In the context of the increasing of the over 65 aged pupulation in Europe (+2,6% in EU28 from 2008 to 2018), and in the provision it could grow up, it is urgent to maintanin active and connected to the society the old people, to avoid they could became a social cost. In the COVID-19 emergency we realized how they're fragile, need to be autonomous and maintain their health, but can be a treasure to be preserved. The idea of participation, mobility and exchange is one of the key success of the Erasmus+ Programme, which get the best achievements in Europe involving 853.000 people in 2018. The Brexit results on 2016 revealed the short circuit among generations, inviting to face the gap on the mindset on Eu values between young people and seniors. The partners – learning and innovation centres, cultural body from IT, CZ, SE, CY – will reinforce the tested practices by Erasmus+ projects on educational services to seniors and increase their capacity to operate at transnational level widening the programme opportunities to over 65. The project aims to contribute to promote the Erasmus+ among seniors, by educational and exchanges activities related to EU identity funding values and by transmetting them to young people to build new citizens. Over 65 will test the programme becoming active, and having a new role in society as memory keepers on the values built through our common history (such as democracy, participation, solidarity, multiculturalism, cooperation, open space without barriers, etc). They will convey this big heritage to the new generations, being helped by them on their participation to Erasmus+. The objectives are: - increasing the old people participation to society, making them more active - widening the Erasmus+ programme popularity to different aged bands - favouring a double direction exchange: from seniors to young people and from young people to seniors - reinforce the social, civic and cultural roots of the EU - encouraging the civic engagement and social responsibility of young people. The participants in IT,CZ,SE,CY are: a) 440 seniors over 65 members of non-vocational adult education organisations and learners in non-vocational adult education b) 216 young people from 13 to 30s, staff and members of organisations active in the youth field, school classes of the upper seconday/thertiary level c) 20 trainers/educators in the parners's staff. They will be involved in the activities: 20 trainers/educators in 4 3days Eu workshops 200 seniors in the awareness activities 100 seniors in the 4 local focus groups 16 young people as Erasmus+ ambassadors (participating to Erasmus+ programme) in the focus groups with seniors 40 seniors in 5days of mobility and in 4 EU focus groups to exchange experiences/practices 100 seniors in local dissemination seminars on the Eu experience 200 young people in min.4 local dissemination workshops. The over 65 will be motivated to transfer to young people the EU and civic values and will be involved in focus groups on social, civic, cultural and historical heritage. The preparation will be carried on by 4 focus groups among seniors in each country on specific topics. After that the seniors during the mobility will have direct knowledge of the topics in other countries, and will exchange the results in international focus groups with other seniors. The focus groups results will be introduced to young people both in class groups and in centres/youth associations, in order to spread the EU values and to educate the new generations to build the new EU citizens’ identity. Expected results during the project life in IT,CZ, SE, CY are: - 20 educators trained on methodology, services to seniors/young people - 200 seniors reached by the awareness raising activities - 100 over 65 involved in the focus groups at local level - 40 over 65 participating to the LTTA and to the EU focus groups - 8 practices pointed out on Eu values following the milestones - 100 seniors involved in the dissemination seminars - 200 young people partecipating to the dissemination workshops - 4 organization/association hosting the project's initiatives within their events - 4 associations/school classes/organizations adopting the kit of common practices Impact on seniors will be in terms of: increased participation to society and quality of life, renewed in their role of memory keepers, motivated and trained to convey the heritage to the next generations, included in the building of the future EU society; and on young people in terms of: increased civic behaviours and social engagement, knowledge of their country's heritage and Eu main values. Long term benefits: - for the seniors increased active life, participation to society - for the Erasmus+ programme increased its popularity and widened its availability - for the young people increased the civic engagement and the willing to build the Eu society - for the participating organizations enhanced cooperation and learning offer.
The project aimed at promoting the Erasmus+ Programme among seniors, by educational and exchanges activities on the EU identity and founding values and by transmetting them to young people to build new citizens. People over 65 who tested the programme should become active and play a new role in society as keepers on the values built through the Eu’s common history (such as democracy, participation, solidarity, multiculturalism, rights). The heritage and the foundations of the UE were the topics on which was based their learning program abroad, to convey this identity values to the new generations. The objectives were: - increasing the old people participation to society, making the more active - widening the Erasmus+ popularity to different aged bands - favouring a double direction exchange: from seniors to young people and from young people to seniors - reinforce the social, civic and cultural roots of the EU - encouraging the civic engagement and social responsibility of young people. The main target groups to be addessed in IT,CZ,SE,CY were: 440 seniors over 65 members or learners in organisations/associations 216 young people up to 30s, students or members of youth organizations 20 trainers/educators in the parners's staff.
The partners applied for the project to face the phoenomenon of the European population getting old in the years, with the consequence of having an older society, where it is urgent to maintain active and con-nect the seniors, to avoiding they became a social cost. The Covid-19 emergency showed the fragility of the elders, but also the importance of their personal expertise as witnesses and players of the most important steps in the process of building today’s society and the European Union, and the possibility thay can pass these values to the young generations. The young people on the other hand are often disorientated in the current society, without knowing the roots of citizenship and the foundations to built their future. In addition, the Brexit results on 2016 in UK revealed the short circuit among generations, inviting to face the gap on the mindset about EU’s values between young people and seniors. The partners therefore thought that the Erasmus+ Programme, the most popular in UE among the young people, could be extended to seniors in order to favour their participation to the European society, crea-ting a common ground with the young people to share the EU’s values and build the future of the European Union.