Led by Generations Working Together, the Global Intergenerational Week aims to support the growth of intergenerational practices around the world in raising awareness of their value and creating opportunities for knowledge exchange. It involves 15 countries and covers a range of issues including ageism, loneliness and isolation, intergenerational places and space, intergenerational workplaces, partnerships.
Intergenerational practices are essential, not just ‘nice to have’
Intergenerational exchanges are critical for combatting ageism and social isolation. One of the main message of the Week is that a swift in narrative is needed from intergenerational practices being regarded as something “nice” to seeing them as essential to our lives, which should be integrated in areas of daily life such as education, urban planning development, etc.
7 daily topics
Each day of Global Intergenerational Week will focus on a different theme:
- Day 1 (24/04) : Let’s Raise Intergenerational Awareness
- Day 2 (25/04): Let’s Build Intergenerational Partnerships
- Day 3 (26/04): Let’s Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation
- Day 4 (27/04): Let’s Celebrate Intergenerational Spaces and Communities
- Day 5 (28/04): Let’s Break Down Age Barriers
- Day 6 (29/04): EU day – Solidarity between Generations
- Day 7 (30/04): Let’s Build Intergenerational Workplaces
Most of the events are taking place online.
They cover a broad range of issues such as the benefits of applying an intergenerational approach to the workforce, Intergenerational training for trainers and practitioners, generational misunderstandings, and much more…
