and remain healthier than ever - and reap
the benefits that they offer. Active
aging can give the post-war baby boom generation and tomorrow's older people
following opportunities : •
continue to work and share their experience •
continue to participate actively in society •
to live as healthy as possible and to satisfy their desires. In societies where the number of
elderly people is constantly increasing, active aging is also key factor for
maintaining solidarity between generations. Improved
opportunities for active aging in general and for independent living challenge
for politicians and stakeholders, and invited to act in completely different areas
such as employment, health
care, social services, adult education, volunteering, housing, IT services and
transport . The European
Year seeks to raise awareness
on these issues and the best ways to overcome them. Above all it seeks to encourage all policymakers
and stakeholders to set goals and take action to achieve them. 2012 should be passed from words to action and begin to yield tangible
results. At European level, the 50plus Hellas is an active member of the organization AGE Platform
Europehttp://www.age-platform.eu representing Europeans citizens over 50 years at the bodies of the
European Union.
Since 2008 our members have created a team of volunteers which organises
a lot of events and takes part in European projects. So in 2008 we were partners, among 9 other
associations of partner countries, we have taken part in a workshop that was
organised by the KuuRet 55+ group in Finland in 2011 and the topic was:
“Many Faces of Finnish Nature Enviroment. Now we are partners with 5 more
countries in the project “Active Body + Active Mind = Healthy Senior”. Our
partners are: Finland , Portugal , Slovakia ,
Czech Republic ,
Turkey .
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Portugueses in Ostrawa
PORTUGUESE PARTNER
Associação PROSAS, Projecto Sénior de Artes e Saberes de Sines is a Third Age University associated with RUTIS, a network association of Third Age Universities in Portugal. The objectives of our association are: the social integration and cultural promotion of people without professional activities, older than fifty years developing social solidarity, volunteering and social support; informal learning in a life long learning perspective; social inclusion and social participation in cultural, sport and leisure activities; stimulation and sharing solidarity and voluntary practice inside and outside the institution; participation with other organizations in the City Social Net. We have only one employee because we are volunteers and our members are both students and teachers in their own skills. We have no profit purposes .
To avoid exclusion of seniors we conduct classes such as ICT , language (French, English, Spanish), Portuguese language ( as a basic skills), poetry and literature , painting, mathematics, history, anthropology, music and gymnastic . We promote travels, visits and leisure events. We have agreements with Local Health Service to promote monthly sessions alerting to healthy behaviours, with Évora University to promote scientific divulgence and Town Hall to discuss citizens' questions.
We think we are helping lonely people to socialize and remain active. The eldest member of our association is a ninety- years-old lady and we have several members elder than eighty years of age.
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