Activity organised by
CO(OP)RAÇÃO, Cooperativa de Solidariedade Social, CRL
Summary
The project aims to make the bridge between youth and seniors in a rural context, in contact with nature and with the daily life of the field.
Activity date
18 - 26 June, 2011
Activity type
Youth Exchange
Target group
Youth and elder people
For participants from
France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain
Group size
30
Venue place, venue country
Nisa, Portugal
Details
The aging population is one of the most significant changes we are experiencing in European societies, and represents today a very important issue for social policies, for families, government and community. Therefore, in a context of rapid changes, it becomes imperative to develop innovative ways to connect the two poles of the scale – youth and seniors.
This project focuses on rural areas, because these areas “lose” the younger generation more rapidly than urban areas, this is the main conclusion of the Eurostat report published in June 2010.
It is noted that only five countries in the European Union (27 member states) have percentages of elderly people (living in rural areas) above 20%. Portugal is one of those countries, along with Italy, Greece, France and Spain (source:http://projectotio.net/).
Thus, the project aims to make the bridge between youth and seniors in a rural context, in contact with nature and with the daily life of the field.
Exercise Active Citizenship, knowing a local reality that reflects a reality in Europe – the growing aging population and its consequences. |
Therefore, this project essentially intends to challenge young people to:
- Discover
- Debate
- Reflect
- Propose
- Innovate
Working language
English
