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Age–friendly Belfast Charter

The Age-friendly Belfast Charter is a statement of commitment by participating organisations/businesses to work together towards a more age-friendly city. We worked with a small task group involving Business in the Community, Age NI, Alzheimer’s Society, Danske Bank, Translink and the Greater Belfast Seniors Forum to produce the Age-friendly Charter and some of these organisations…

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Started: 2015
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Social protection

Age-frienldy Belfast Intergenerational Toolkit and Guide

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In 2012, Belfast signed up to become ‘Age-friendly’, in line with World Health Organisation guidelines which committed Belfast to encourage active ageing and enhance the quality of life for older people by optimising opportunities for health, participation and security. Following consultation with older and younger people across the city, it was clear that intergenerational work…

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Started: 2013
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Social protection

Dementia Friendly Cinema

Through its engagement with older people with dementia and their carers, the Elders Council identified a gap in the opportunity for people with dementia to participate in everyday social activities. The Elders Council heard about a cinema in another part of the UK that had developed a programme of film screenings for people with dementia,…

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Started: 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
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Seniors’ Satellites

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The City of London continually strives to identify opportunities for improvement at our seniors’ centres, aiming to enhance the experience for the members as well as the broader community. As part of our strategic plan that was developed for the seniors’ centres and endorsed by City of London Council, our seniors’ centres have moved to…

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Started: 2012
Location: London, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
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“Treat me well” (Tracta’m bé)

“Tracta’m bé”, which means “treat me well”, is a strategy by the City of Igualada that aims to prevent the physical, psychological, sexual and economic abuse related to the age. “Tracta’m bé” is implemented via two main lines: First one is through informative posters placed in strategic places as local shops. In these posters the…

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Location: Igualada, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Social protection

Recognizing Volunteering Seniors

Oslo is proud of and places great importance on our volunteers, in particular senior volunteers. In order to increase awareness of the efforts of the city`s volunteers, a conference for volunteering seniors was organised in April 2015. The conference for Volunteering Seniors had three main goals: (1) Recognition of the contributions of senior citizens through…

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Started: 2015
Location: Oslo, Norway
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

“A Kinder World”

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“A Kinder World” aims at strengthening the connection between generations by means of engaging older people in creative and charitable activities targeted towards orphaned children of pre-school and school age. The project is divided into 4 parts, each with its own activities of focus, “Gifted with creativity”, “Charity”, “Mentorship”, and “Precious moments.” It is an…

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Started: 2012
Location: Volgograd, Russian Federation
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
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Tool Table: Devices to make everyday life a little easier

Bowdoinham’s age-friendly action plan includes the goal of increasing the availability of information about simple changes and appliances in the home and car that can make everyday life easier. The latest initiative of the Bowdoinham Advisory Committee on Aging’s (ACOA) Safety and Accessibility committee is a “”tool table”” of devices that can make everyday life…

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Started: 2012
Location: Bowdoinham, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

An information office for elderly people called Kotitori

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An information office for elderly people called Kotitori (Market Place) gathers services from both public and private sources to a one-stop shop. This multiple-provider model provides services for home care and also supports independent living at home. The one-stop shop means information being available via multiple channels: a physical location at the city hall open…

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Started: 2009
Location: Tampere, Finland
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Dancing in Time

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This is a yearlong programme to deliver three ten-week dance projects for groups of older people who have little access to dance in three different areas of Leeds. The programme was developed following some research into enablers and barriers for older adults to engage in dance. The sessions take place twice a week and are…

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Started: 2015
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
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“Banda Maior” (“Major Band”)

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Created in October 2010, the “Banda Maior” is a musical group composed exclusively of persons aged 55 years and over. The Band was created to provide senior citizens creative engagement in the area of musical expression, enable group experiences and intergenerational participation, and to sensitize the community at large to the role of seniors in…

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Started: 2010
Location: Odivelas, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
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“School crossing patroller”

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The project works with retired people, between 55 and 70 years, who were previously trained by the Safe School PSP. These Watchers / Rangers are assigned to municipality schools in urban areas where there is high traffic volume and speeding, presenting a particularly dangerous environment for commuting students. Their primary function is to ensure the…

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Started: 2000
Location: Odivelas, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Social protection

Rossburn Age Friendly Access Awareness Event

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Our committee decided to host a day to increase awareness among youth and local businesses in Rossburn, Mb. about the challenges older adults can encounter when going out for errands and shopping. We approached both Elementary and High Schools to have students perform the demonstrations. We had some students use walkers, canes, and some were…

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Started: 2008
Location: Rossburn Manitoba, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Social protection

Senior Policy Monitoring Groups

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Seoul City began implementing the project to build an age-friendly city in 2010, and, in June 2013, Seoul became the first Korean city (and only the third in Asia) to become a member of the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC). In the course of the preparations for joining the membership of…

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Started: 2012
Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Social protection

Senior Swim Program

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When Age-friendly NYC, a partnership of the Office of the Mayor, the City Council and the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) spoke to several thousand older adults throughout the city, many said that they were craving a place to cool off, to socialize and to get some exercise. A pilot project, Senior Swim was…

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Started: 2011
Location: New York City, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development