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Premios CEMCI al “Consejo Municipal de Personas Mayores”

En la sexta edición de los Premios CEMCI , celebrada en diciembre de 2024, se otorgó una mención especial en la categoría de “Prácticas Municipales Exitosas” al equipo de trabajo del Ayuntamiento de Vallanca, por su proyecto “Consejo Municipal de Personas Mayores”. Este reconocimiento destaca iniciativas que promueven la innovación y modernización en el ámbito…

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Started: 2024
Location: Villa Real de Vallanca, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Long-term care

IX Jornadas para la salud

Dentro del Grupo de Salud, de la Red de Centros de Convivencia para Personas Mayores del Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, se han puesto en marcha las IX Jornadas para la salud, con el título :
“El Círculo de la Vida”, en la misma se tratará la temática de la última etapa de la vida desde diferentes…

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Started: 2025
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Information and communication

Women’s Creative and Learning Groups

The Municipality of Alexandroupoli operates 4 Creative Employment Groups exclusively for women, specifically in the city of Alexandroupoli and the municipal units of Antheia, Aristeino, and Loutro. The purpose of these groups is to utilize the free time of older adult women, strengthen community involvement, and foster lifelong informal learning.

A two-hour weekly meeting is held…

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Started: 2003
Location: Municipality of Alexandroupolis, Greece
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

AKSAM 2025: Senior Athletics for Active & Healthy Ageing

The All Kerala Senior Athletics Meet (AKSAM 2025) is a flagship event under the Age-Friendly Kochi initiative, promoting active and healthy ageing through sports and fitness. Now in its fourth edition, AKSAM is not just a one-time event but part of a broader, ongoing commitment to encourage physical activity and well-being among older adults. The…

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Started: 2025
Location: Kochi, India
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Other

Taller de cuidadores y socioproductivos

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Las actividades recreativas tienen un impacto muy positivo en la vida de las personas mayores, ya que contribuyen a su bienestar físico, cognitivo y emocional. En esta etapa, los juegos y las actividades lúdicas no solo son una fuente de entretenimiento y diversión, sino que también funcionan como terapia ocupacional y promueven un envejecimiento saludable.

Durante…

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Started: 2023
Location: Landa de Matamoros, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Transformative Impact of the Micro-jobs Programme

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The Micro-jobs programme, launched as a pilot at THK AAC @ Bedok in January 2023, represents a pioneering initiative in Singapore aimed at fostering social integration and alleviating social isolation risks among older adults. With projections indicating a significant demographic shift towards an aging population, strategic emphasis has been placed on active aging within Singapore’s…

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Started: 2023
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Other

Rhythmic, Five Senses, Failure Free!

The project aims to enhance social participation, respect, and inclusion for older adults  with dementia through a multifaceted approach involving African drums, fitball drumming, and horticultural therapy.

Key activities focused on addressing cognitive impairment and negative emotions included:
– Engaging activities to stimulate cognitive function and improve mood.
– Using African drums and fitball drumming to…

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Started: 2023
Location: Central and Western District, China
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Long-term care

Soup and Song – Intergenerational Project in School

The Soup & Song initiative at Cadoxton Primary School in Barry is an innovative intergenerational project designed to foster community connections and promote well-being across generations. The project’s main goal is to enhance social inclusion, reduce loneliness, and improve wellbeing by providing a space where individuals from different age groups can engage in meaningful activities.

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Started: 2022
Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education

Creando en la huerta “taller de manualidades ecológicas”

Taller de manualidades utilizando productos reciclados en una urbanización del municipio de Mutxamel.

Debido a la dificultad de acceso a los servicios del centro del municipio se detectó la necesidad de comenzar a realizar actividades en las urbanizaciones apartadas del centro. Como iniciativa de una persona mayor que acude a otras actividades, se decide implementar un…

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Started: 2024
Location: Mutxamel, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Social protection

+AGIL-URBA Bcn: Amabilidad Urbana para las personas mayores

+AGIL-URBA is a multidisciplinary research project involving 3 leading institutions, VHIR – Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, the Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili, and IMIM – Hospital del Mar Research Institute, to study the walkability of Barcelona’s neighborhoods for older adults.

Using a participatory research study design, we developed 3 semi-structured interviews (one for each of the participant…

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Started: 2024
Location: 3D Social Movement, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Compartiéndonos los miércoles

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Los talleres intergeneracionales son actividades diseñadas para fomentar el intercambio de experiencias, conocimientos y valores entre personas de diferentes edades, como niños, jóvenes, adultos y personas mayores. El objetivo principal es promover la convivencia, el aprendizaje mutuo y el fortalecimiento de los lazos comunitarios, aprovechando la diversidad de perspectivas y habilidades de cada generación.

Actualmente llevamos…

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Started: 2024
Location: Mutxamel, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Labor, Social protection

Operatiu de trucades a persones grans en situació de vulnera / Call Operation for Older People in Vulnerable Situations

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Amb motiu de la pandèmia per la covid-19, un gran nombre de persones grans vulnerables que viuen soles i que no estan dintre de les atencions de serveis socials, no tenen la suficient xarxa social per comunicar les seves necessitats i mancances.

Davant d’aquesta situació a Sabadell es decideix implementar un servei de seguiment telefònic i…

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Started: 2020
Location: Sabadell, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Other

AARP Network of Age-Friendly States & Communities Guidebook

This digital guidebook is designed to provide support and guidance for communities enrolled in the network, as we work together to make states, communities and neighborhoods more inclusive, accessible, and enjoyable for people of all ages.

More information: https://issuu.com/aarpagefriendly/docs/guidebook_draft_12.11.23?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ Read more  »


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Started: 2024
Location: AARP, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation

Filadelfia

Filadelfia
Paraguay

La Municipalidad de Filadelfia, comprometida con el bienestar y la inclusión de las personas mayores, ha desarrollado un marco estratégico integral que guía sus políticas y programas en favor de…

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City population: 205956 % over 60Joined Network in 2025

Gangwon State

Gangwon State
Republic of Korea

In 2024, Gangwon established the 1st Three-Year Plan for Making Gangwon More Age-friendly, centered on the vision of “Gangwon, a dignified city where older adults can live comfortably.” Scheduled for…

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City population: 52707434.7 % over 60Joined Network in 2025

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Turkey

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality is committed to improving the quality of life of older adult residents through comprehensive policies and programmes that promote inclusion and address inequalities. The Municipality operates two…

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City population: 447952520 % over 60Joined Network in 2025

Proyecto intergeneracional para combatir el edadismo

El Ayuntamiento de Coslada ha impulsado una campaña de sensibilización y comunicación denominada “Contra el edadismo, sólo sé tú mismo” ; con el objetivo de transmitir una imagen más positiva del envejecimiento a lo largo del ciclo vital y para sensibilizar tanto a jóvenes como a personas mayores en la necesidad de eliminar los estereotipos…

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

CONNECTED Generations, CONNECTED Cities: Age-friendly vision

The City&Co consortium (https://cityco.snspa.ro/) presents a Manifesto drawing on survey data and photographic material collected in the cities of The Hague (the Netherlands), Wrocław and Kraków (Poland) and Bucharest (Romania). City&Co involved older adults in validating an instrument for the evaluation of age-friendliness of cities and communities – Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ, https://extranet.who.int/agefriendlyworld/afp/the-age-friendly-cities-and-communities-questionnaire-afccq/),…

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Started: 2025
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Social protection, Urban development