Project coordinator - VsI Edukaciniai projektai

Project partner: Šiauliai Municipality Public Health Bureau

Project goal:
Organise and run a series of cultural and creative activities for people of retirement age to strengthen their digital skills, creativity, and social inclusion, reduce social isolation, and enhance emotional well-being.

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Project objectives:

1. Creativity development: Encourage participants to express themselves creatively through artworks such as greeting cards, collages and videos using digital tools.

2. Promoting social inclusion: Organise activities to reduce social isolation and encourage participant interaction and cooperation.

3. Promoting appreciation of cultural heritage: Explore Lithuania's cultural heritage by analysing classical and modern works of art and literature.

4. Applying the principles of sustainability: Raise participants' awareness of sustainability and responsible use of resources through the use of recycled materials in artworks.

5. Strengthening digital skills: Teach seniors to use digital platforms such as Canva, Writehaku, Padlet and Google Sheets to create and share artwork in virtual space.

6. Fostering intergenerational communication: Involve young people (up to 29 years old) to share technological knowledge with seniors and promote mutual learning and cooperation.​

 

INDICATORS:

1. Number of arts and cultural education services organised for the elderly - 31                                                                                      

2. Total number of people of retirement age who participated in the project activities - 150

 

3. Number of unique persons of retirement age who participated in the project activities - 50              

 

 

Financed by the State of the Republic of Lithuania              

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