Description
The project is targeted at the residents of Warsaw Grochów neighbourhood. The purpose is to provide support for two groups: mothers and retired seniors, and to foster their integration. Both groups are at risk of social exclusion, for various reasons, and they frequently live side by side. The project will facilitate better understanding and exchange of resources, time and skills between those two generations from the same neighbourhood. At least 15 mothers and 15 seniors will participate in personal development group, meetings with experts, psychologist and lawyer. Participants will have a chance to get to know each other more closely and build lasting relations, which will represent project outcome. It will be facilitated through outings, an integration trip, and joint workshops and regular Saturday neighbourhood meetings, supported by a local firm Craftroom. The project will benefit at least 15 mothers and 15 seniors.
Summary of project results
"In the local environment where the ""Common Yard"" Association is active, there are two groups that need support and that at the same time can mutually give such support to one another - senior persons and parents of small children. Elder people often feel lonely, redundant, and experience fear and depression. Parents raising children face many, often multiplying problems, of which can be mentioned such as: sense of being incompetent as parents, multiannual parental leaves, lack of education, housing and economic problems, lonely maternity, conflicts with partners and problems related to divorce. Both groups are exposed to social exclusion. The aim of the project was to build ties within local community through creating a space for meeting and mutual exchange between two groups endangered by social exclusion, living in the Warsaw district of Grochów: senior citizens and parents of small children. As a result of implementation of the project, 48 female inhabitants of Grochów (seniors and mothers of small children) broadened their network of social support and developed their interests. The activities included regular meetings of support and development groups (90 meetings) - for seniors and for mothers of small children, meetings with specialists (e.g. psychologist, educationalist, doctor - 16 meetings), neighbourhood Saturdays (12), artistic workshops (10), trips and going out to the movies and to the theatre (13). As a result of the activities, participants could start new relations and discover new skills. Although formally the project ended, its participants still meet, mutually support, and plan common activities. Beneficiaries of the project were 48 women (18 seniors and 30 mothers of small children). The partner of the project was the workshop Craftroom specialising in hand-made products made using the technique of decoupage. Its task was to conduct workshops in this field."
Summary of bilateral results