The main objectives of our project was to meliorate the professional skills and competences of young volunteers, improve the life standards and the well-being of the end-users (seniors 60+), which was worsened due to the lockdown and the uncertainty of the pandemic and enhance the senior learners' digital soft skills.Also, we aimed to raise awareness about the significance of well-being and active ageing, upgrade the portfolios of education institutions, via the use of innovative digital training material that cover all aspects of life and provide young people with the opportunity to become active in the community and engage with vulnerable and excluded groups, while in parallel minimising the intergenerational gap.
We aimed to address and secure the rights of the elderly in the 21st century and foster their digital literacy via interaction with young volunteers. The following needs were addressed. − Increase digital skills in the elderly: It is important to teach new abilities a generation that is not familiar with new technologies and faces danger of being digitally excluded. Thus, we aimed to decrease inequality within and across generations, aligned with UN global sustainability objectives. − Enhance the mentoring skills of youth workers and young volunteers: This way we can better assist senior adults in being digitally included. By providing youngsters with new educational materials and skills, they become the digital mentors of seniors. − Build and spread good practices among the community: It is important to spread successful models and build a community based on good practices to improve social life. Stakeholders gained valuable experience in strengthening the communities to grow and adapt. − Enhance the capacity of the partner organisations: The training and the tools constructed, as will be reused and farther adapted. Partners were involved at the 1st Erasmus+ project and enhanced their staff capacity.