Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

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Taller de danza

Con el objetivo de promover el envejecimiento activo, la integración social y la participación comunitaria de las personas adultas mayores, el Centro de Día “Moisés Torres Acosta” del municipio de San Joaquín, Querétaro, desarrolla talleres artísticos y de danza folclórica dirigidos a este sector de la población.

La práctica busca rescatar y…

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Started: 2026
Location: San Joaquin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Other

Campamento recreativo anual

Con el objetivo de promover el envejecimiento saludable, fortalecer la convivencia social y fomentar la participación activa de las personas adultas mayores, el Sistema Municipal DIF de San Joaquín, Querétaro, coordinó la participación de 42 personas mayores en el Campamento Recreativo Nacional de DIF realizado en Catemaco, Veracruz, del 11 al 15 de mayo.

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Started: 2026
Location: San Joaquin, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Paseo recreativo a balneario La Cruz

Con el objetivo de promover el envejecimiento activo, fortalecer la convivencia social y generar espacios recreativos accesibles para las personas adultas mayores, el Sistema Municipal DIF de San Joaquín, Querétaro, organizó un paseo recreativo al balneario “La Cruz”, ubicado en el municipio de Tecozautla, Hidalgo. La actividad se llevó a cabo los días 22 y…

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Started: 2026
Location: San Joaquin, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

J’ai un animal chez moi

J’ai un animal à la maison ! Le Conseil des Aînés lance un dispositif à destination des propriétaires d’animaux isolés, intitulé “Merci de prendre soin de mon(es) animal(aux)”. En cas d’accident ou d’hospitalisation, il signalera à tous les intervenants (pompiers, ambulanciers, forces de l’ordre, particuliers, etc.), la présence d’un animal de compagnie à au domicile…

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Started: 2022
Location: La tour de Salvagny, France
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health, Social protection

Get Involved – a guide to groups, activities and services

Council plays a pivotal role in supporting communities where people of all ages, regardless of ability or life stage, can live a quality, engaged and meaningful life. The Get Involved booklet, originally developed in 2021 connects older community members (aged 55+) with local clubs, groups, and activities. Council formally transitioned out of aged care service…

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Started: 2025
Location: Surf Coast Shire, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Social protection

National Age Friendly Ambassador’s Day

Age Friendly Ambassadors are appointed by City and County Councils across Ireland to use their platforms to challenge ageism, champion dignity in ageing, and support more connected, active and inclusive ageing across Ireland.

The annual Ambassador’s Day event, this year hosted by Kerry County Council, brought together representatives from across the country to examine how employers…

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Started: 2024
Location: Age-friendly Ireland, Ireland
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication, Labor

Brunei-Muara Senior Citizen Activity Centre

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam through the Community Development Department has established the first Senior Citizens Activity Centre (PKWE) in Brunei Muara on 12 March 2013. It acts as a community-based centre designed to provide space for older people to participate in social, educational and health-related activities while ensuring their wellbeing, active…

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Started: 2013
Location: Brunei Muara District, Brunei Darussalam
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health

Talleres de Autonomía y Prevención de la Dependencia

Dentro del programa “Talleres de Autonomía y Prevención de la Dependencia”, se han desarrollado diversas actividades dirigidas a personas mayores, con el objetivo de fomentar su bienestar físico, cognitivo y social. Entre ellas destaca un taller de entrenamiento de la memoria, orientado a la estimulación cognitiva y al mantenimiento de las capacidades mentales. Asimismo, se…

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Started: 2023
Location: Almeria, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Petrer, Ciudad Amigable con las Personas Mayores

Encuentro intersectorial para la prevención de caídas en el marco de Ciudades Amigables

Reunión sociosanitaria con los coordinadores de los centros de salud del municipio, la concejala, la mesa intersectorial y miembros del grupo motor, en el marco del proyecto transversal de prevención de caídas, impulsado por los servicios sociales dentro de la iniciativa de Ciudades…

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Started: 2026
Location: Petrer, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Information and communication

II Encuentro intermunicipal de personas mayores

Desde Huelva capital, un centenar de personas mayores pertenecientes a distintas asociaciones se desplazaron hasta Palos de la Frontera para participar en el II Encuentro Intermunicipal de Personas Mayores, celebrado en la carpa de la Juventud del municipio Palos de la Frotnera. Un evento que volvió a demostrar que la edad nunca es un límite…

