Age-friendly airports in Ireland
The Age Friendly Airport Project was set up following a wider consultation process launched in 2015-2016 in view of developing of age-friendly strategies in Ireland. As part of this project, Age-friendly Ireland set up a consortium for the drafting of guidelines for an age-friendly airport that was presented to the World Health Organization (WHO). Both […]
Spanish project combines music and intergenerational exchange for the well-being of older people with dementia
Music has extraordinary benefits for the emotional well-being of people, including people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Relistening to songs that have been important throughout life has positive effects on the quality of life of people with cognitive impairment, connecting them with their past to relive sensations that seemed forgotten. Highlighting the beneficial effects of […]
Realistic depictions of ageing to combat ageism
In 2019, Changing the Narrative held the REAL (Realistic Examples of Aging in Life) Photo Contest, designed to combat visual ageism and portray older adults in a positive light via inter-generational work, as successful entrepreneurs, and engaged with social causes they are passionate about. The impetus for this contest was the lack of stock photos […]
Art Against Ageism
Art Against Ageism is an alliance of creatives, artists, and activists committed to identifying, amplifying, and creating artistic endeavors that confront and address damaging stereotypes about age and ageing. Set up by two Americans, Meg LaPorte and Jordan Evans, Art Against Ageism aims to create and promote actions that tackle damaging stereotypes about age and […]
Wissensdurstig.de: a German online portal to promote learning in old age
Wissensdurstig.de is an internet portal of BAGSO – Federal Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisations and AGE’s member organisation in Germany. Created in 2017 with the support of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), the portal provides nationwide information and resources to promote learning and education in old age and […]
Advocacy through Film – a film festival about the third act of life
As in most countries worldwide, the Canadian population is getting older. Despite this reality, older adults and ageing remain underrepresented and misrepresented in our mass media. Through film and film-based events, THIRD ACTion Film Festival in Canada works to change the narrative on ageing and guide an age-positive culture shift. The festival takes place in […]
A ‘Diversity House’ to address social isolation of LGBT seniors in France
The project ‘Maison de la diversité’ (House of Diversity) is the first inclusive housing in France that fights against the social isolation of LGBT seniors. This project has recently obtained an investment budget of 4 million euros from the Fondation des Petits Frères des Pauvres. The first House of Diversity will soon open its doors […]
Housing project addresses social isolation of older LGBT people in France
Despite some positive evolution of rights and mentalities in Europe, LGBT seniors remain much more affected by discrimination than their heterosexual counterparts: 65% of older LGBT people live alone; 90% have no children and few caregivers; the suicide rate of older LGBT people is higher than that of heterosexuals, from 2 to 7 times higher […]
Intergenerational mobility device wins French age-friendly cities award
E-Hé has developped, with the support of the French city of Toulouse, an intergenerational multi-functional tool to facilitate mobility for all. The ambition behind this project is to change the way people look at things and fight against stigmatisation and ageism. “Imagine that you have put a pushchair, a walker and a shopping trolley together, […]
Partnership to promote age-positive images
The Centre for Ageing Better has partnered with the worldwide free stock image library Pexels to increase its range of images of people in later life. This partnership aims to promote a more positive image of old age and better reflect the diversity of older people and avoid the harmful widespread stereotypes. Read more on […]
Younger and older people create for each other in Greece during COVID-19
In the pandemic context where physical distance is imposed and cultural life is on hold, the Greek organisation ANTAMA wanted to engage with a cultural centre and give young and older people the chance to express themselves despite the COVID-19 limitations. On the occasion of the International Day of Museums on 18 May, the organisation […]
1lettre1sourire – Send a letter & make someone smile
1 Letter 1 Smile (1 Lettre 1 Sourire) allows everyone to write letters to isolated older people in just a few clicks and free of charge. This objective of the platform to break older people’s loneliness and bring them some joy through letters sent by strangers. This project was launched in France at the beginning […]
Non-profit organisation provides free medicines for nursing homes in Greece
Living almost a year into the covid-19 pandemic, we valued health better than ever. We have all recognized not only the need for access to health at national and global level, but also the need to support those most affected, including older people, our grandparents. Nevertheless, in Greece, every year, it is estimated that 34.000.000 […]
Learn with Grandma: teaching and learning across generations
Valerie Wood Gainger developed in Wales the project ‘Learn with Grandma‘ using technology to enhance intergenerational learning and interactions. The project shares inspiring stories about how grandparent-child relationships are working, and how grandparents are both learning from and teaching their grandchildren. Learn with Grandma aims to: Encourage parents and grandparents to instil a love of […]
Community of citizens breaks old age isolation in Paris
‘Paris en Compagnie’ is a community of committed citizens who are engaged to promote the mobility of older people and fight against their isolation. Isolation in later life is a sad reality in Paris (France), with more than 175,000 seniors living alone and being at risk of losing their autonomy. To tackle the issue, the […]
A council to give a voice to residents in French retirement homes
In France, retirement homes have a “council for social life” (‘Conseil de Vie Sociale’) that is aimed encourage the participation of residents and their families. It is a place for exchange and expression on all matters concerning the organisation and daily life in residential care facilities, the quality of services, the improvement of the living […]
National online platform supports health care & prevention in Sweden
1177 Vårdguiden is Sweden’s online national platform bringing together information and services in relation to health and care across all regions. After logging in to 1177.se (using their bank ID), Swedes can access their medical record, personal e-services and thousands of resources dealing with medical conditions, examinations and treatments. The site also offers films, illustrations […]
Interactive exhibition fosters artistic exchange between generations in Belgium
Le ‘Gang des Vieux en Colère’ (the ‘angry old people’s gang’) has entered a project that has been selected as part of the art project ‘Next Generations Please’ from the Bozar in Brussels (Belgium). Its title is “Enquêtes de temps” (“Investigations of Time”), referring to time passing by, leaving its traces. “Enquêtes de temps” is […]
