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Description
Seniors in elderly social homes lack spending some quality time and feel lonely and neglected. The aim of the project is improving a socialization of clients of facilities for the elderly and social service homes by bringing socio-cultural life to them. The benefit of the project is the reintroduction of social activities into the lives of people usually enclosed between four walls. The preparation of the project takes place throughout the year by communicating with individual facilities and finding the most suitable date for them and then organizing concerts in chosen facilities. Seniors will actively participate by communicating with artists and practicing and singing a song together at the end. In the case of the closure of facilities due to a pandemic, a plan of online concerts and concerts in the exteriors of sanitary facilities is prepared, as long as they have suitable premises. The online stream will be broadcast via the Internet and the artists will communicate with clients. Partner of the project – association Kulturna spolocnost will participate on the organizations of the concerts.
Summary of project results
The project "For a more beautiful autumn of life" reflected the need of resocialization of seniors in social service homes and facilities for seniors. Activities of the project were focused on organizing and performing a professional classical musical concerts in these facilities. It also actively involved the seniors at the end of the performance by learning and singing the song together and talking with musicians. It also promoted intergenerational cooperations between younger perfomers and seniors. Project helped to prevent the deepening of social isolation, promoted anti-aging and also rebuild the negative perception of seniors by society. 36 facilities for the elderly were visited and 3069 seniors participated. The result of the project exceeded the expectations, lot of the seniors were remembering and talking about the concert many months after the performance.