Development of an Latvian seniors active life position

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Development of an Latvian seniors active life position

Riga, Latvia
Project Stage:
Scaling
Website:
http://www.sievietesparsaskanu.lv
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Project Summary
Elevator Pitch

Concise Summary: Help us pitch this solution! Provide an explanation within 3-4 short sentences.

The main objective of the project is to establish friendly relations seniors and youth for joint thematic tours, crafts, book discussions

About Project

Problem: What problem is this project trying to address?

Seniors are the most skeptical group and our task is to convince them that they are useful to society, young people need their experience and skills, they can expand their social circle and diversify their leisure.We chose the site for the project Latvian National Library, as it is quite academic and at the same time a public place. At the same time, it is difficult to convince seniors get together at a certain time for unclear reasons. Many need long to explain what they are interested in the project that they will spend time with benefits for themselves. Many seniors shy, suffer from many of the complexes.Many seniors think that they are not interesting for young people. Our aim is to convince them otherwise.

Solution: What is the proposed solution? Please be specific!

The target group - 50 people: 30 seniors and 20 young people. We'll start with the education of young people handicrafts that are owned by seniors: crochet and knitting, embroidering, making gifts and souvenirs.Crafts classes will be held in an informal setting. Tables will be covered with tea and biscuits, which will prepare the participants of the project.During the lessons seniors talk about folk customs associated with crafts, interesting stories from their own lives.The next phase of the project, reading and discussion of old books reprinted in the present.The next stage-themed tours in the city's museums and various historical places in Riga.Final Project-a charity concert dedicated to the International Day of Seniors.The unusual project is that during the project seniors are constantly communicating with young people and send them to their different experiences. The project fosters respect for the youth to seniors. Seniors expand their circle of friends, meet new people, do not feel alone.Young people an opportunity to learn a lot about the history of his people, the customs and folk crafts. Learn about the capabilities of the National Library and the many museums, raise their cultural level.Our project has a systematic approach to the problem of relations between members of different generations, raising mutual respect, tolerance and humanism.
Impact: How does it Work

Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.

In October and November of last year we had two joint ethnographic tour, which was attended by 70 seniors, members of our organization and 30 orphans. We regularly organize concerts in a shelter for seniors, which serve children from different schools and children's clubs. It has become a good tradition. For more information, please see our website: www.sievietesparsaskanu.lv
Sustainability

Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem outlined here? How does the proposed project differ from these approaches?

Мany other organizations where the target group are seniors, mainly engaged in the organization of their free time without the involvement of young people. These organizations are also involved in the development of handicrafts and other talents. But this occurs in a closed circle, substantially without regard to the other age groups.In our case, we see the interaction of the different age groups on the basis of mutual interests.
About You
About You
First Name

Valentina

Last Name

Volodjko

Implementer(s) and cooperation partners
Name

Club " Women for harmony" (Klubs"Sievietes par saskanu")

Type

Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization

Country where main implementer is located

, RGR, Riga

How long has the main implementer been operating?

1‐5 years

Please provide a short description of the main implementer.

Club “Women for Harmony” is a non-profit organization founded in Riga (Latvia) in March 2011.

The Club was established to advance the position and significance of women in civil society, business, politics, media and academia by providing a real voice for them in a time of change in the World.

Club provides information, support services, community-based training opportunities for women of all ages and backgrounds to support them in their effort to maintain their personal and social identity, self-esteem and to inspire them to success. Seniors are the general part of our clubs members.

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Cooperation partner
Name

Organisacion of the Disabled "Aspazija"

Type

Non-profit/NGO/citizen sector organisation

Website

www.aspazija.lv

How does this cooperation partner support the initiative? What competencies and resources does this partner bring to the initiative?

Organisation " Aspazija" during 3 years is a regular participant of charity perfomances for 1200 seniors and disabled people, which holds our Club and its Senior Branch: "Gudribas avots"(Senior organisation" The source of wisdom")- The Mother Days Concerts and Christmass Performances.

Cooperation partner
Name

Organisacion of the Disabled " Motus Vita"

Type

Non-profit/NGO

Website

www.motusvita.lv

How does this cooperation partner support the initiative? Which competencies and resources does this partner bring to the initiative?

Organisation of the Disabled " Motus Vita" during 3 years is a regular participant of charity perfomances, exibitions and summits, which holds our Club for seniors and disabled people.

Cooperation partner
Name

International Charity Society

Type

Foundation

Website

www.icsmalta.org

How does this cooperation partner support the initiative? Which competencies and resources does this partner bring to the initiative?

Signed a cooperation agreement in 2011. Regular contacts with a view to sharing experiences. Planning of joint projects between the two countries for seniors.

Cooperation partner
Name
Type

Please select

Website
How does this cooperation partner support the initiative? Which competencies and resources does this partner bring to the initiative?
Problem and solution
Which of these fields of Active and Healthy Ageing are addressed by your initiative?

Assisted daily living, Independent living solutions, Social inclusion (intergenerational practice, work and volunteering), Age friendly buildings, environments, and communities.

