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Bonding
Bonding – Facilitating intergenerational solidarity and learning through building friendships between youngsters and elderly
The project addresses the need for increasing the opportunities for youth active community engagement, and the need for strengthened support for the elderly.
Operated by: KMOP Skopje

CHALLENGE

Older people in Europe tend to face multiple disadvantages, including loneliness and isolation that have been further aggravated due to the COVID-19 crisis. Their experiences of loneliness and isolation have disproportionally increased, negatively impacting their physical and mental health and exacerbating their vulnerability and social exclusion. The pandemic has had serious ramification on young people as well, among other, disrupting their opportunities for active community engagement. Yet, there is an evidenced increase of young people’s ambition and interest for supporting the most vulnerable members of their communities.
Bonding
Bonding

The Project

Bonding

Project Number

2021-1-PL01-KA220-YOU-000028897

Project Status

Completed

Funded by

Erasmus+

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E-publication Mapping the Befriending Landscape

In-depth mapping of the good practices in befriending services provided by youth in other European countries and lessons learned, as well as on exploring how can those practices be adapted and enhanced.
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Youth Befriending Elderly: E-learning course

A comprehensive e-learning course tailored to young people, formal or informal associations of young people, youth and other organizations thinking of setting up a befriending service for elderly people, as well as for young people thinking of volunteering as befrienders.
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Awareness-raising Toolkit

A unique Toolkit for raising awareness of the importance of intergenerational solidarity and learning, the benefits of volunteering to young people and the benefits to elderly in remaining actively engaged in the community. The awareness raising tools will in particular encourage young people and elderly to join befriending networks, as well as encourage family members and professionals working elderly to refer them to befriending networks.
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Befriending Networking Platform

A platform that allows the creation of a personal profile, the sharing of texts, photos, blogs, videos and podcasts related to their experiences with befriending, as well as any learning or training materials that might be of benefit to others. The platform will also include a searchable database to find the contact details of registered befriending service providers in your respective country.

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