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Limpieza de ducto de humos y canaletas de aguas lluvias

Evaluated

Río Ibáñez es una comuna de la zona austral de Chile ubicada en la Región de Aysén. Limita al norte con Coyhaique, al este con Argentina, al sur con Chile Chico y al oeste con Aysén. En este contexto extremo del sur del país y durante los largos meses de invierno a los que se…

Started: 2021
Location: RIO IBANEZ, Chile
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Tejiendo la historia de nuestras madres y abuelas en Juan Fernández

Juan Fernández es una comuna perteneciente a la provincia y Región de Valparaíso, Chile. Su territorio corresponde al archipiélago de Juan Fernández, compuesto por las islas Robinson Crusoe (antiguamente conocida como Más a Tierra), Alejandro Selkirk (Más Afuera), el islote Santa Clara y otros islotes menores. En este contexto de aislamiento territorial y como una…

Started: 2023
Location: Juan Fernandez, Chile
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education

Bingo para Personas Adultas Mayores

Evaluated

El cantón de San Pablo de Heredia cuenta con un importante número de población adulta mayor, alrededor de seis mil personas, según datos del INEC.

Las personas mayores, al culminar su etapa laboral y dar paso a su jubilación y al sus hijos haber formado sus propias familias, disminuyen sus actividades y relaciones sociales. Para ellos,…

Started: 2022
Location: gmontero@sanpablo.go.cr, Costa Rica
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

Mejoras de acceso en áreas comunes

Nos dimos a la tarea de realizar una investigación de campo para determinar qué le faltaba a nuestros espacios libres, áreas comunes y entradas a edificios públicos con el objetivo de crear accesos adecuados para las personas mayores. Fue entonces cuando nos dimos cuenta de la falta de rampas de fácil acceso. Acto seguido, nos…

Started: 2023
Location: Tecolotlan, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Labor

Exposición fotográfica “Tu vejez, mi futuro”

EXPOSICIÓN FOTOGRÁFICA “TU VEJEZ, MI FUTURO”

Organizadores: Desarrollo Social y Patronato de Fiestas Taurinas

La iniciativa buscó promover relaciones intergeneracionales y el envejecimiento activo. Hay un refrán antiguo que dice: “recordar es volver a vivir”. Una de las actividades que más disfrutan los grupos de adultos de las casas de días es rememorar los buenos momentos y…

Started: 2024
Location: Tecolotlan, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication, Other

Táxi +65

The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has had a direct impact on the decline in demand for health care among older people, and it was essential to ensure a rapid return to preventive and diagnostic health care. Public taxi transport provides accessible, reliable, safe, comfortable and affordable travel for the population aged 65 and…

Started: 2022
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Transportation

Laboratório de Inovação Social do Porto (Porto’s Social Innovation Lab)

The Laboratório de Inovação Social aims to promote collaborative experimentation with new solutions to social problems in the city of Porto. Starting from a policy of failing fast and well, it proposes to develop a model of structured experimentation – based on processes and methodologies of impact, and on promoting the spill-over of the knowledge…

Started: 2023
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Wat(t)er FabLab – 3D impression in Operations

Several structures and equipment in the public water supply network on the public highway are made of ferrous materials and are therefore subject to frequent vandalism and their own natural corrosion and deterioration. In this regard, the aim of this project is to remedy these anomalies through the manufacture and installation of 3D bioplastic parts…

Started: 2023
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Fútbol para personas mayores

El fútbol sigue siendo una parte activa y apasionante del mundo deportivo en diferentes lugares. En nuestro municipio, el fútbol es el deporte favorito de los varones mayores. Por eso, el gobierno municipal ha puesto empeño y dedicación en satisfacer los gustos y deseos de su gente. Contamos con espacios ideales para que las personas…

Started: 2024
Location: Tecolotlan, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Other

Pedestrian zones and PlayTime – Municipal Parklets

Under the theme “Rescuing Public Space for Pedestrians”, these initiatives aim to dynamize and improve the use of public space, promoting inclusion and accessibility.

Zonas Pedonais Temporárias – Temporary pedestrian zones

The municipal measure is part of a plan to reclaim public space, aiming to promote a new leisure and shopping experience in the city. Additionally, within…

Started: 2020
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Actuación ante situaciones de riesgo que afecten a personas mayores

Evaluated

En junio de 2017, se aprobó una Declaración Institucional con motivo del Día Mundial de Toma de Conciencia contra el Abuso y Maltrato en la Vejez. Ésta renovaba la decidida y firme voluntad del Ayuntamiento de Madrid en favor de una intervención municipal coordinada ante el maltrato, en la que todos los agentes implicados, y…

Started: 2017
Location: Madrid, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Long-term care

Programa TV Almería Senior

El Área de Familia, Inclusión e Igualdad y Área de Cultura, Tradiciones y Fiestas Mayores, a través de la Empresa Municipal Interalmeria Televisión S.A.U. promueven el programa televisivo “Almería Senior”, desarrollado en 12 programas, para visualizar las acciones que desarrollan las asociaciones de personas mayores de Almería para contribuir a mejorar la calidad de vida…

Started: 2024
Location: Almeria, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Age Simulator to Better Understand the Needs of Older Persons

In 2024, training sessions with the use of “the age simulator” are being conducted in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland. The training sessions targeted to municipal officials, non-governmental organizations, as well as students at primary schools.
The training with the “age simulator” aims to foster greater empathy and understanding in dealing with older people. It consists of…

Started: 2024
Location: OstrowWielkopolski, Poland
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

The Welsh Government: The Strategy for an Ageing Society

The Welsh Government’s vision is for an age-friendly Wales that supports people to live and age well and upholds the independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment, and dignity of older people always.

The Strategy for an Ageing Society adopts a rights-based approach that promotes equality and social justice across a range of policy areas and places older people’s…

Started: 2021
Location: Welsh Government, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Melville promotes dementia awareness through Virtual Reality

To further the impact of an already successful age friendly initiative, the Melville Age Friendly and Accessible Business Network (MAFAB) and the City of Melville collaborated with Dementia Australia, utilising virtual reality to foster empathy for and understanding of people experiencing the effects of cognitive decline.

The City of Melville partnered with Dementia Australia to host…

Started: 2023
Location: Melville, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Other

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