The SAUDADE project is an inspiration to take action to solve the problem of loneliness in old age. Thanks to the project activities, the exchange of good practices will change the reality of seniors. Reduction of loneliness and coping with loneliness will be treated as a priority. The problem that the project responds to is loneliness and isolation in old age. The main objective of the project is to enable organizations to develop and build a European network, increase their ability to act at the transnational level, exchange good practices on reducing loneliness among older people. Detailed goals have been defined: Objective 1 - Exchange of good practices on reducing loneliness among older people. Objective 2 - Development of competencies of educators in the field of effective teaching of seniors in the area of music education. Objective 3 - The use of high-quality learning opportunities in music education for seniors. The project is based on an analysis of the real needs of participating organizations and target groups. The needs analysis carried out at the level of the partnership has demonstrated the need to exchange good practices in the reduction of loneliness. The project responds to the needs of local communities to address the problem of loneliness and isolation. The project fits into the horizontal priority: Social inclusion. The target groups of the project are: a / seniors, b / educators of adults The target group, which is adult educators, needs to develop competences in the field of teaching older people. It is necessary to expand the educational offer in the area of providing new knowledge in the field of reduction of seniors. The acronym of the project is the expression SAUDADE - (Latin solitas, Gen. S. solitatem - loneliness) - Portuguese and Galician positive autostereotype perceived as a national value. It is a kind of nostalgia and melancholy associated with a strong valorization of the past, contemplation of passing away, perceived with subtle pride. The project aims to exchange good practices in order to look at the causes of social isolation and loneliness and ways to solve them. Music education can be a cure for loneliness - social inclusion through music education. During the project implementation, high quality material results will be achieved: -The national report on the situation of seniors in the aspect of loneliness and isolation in partner countries. - Biuletyn "Music education for loneliness". Examples of good practices, placement of innovations and good practices in the area of reduction of loneliness among seniors. The content of the bulletin will be: I. Research (Resarch) II. Understanding / Comprehension III. Support (Support), - Local workshops for seniors, - Outdoory music for seniors Non-material results will be achieved: - Broadening knowledge and experience in the area of reducing loneliness - Increased skills in the field of seniors' education. Results planned to be achieved at the end of the project: Building a European European Network to reduce loneliness in seniors - gaining more experience in the field of European cooperation, - Local workshops for lonely seniors, - Developing and improving partnership between partner organizations from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Poland, Strengthening the position of each partner organization in local and regional environments. Active organizations in the area of non-professional adult education were selected for the project. The selected organizations bring to the project new knowledge, know-how, extensive experience, skills, human resources and organizational resources. The project selected organizations from countries participating in the Erasmus + program: associations, socio-cultural institute, non-governmental organization. The partnership was created by partners: FEPAMUC Spaniard - Guadalajara, Associação Animam Viventem - Portugal - Cascais, People the help to people - Italy, Palermo. The organization with the Polish Gaudete Foundation coordinator and submit the application on behalf of the organizations participating in the project. As part of the strategic partnership, a short training program was planned for employees of partner organizations C1 and long-term trips to teach C2. Dissemination and exploitation of project results is treated as a priority and is the concern of all partners. The SAUDADE project will be disseminated according to The Plan for the Exploitation and Dissemination of Results, which assumes comprehensive dissemination.
The SAUDADE project is a step towards taking action to alleviate and reduce the problem of loneliness. The project was a response to the problem of loneliness and isolation in old age. The exchange of good practices has changed the reality of seniors in the environments of partner organizations. The main goal of the project was to enable organizations to develop and build a European network, increase their capacity to operate at transnational level, exchange good practices on reducing loneliness among older people. The specific objectives were: Goal 1 - Exchange of good practices on reducing loneliness among the elderly. Objective 2 - Developing the competence of educators in the field of effective teaching of seniors in the field of music education. Goal 3 - Applying high-quality learning opportunities in music education for seniors. The project was based on an analysis of the real needs of participating organizations and target groups. The project was part of the horizontal priority: Social inclusion. The project is in line with the priorities of the Adult Education action: Developing the competences of educators. The target groups of the project were: seniors, adult educators. The project acronym is Saudade - (Latin for solitudinem - loneliness). It is a Portuguese and Galician type of nostalgia and melancholy related to valorisation of the past and contemplation of transience. The project supported the exchange of good practices to eliminate the causes of social isolation and loneliness of seniors. The exchange of experiences covered the topic: Music education as a medicine for loneliness - social inclusion through music education. During the implementation of the project, high-quality results were developed, such as: - National reports on the situation of seniors in the aspect of loneliness and isolation in partner organizations, - Bulletin "Music education as a cure for loneliness" - examples of good practices in the area of loneliness reduction, - Program of local music workshops for seniors, - Music outdoory for seniors. The following results were also achieved: broadening knowledge on alleviating and reducing loneliness, increasing the competence of edulators in the field of education of seniors, and increasing the educational offer of musical subjects. At the end of the project, results such as: - Building a European Network to reduce loneliness in seniors. - Gaining more experience in the field of European cooperation, - Developing and improving partnerships between organizations from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Poland, - Strengthening the position of organizations participating in local and regional environments. The project involved active organizations in the field of unfailing adult education. The partnership was made up of organizations from countries participating in the Erasmus + program: associations, a socio-cultural institute, and a non-governmental organization. The partnership was created by the following organizations: FEPAMUC Spain - Guadalajara, Associação Animam Viventem - Portugal - Cascais, People Help the People - Italy, Palermo. An organization from Poland The Gaudete Foundation was a coordinator. The partners brought new know-how, extensive experience, skills, human and organizational resources to the project. As part of the strategic partnership, activities related to teaching and training were implemented. A short training program for employees of C1 partner organizations "Music education cure for loneliness" was carried out. Short-term trips SP-ADULT-SHORT C2 were carried out in Italy and C3 and C4 in Poland. These activities have significantly contributed to the achievement of the project's objectives. Dissemination and exploitation of project results was considered a priority and is still a matter of concern for all partners.