The project aims to achieve the following objectives: 1. Develop an educational program and an online course for building resilience and stress resistance, improving physical health and psychological wellbeing for young adults and senior citizens suffering from the negative consequences of Covid- 19 crisis. 2. Reduce negative consequences of global health crisis for health and wellbeing. 3. Address the needs of the two the most vulnerable social groups suffering from the long-term consequences of Covid-19: young adults and senior citizens. 4. Develop an innovative non-formal learning methodology based on storytelling for adult educators that will increase their competences and give them educational tools to help learners to cope with stress and grief and to improve their physical health and psychological wellbeing. 5. Develop non-formal adult learning material. 6. Make positive social impact by providing useful educational tools for many stakeholders at the local and international level, including senior organizations, youth centres, local governments, research centres and etc.
This project is initiated by the partner organisations from four EU countries affected by the global Covid-19 crisis. According to the recent Eurofund survey, all EU countries were negatively affected by the pandemic. In spring 2021, there was an overall increase in negative feelings, anxiety, loneliness, and depression, across most social groups. An increase in depressive feelings was recorded particularly among younger groups; 64% of young adults (18–34 years) are at risk of depression, while the highest increase in loneliness was recorded for senior citizens. All project partners have experience in adult education. We all share the common goal to improve health and wellbeing of the most vulnerable social groups suffering from the long-term consequences of Covid-19, including young adults and senior citizens. All members of our organisations are also suffering from the negative consequences of pandemic. We need to respond to this ongoing crisis as soon as possible, in order to prevent more negative consequences in the future. It is well-known from the previous social crises that dealing with immediate consequences, saving lifes and restoring infrastructure is not enough.