If none of the above, answer here:
Please describe if and how your stakeholders (cooperation partners, funders, users, etc.) have been participating in defining the problem and developing the solution.

Our partners take an active part in all of our projects: public conferences, exhibitions of works made ​​with his own hands, in charity concerts and performances. They also participate as spectators and as active participants. Seniors sing in the ensemble and perform solos. They hold master classes during the exhibitions.

Has your solution been tested in trials, experimentations, or pilot projects? If yes, please describe the process and outcome.

We implemented 6 projects with social welfare department of the municipality of Riga. Urban media regularly informed about the work of our organization: write articles in the city and national newspapers, informed by radio and television. Our organization is popular and respected.For more information, please see our website: www.sievietesparsaskanu.lv

How long has your solution been in operation?

for 1‐5 years

Please select the relationship between your solution and related solutions currently established in our society. Is your solution…

substitutive (your solutions is substituting existing solutions because they do not meet needs or solve the problem appropriately)

What barriers might hinder the success of your initiative? How do you plan to overcome them?

The main obstacle may be a passive participant in the project. This will require a serious and responsible work of our volunteers. Our programs must be carefully considered. We have to prepare interesting presentation of the project and colorful visuals. This will require a certain material costs.

Organization and funding
Regularly paid employees

0

Volunteers

12

Trainees

6

External advisers and experts

6

Others (please specify)

87 members of Club and Senior brunch.

What are the specific professional backgrounds and competencies your team brings to the initiative?

Organizing and conducting numerous activities: concerts, public conferences and exhibitions. This has allowed to become popular in the community and attract new volunteers and helpers. Among the members of our organization are many educated people of various professions with more experience.Professional consultants from partner organizations and municipal departments to help us realize our ideas.

Please describe your management or coordination structure in the initiative.

Project manager-1
Executive directo-1
Communications Manager with seniors-1
Communications Manager with youth-1
The head of the literary department of the library-1
PR manager-1
Sertified guide-2
Director of the charity concert-1
Bookkeeper-1
Volunteers-12

Please provide the total yearly budget in Euro that your initiative spends on implementing the solution.

The total annual budget of our initiatives is about 24000 euro.( Beneficiaries- 2000persons)

National public funding

60%

European Union public funding

0%

Economic return from own products/services

0%

Foundations and philanthropy capital

20%

Single donations from private individuals

10%

Donations from private companies

10%

Crowdfunding platforms

%

Participation fees

%

Other (please specify)

%

Target group, scale and impact
Which target group(s) do you want to reach with your solution?

The project involved 50 people: 30 seniors and 20 young people. In the final charity concert involved 130 performers. There are seniors from partner organizations, children and youth dance and vocal groups.The audience, about 1,200 representatives of seniors, the disabled communities, orphans, needy residents.Through the media about the project will learn about 200,000 residents of Riga. Following a similar social project may become more numerous and more significant.

Please estimate the number of persons within your target group (users, clients, etc.) that you currently reach directly with your solution.

more than 1500 persons

In which local/regional/national area(s) is the solution currently implemented?

We have branches in different parts of Latvia. Implementation of our projects is important for the national area.

What is the impact on your target group (users, clients) you want to generate?

The main objective of the project is to establish friendly relations seniors and youth.Our main task is to convince them that seniors are useful to society, young people need their experience and skills, they can expand their social circle and diversify their leisure.

What is the wider impact on society you want to generate?

The project fosters respect for the youth to seniors. Seniors expand their circle of friends, meet new people, do not feel alone.Young people an opportunity to learn a lot about the history of his people, the customs and folk crafts. Learn about the capabilities of the National Library and the many museums, raise their cultural level.Our project has a systematic approach to the problem of relations between members of different generations, raising mutual respect, tolerance and humanism.

What are the impacts on your target group you already achieved?

We implemented 6 projects with social welfare department of the municipality of Riga.Beneficiaries of our projects are annually more than 2,000 people.More than 200,000 people regularly receive information about our projects from the media. Urban media regularly informed about the work of our organization: write articles in the city and national newspapers, informed by radio and television. Our organization is popular and respected.

How has the impact of your initiative been assessed?

Feedback-based self-assessment (you assessed the impacts based on feedback from the target group without using specific methods).

Public information and strategy
What information on your initiative is publicly available?

Mission and strategy, Organisational structure, Information on team members, Evaluation report, Activity report.

Please indicate webpage or contact for obtaining the respective information.

www.sievietesparsaskanu.lv

What are your milestones for further developing, implementing, and establishing your initiative in the next three years? Please describe 1-3 milestones.

1.We will continue to carry out activities for a large number (300 to 1500), participants in conferences, harity concerts, festivals (at least annually)
2. Each year, we will carry out joint projects for seniors and youth (thematic tours, sporting events, fleshmop, conferences on social issues)
3.Implementation of the project "Development of an Latvian seniors active life position"in conjunction with our partner - International Charity Society in Malta.