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Italian society is getting older at an alarming pace. They are not very wealthy and even their health condition is quite poor. They need good social policy aimed at satisfying their needs, especially the need for caring. The senior policy in Italy is a challenge as it assumes complete independence of the elderly, without young generation’s participation and interference. The government wants to activate older people and make them independent as long as possible. In Poland there are creative and socially responsible youngsters who more and more often get involved in some voluntary actions in favour of the elderly. However, they lack strong family and intergenerational bonds, which results from technology-based lack of youth’s participation in social life. Italian and Polish youth will exchange good practices. Italians will show how to cultivate intergenerational ties/relations and Polish youth will inspire and encourage young Italians to undertake creative voluntary work/ tasks to facilitate the senior citizens everyday activity. Bearing in mind the diagnosed areas of intergenerational intervention in both countries, the idea of “Social Bank of Time” as a non-formalservice exchange network has arisen. In this mutual support network the real exchange rate is time.The project goals:- development of a sense of young people’s entrepreneurship and their participation in social life- development of a sense of initiative among youth, especially in social matters- reinforcement of interaction between practice, research and policy- increase of synergy and European cohesion under intergenerational education- popularization of voluntary services within youth- leading an international dialogue aimed at tightening family bonds and intergenerational integrationThe project team comprise 24 young participants (and two leaders) who want to develop their entrepreneurial spirit and undertake creative initiatives and voluntary work. They want to educate and support seniors, and also reinforce the ties with local environment or learn from older people. The main group (initiators) include 5 Polish youngsters, some of whom met in Spain during EVS. They had an opportunity to work with elder people, get to know the specificity of this community. The project participants are sensitive individuals with well-developed interpersonal skills. They are active, open, socially responsible and oriented on transnational cooperation. They want to support seniors, gain some experience in work with them, raise their skills and expand knowledge, learn from the elderly, get to know their stories and deepen their passions, and finally show one’s own creativity and initiative.The project activities include: promotion and dissemination of results, 4 virtual meetings, 2 transnational meetings, 2 blended mobilities, local activities after each mobility (detailed description in “Management and implementation”), final happenings with competitions in both countries.The methodology applied: activating methods, meta plan, ICT, manual/ artistic methods, “634”, brain storm, discussion, “a rug of ideas”, talk, group flower, “amazing tasks”, a range of offers.Tangible results: 2 happenings, publication “Volunteers – screwers. The catalogue of service exchange”, europass CV/ Youthpass/ Europass – Language Passport.Intangible results: increased knowledge of voluntary work, increased intercultural awareness, greater ability to lead an intergenerational dialogue, improved language skills, reinforced interpersonal skills and social competences, reinforced entrepreneurial spirit, reinforced sense of initiative, increased participation of youth in social life.The project will have a huge impact on a local, regional, national and international level (“Continuation – impact”).Project sustainability – the partners will promote the project results among organisations actively working in the field of youth activation and shaping entrepreneurial spirit. They will run local and interregional campaigns in favour of young and old people and will support creative initiatives. The network of key actors and associate partners will be continually expanding, which will surely strengthen intergenerational integration and social commitment. An attractive formula of the project may inspire and invite others to continue voluntary services in the context of intergenerational dialogue development. The partners will gain new experience and will be able to operate more effectively in their local environments, on the national and even international stage. The achieved results will allow others to use them in further work with youth and seniors. The project results are going to be continued within partnership.
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