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Global Database of Age-friendly Practices

Taller de Preparación Vocal

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El proyecto del Taller de Preparación Vocal surge como motivación para formar las voces de las personas mayores que participan de actividades artísticas como en este caso es la actividad coral vocacional.

El taller como tal comenzó a en el año 2016 como un soporte y acompañamiento a las personas mayores que participaban del coro municipal…

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Started: 2022
Location: La Plata, Argentina
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

Supporting people to access the funds they are eligible for

The East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) focused on supporting older people on a low income and living in East Lindsey to access two sources of government funds available to them – Pension Credit and the Household Support Fund –  to enable them to live well. 16% of ELDC neighbourhoods are amongst the most ‘deprived’ in…

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Started: 2022
Location: East Lindsey, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication

Let’s Spread Local Resource Information and Connect!

During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals were largely restricted to staying at home and civic activities stagnated, however, there was also more time to pay attention to our surroundings. Miura City is using this new way of living to revitalize the city by providing resources such as a handbook on how to share favourite community places…

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Started: 2020
Location: Miura City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Celebrating older people in the Macedon Ranges

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Every October the Victorian State Government hosts a “Seniors Festival” to promote healthy ageing within Victoria. The State Government provides local governments with funding each year to implement a project, event, or initiative to celebrate older people in their community. During the “Seniors Festival” in October 2021, Macedon Ranges Council wanted to celebrate and highlight…

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Started: 2021
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education, Health, Other

De la Mano por tu Seguridad

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El programa está dirigido a personas mayores con problemas asociados a la pérdida de memoria y sus familias para que, en caso de extravío, se les pueda ayudara regresar a casa.
La implementación del programa De la Mano por tu Seguridad ha sido una estrategia de prevención social que contribuye a la seguridad local, el…

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Started: 2021
Location: Queretaro, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Social protection

Slovene Age-friendly municipalities during the pandemic

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Work of Slovene Age-friendly municipalities in 2020 was largely marked by the beginning of covid – 19 epidemic and by use of different means of distance communication to implement activities. The following priority activities were implemented for the Age-friendly municipalities:
1. Working with informal caregivers for better long-term care for older people, chronically ill and…

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Started: 2020
Location: Slovene Network of Age-friendly Cities, Slovenia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Long-term care, Social protection

Strengthening Intergenerational Relationships

Muratpasa Municipality established the first older people council in Turkey after also establishing the older people houses. The council, consisting of 60 people, held its first meeting in January 2020. However, during the pandemic, the council postponed its work. Muratpasa Municipality Elderly Council has started its work again after a long break. The cultural working…

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Started: 2022
Location: Antalya Muratpasa, Turkey
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education

Kwun Tong Age-friendly Bulletin 2021 (齡活觀塘 Bulletin 2021)

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To raise awareness of age-friendly initiatives in Kwun Tong District the Institute of Active Ageing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, through its role as the Professional Support Team of the Jockey Club Age-Friendly City (JCAFC) Project published three issues of the Kwun Tong Age-Friendly Bulletin between April and December 2021. Targeted towards older persons…

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Started: 2021
Location: KwunTong, China
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Social connection through COVID

During the COVID pandemic the Macedon Ranges Shire Council Council expanded the social support individual- tele/web program, Social Support Individual. It is a Commonwealth Home Support Programme service where we offer a regular telephone call to older people who have chose to receive one rather than have someone visit them in their home.

Working with the…

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Started: 2020
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Information and communication

Cartago Accessible

The municipality of Cartago is dedicated to promoting the rights of older persons and persons with disabilities. To improve the accessibility of Cartago the municipality has built access ramps on the corners of 260 streets and avenues as well as installed guide tiles on sidewalks for people with visual impairments. Supported by free, easy, and…

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Started: 2020
Location: veronicahernandez, Costa Rica
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Staircase Improvement Project to Increase the Accessibility of Public Spaces

In response to the continuous growth of the older adult population in the Southern District of Hong Kong, enhancing public spaces to ensure that they are safe for those with mobility restrictions is critical. The District invested in improving a staircase leading to Ap Lei Chau Main Street’s bus terminal, a key space for older…

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Started: 2022
Location: HKSouthernDistrict, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Other

“Stay connected” through the Network of volunteers

In June 2022, the general meeting of Slovene volunteers for quality and healthy ageing was convened in the age-friendly municipality of Komenda. The Anton Trstenjak Institute has established the Volunteer Network for Healthy and Quality Ageing which through years of common work has spread and is active in several Slovene age-friendly local communities. Hundreds of…

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Started: 2022
Location: Slovene Network of Age-friendly Cities, Slovenia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Icon Booklets

A research project that took place between 2020 – 2021 called ‘Adapt Tech, Accessible Technology’ led by Dr Deborah Morgan, has resulted in a useful resource aimed at older people who use (or would like to use!) smart devices. The ‘icon booklet’ illustrates various common app icons that are often found on smartphones, together with…

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Started: 2022
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

Campaña “Trato por un Buen Trato”

CAMPAÑA “TRATO POR UN BUEN TRATO” 2022 y FESTEJO DEL “DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LAS PERSONAS MAYORES”

El 15 de Junio, conmemorando el Día Internacional de toma de conciencia del abuso y maltrato en la vejez, desde la Secretaría de Salud, se lanzó la campaña Trato por un Buen Trato.
En Vicente López se la tomó para…

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Started: 2022
Location: VicenteLopez, Argentina
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Espaço de Convivência realiza visitas e entrega de materiais

O Espaço de Conivência à Pessoa Idosa é um projeto da Secretaria de Assistência Social, mantido pela Prefeitura Municipal de Pato Branco, o qual atende pessoas com idade superior a 60 (sessenta) anos, ambos os sexos, independe de raça, credo e/ou ideologia política, que sejam autônomos em suas necessidades básicas. Neste momento estão sendo atendidos…

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Started: 2020
Location: Pato Branco, Brazil
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication, Other, Social protection

Kanagawa Prefecture’s Efforts to Promote Bicycle Use

Kanagawa Bicycle Utilization Promotion Plan and Cycling Map

In Kanagawa Prefecture, the “Kanagawa Bicycle Utilization Promotion Plan” was developed in March 2020, taking into consideration the “Bicycle Utilization Promotion Plan” designed by the national government in June 2018 as well as opinions from prefectural residents. The Prefecture advocates the concept of “ME-BYO,” which refers to physical…

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Started: 2020
Location: Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication, Transportation, Urban development

Guided Tour for the Youth and the Elderly (“Chill齡導賞遊”)

The Working Group on Education and Youth Services under the Social Services Committee of the Tuen Mun District Council (the “TMDC”) worked together with the The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong (Jockey Club Tuen Mun Children & Youth Integration Services Centre) to organise the “Guided Tour for the Youth and the Elderly”…

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Started: 2021
Location: Tuen Mun District Hong Kong, China
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Tarjeta del Adulto Mayor

In the commune of Vicuña, as of 2016, the “Card for the Elderly” is implemented, which aims to improve the conditions of older people in access to services and consumer goods, with this it is intended to reduce economic spending and not affect the family budget, which is already scarce due to the low incomes…

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Started: 2016
Location: Vicuna, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Other

Senior on the road – safety first

The aim of this educational and informational project was to bring awarness to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians of how to safely move in traffic, with focus on the importance using reflective lights. Participants were offered a free of charge bicycle maintenance and issued bicycle safety equipement.


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Started: 2019
Location: STARGARD, Poland
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation