„Sidabrinė linija””: building the civic power of the older population by promoting social activism and volunteering“

Lithuania (LT)

Project facts

Project promoter:
M. Ciuzelis Charity Foundation(LT)
Project Number:
LT-ACTIVECITIZENS-0084
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€79,912
Other Project Partners
Šalčininkėliai community center(LT)
VšĮ „Ir taškas“(LT)
Programme:
Civil Society

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Description

With the project „Sidabrinė linija”: building the civic power of the older population by promoting social activism and volunteering“ we are solving the problem of low civic participation among the elderly population in Lithuania.

Project target group: socially vulnerable older adults (60+ years) who, due to their age, health and socioeconomic status, belonging to minorities, loneliness and isolation, are facing a risk of social exclusion, and who lack or have lost the ability and opportunities to communicate and maintain social relations, are socially passive, lack of confidence in their civic power.

The project is aimed at building the civic power of elderly population, promoting their social activism and meaningful civic participation by engaging them in social interaction and volunteering in the framework of “Sidabrinė Linija” befriending programme.

Expected outcomes:

  1. As a result of two awareness-raising campaigns, up to 400 vulnerable older persons will be involved in the project activities, and up to 200 older persons will become interested in volunteering.
  2. Up to 200 seniors will be selected as volunteers, then trained and engaged in volunteering in “Sidabrinė Linija”.
  3. Up to 100-120 volunteers will participate in two motivation and competence development seminars and will improve their competences in communication, cooperation and teamwork, will boost their motivation to volunteering.

The awareness-raising campaign aimed at changing negative public attitudes towards older people will cover the development and dissemination of textual and visual content on social networks, including impact stories of older persons engaged in “Sidabrinė Linija” befriending and volunteering programmes, as well as conducting sociological research on revealing the subjectively assessed physical and socio-emotional well-being of “Sidabrinė linija” participants, and the impact of communication and volunteering on their well-being and social activity.

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