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The cultural activity BABA connects immigrants and Norwegians


The cultural activity BABA connects immigrants and Norwegians

Summary

In Trondheim, Norway, older immigrants and Norwegian seniors have a cultural activity called BABA (grandmother og grandfather). They learn to be together and to be a “Norwegian” family.

BABA meets once a week to create different performances. They are collaborating with Trøndelag Theatre, which is mainly responsible for the practical implementation of the project.

The group has developed into a permanent senior theater in collaboration with the Culture Unit in Trondheim municipality and Trøndelag Theater.

Take a look at the BABA film

Key facts

Main target group: Older people in general

Other target group(s): Family members

Sector(s): Health, Social protection

Desired outcome for older people:
Contribute

Other issues the Age-friendly practice aims to address:
  • Inclusion
  • Participation

Contact details

Name: Turid Helle

Email address: turid.helle@trondheim.kommune.no


Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Local authorities

Others involved in the project:
  • Civil Society Organisation
  • Private sector

Older people’s involvement: Older people were involved in the age-friendly practice at multiple or all stages

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: Yes

Was the impact positive or negative:
Positive

Looking back

Challenges:
The challenges faced for this project was to integrate elderly people from different cultures. The municipality startet to arrange a workshop with music and theatre. The members came from countries like Syria, Iraq, Iran, Japan, China, Turkey, Poland, Venezuela, Russia and Norway. They started to create different performances using the participants own and unique cultural expressions which they share with each other. Now they are cooperating with the main theater in the city.