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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…

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

Community-Based Urban Design Approach with UDCOD

Odawara City has established the Urban Design Center Odawara (UDCOD), a platform for research on community development that utilizes local resources through public-private-academia collaboration. UDCOD is currently exploring age-friendly environments with the Toyokawa District as a pilot area. By creating community spaces where active older adults can gather based on their own interests and hobbies,…

Started: 2023
Location: Odawara City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Community-Based Mobility Support

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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,…

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.

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…

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…

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

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…

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

CAP OU PAS CAP

Le projet “CAP ou pas CAP” a été développé par la Ville de Dunkerque dans le cadre de son engagement Ville Amie des Aînés. Il vise à changer le regard porté sur les seniors en valorisant leurs capacités à travers des activités physiques originales et ajustées, tout en favorisant le lien social et la confiance…

Started: 2022
Location: 3D Social Movement, France
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health

Cadastro Estadual da Rede de Atenção à Pessoa Idosa

A prática consiste na implementação de um fluxo obrigatório de mapeamento e registro digital de serviços voltados ao público 60+ em todos os municípios do Paraná. A ação envolve a nomeação de gestores municipais responsáveis por alimentar um sistema integrado, que consolida dados pré-existentes de assistência social (CadSUAS) e novos registros de instituições privadas, saúde…

Started: 2026
Location: Governo do Estado do Parana, Brazil
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Horta caseira como promoção da saúde das pessoas idosas

A iniciativa “Horta Caseira” surgiu no distrito de Murinin, em Benevides (PA), cidade que integra a Rede Global da OMS desde 2024. O projeto foi desenvolvido a partir de agosto de 2025 pela Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) Paraíso, após um diagnóstico territorial que identificou isolamento social, insegurança alimentar leve e baixa autoestima em idosos…

Started: 2025
Location: Benevides, Brazil
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Health

Olimpiadas Personas Adultas Mayores Dota 2025

El evento se dio como cierre al mes del adulto mayor, bajo el compromiso de fomentar un envejecimiento activo, saludable y digno. Esta fue una jornada recreativa, deportiva y participativa especialmente diseñada para personas mayores, ofreciendo un espacio de encuentro en un entorno seguro, inclusivo y alegre.
La actividad estuvo dirigida a personas adultas mayores…

Started: 2025
Location: Municipio del Canton de Dota, Costa Rica
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Taller de cojines decorativos

El objetivo de este taller es impulsar el desarrollo de habilidades que favorezcan la creación de proyectos productivos a pequeña escala, mediante el uso de materiales económicos y reutilizables. Asimismo, se busca generar alternativas de aprendizaje significativo y propiciar espacios de interacción y convivencia entre personas adultas mayores.

La actividad se lleva a cabo en las…

Started: 2025
Location: San Joaquin, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Other

Taller de “Sanando cuerpo y mente”

La práctica “Sanando cuerpo y mente” consistió en la implementación de talleres dirigidos a personas adultas mayores, con el objetivo de promover su bienestar integral mediante el fortalecimiento de la salud emocional, mental y física. Esta iniciativa buscó generar espacios seguros de expresión, autocuidado y acompañamiento, contribuyendo a mejorar la calidad de vida y prevenir…

Started: 2026
Location: Queretaro, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Taller de arte terapia para personas mayores

El taller de arteterapia dirigido a personas adultas mayores tiene como finalidad promover el bienestar integral a través de actividades creativas con enfoque terapéutico que son debidamente planificadas y programadas de acuerdo a las características del grupo a tarbajar. Entre sus principales objetivos se destacan el fortalecimiento de la memoria, la estimulación de la motricidad…

Started: 2025
Location: Vazquez de Coronado, Costa Rica
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Long-term care

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