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Started: 2026
Location: Huelva, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

inVideogames Jam Intergeneracional Terrassa 2025

Evaluated

La inVideogames Jam Intergeneracional Terrassa 2025 es una experiencia de cocreación de 72 horas donde 110 adolescentes de 10 a 14 años, de 10 escuelas de Terrassa, y 30 personas mayores de 60 años se unieron para diseñar videojuegos narrativos con Minecraft Education Edition para abordar el edadismo y el envejecimiento activo, con la mirada…

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Started: 2025
Location: Terrassa, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Urban development

Meet & Speak: One Circle, Many Worlds

Meet & Speak is a low-threshold intergenerational practice that brings together older local residents and internationals through facilitated language and cultural exchange. The goal is to strengthen social participation, reduce social isolation, and challenge ageist assumptions by creating reciprocal encounters across age, culture, and language.

The practice was developed through collaboration between the International Office of…

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Started: 2025
Location: Oldenburg, Germany
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health

LiveLighter Aged Care Games

The LiveLighter Aged Care Games is an annual event run for seniors in care that is delivered by the Seniors Recreation Council of WA and is designed to provide an opportunity for people in ‘care’ situations to experience team participation and light competition, as well as social interaction, through adapted games in a community recreation…

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Started: 2026
Location: City of Wanneroo, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Long-term care, Social protection

World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg 2024

In August 2024, thousands of active individuals aged 35-104 from all over the world gathered in Gothenburg for the World Masters Athletics Championships – a community celebration that honored aging, health, community, and athletics. Most of the competitors are not athletes from their youth, but starter at an older age. The competitors highlighted the importance…

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Started: 2024
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Other

Community-Based Mobility Support

Evaluated

Five community groups provide older residents with mobility support for grocery shopping and hospital visits in areas where public transport is limited. The frequency and content of transport services are determined by each voluntary group based on the local mobility needs. Hadano City provides training for volunteer drivers, and social welfare corporations lend out vehicles,…

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Started: 2018
Location: Hadano City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Activación física

Con el objetivo de promover el envejecimiento saludable y mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas adultas mayores, la Coordinación del Programa del Adulto Mayor del municipio de San Joaquín, Querétaro, implementó una iniciativa de activación física comunitaria dirigida a personas mayores de la cabecera municipal y de distintas comunidades del municipio.

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Started: 2026
Location: San Joaquin, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Intercambio intergeneracional adulto mayor-preescolar

Con el objetivo de fortalecer la convivencia intergeneracional, promover el envejecimiento activo y favorecer espacios de integración social entre niñas, niños y adultos mayores, el Sistema Municipal DIF de San Joaquín, Querétaro, a traves de la Coord del Programa del Adulto Mayor llevó a cabo encuentros recreativos y educativos en los preescolares: Preescolar Juana de…

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Started: 2026
Location: San Joaquin, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

The Youth Engagement Committee: Bridging Generations in Middletown, Delaware

The Youth Engagement Committee, a youth-led initiative founded by Ayaan Shah to transform his 600-home HOA into a space where all generations feel welcome and connected. His community has two sections, a General Residential Community and an Active Adult (55+) Community, both managed by the same HOA. Despite shared governance, events primarily focused on the…

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Started: 2025
Location: Middletown, Delaware, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

Building bridges between generations through dialogues

The SAHARA program, implemented in collaboration with Changunarayan Municipality and Nepal Red Cross Society, Bhaktapur with the support of the Swiss Red Cross, has been organizing intergenerational dialogue programs in schools and JNMCs to promote mutual understanding and respect between generations.

Recently, an intergenerational dialogue program was conducted with students of Grades 6,7 and 8 from…

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Started: 2024
Location: Changunarayan Municipality, Nepal
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Social protection

Creating social connection for home care recipients

Evaluated

The age friendly practice “digital activities for home care recipients” was developed by Kristianstad municipality to reduce loneliness and increase social participation among older adults receiving home care services, who are unable to attend physical meeting places due to health limitations (physical or mental), long distance or other reasons.

Kristianstad municipality has a well-established preventative unit…

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Started: 2025
Location: Municipality of Kristianstad, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Information and communication, Other