2012: THE EUROPEAN YEAR FOR ACTIVE AGEING AND SOLIDARITY BETWEEN THE GENERATIONS

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2012 will be the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
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And 'this time, the European Union, which emphasizes the importance of aging well, staying healthy as long as possible and taking advantage of opportunities that come with it.


Active aging means:

• give older people the opportunity to participate fully in society

 

• promote employment opportunities for people more advanced in years

 

• enable older people to make a valuable contribution through volunteering

 

• enable older people to live independently due to structures that take into account their needs (housing, infrastructure, information systems and transport).

Active aging can give the elderly the ability to:

• remain in work and share their work experience

 

• continue to play an active role in society

 

• live as healthy and rewarding as possible.

The project aims also to promote solidarity between generations in societies gradually increases the number of older people. The challenge for managers and stakeholders is to intervene in a range of sectors, such as employment, health care, social services, education for adults, volunteering, housing, information services or transport, to improve practice the possibility of remaining active aging and independent living.

The European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations aims to raise awareness among stakeholders on these issues in setting targets in the short term and producing concrete results.



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