MAIL ART 4 SENIORS
- Code: 2020-1-LT01-KA227-ADU-094717
- Category: Culture & Arts, Inclusion & Diversity
MailArt4Seniors In The COVID19 Pandemic: A Creative MailArt Training Program For Seniors To Cope With Loneliness And Isolation
According to WHO (2020) COVID-19 is changing older people’s daily routines, the care, and support they receive, their ability to stay socially connected, as well as how they are perceived. Older people, who are considered to be at highest risk for severe illness from COVID-19, are being challenged by the COVID19 restrictions forcing them to spend more time at home in isolation, minimising their contact with other family members, friends, and colleagues, and temporary terminating employment and other activities; all leading to increased anxiety and fear of illness and death – their own and others.
Mail Art 4 Seniors Objectives
Having adult educators as the target group of the project and seniors (aged 65 and more) as the final beneficiaries, we propose a project with the following objectives:
- To develop an innovative training program for adult educators, to give them the tools, guidance, and proper support to train seniors how to cope with loneliness and isolation using mail art as a tool
- To directly train adult educators, who in turn, will train seniors in mail art as a means to cope with loneliness and isolation and at the same time enhance the future effect of those trainings for a wider audience.
| Organization Name | Country |
|---|---|
| VSI EDUKACINIAI PROJEKTAI | Lithuania |
| STANDO LTD | Cyprus |
| Pirkanmaan muotoilu- ja taideteollisuusyhdistys Modus ry | Finland |
| International Institute of Applied Psychology and Human Sciences associazione culturale I | Italy |
| Associação Cultural e de solidariedade Social Raquel Lombardi | Portugal |
| ANAZITITES THEATROU | Greece |
Disclaimer: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained here.
