HEALTHY LONELINESS Development of a training program for improving QoL of seniors living in loneliness through educational activities being healthy and active

is a project executed within the ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME 2020. In particular the project is included within KEY ACTION 2: COOPERATION FOR INNOVATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES. KA2 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP_ADULT EDUCATION.

HEALTHY LONELINESS will develop and validate high quality adapted learning program tailored to the needs of low-skilled or low-qualified seniors living in a situation of loneliness with the aim of acquiring skills and competences to minimize the negative effects in both mental and physical health.

The project aims to involve more than 200 end-users (seniors in loneliness, people from the community and health/social-care professionals) to validate an innovative training framework for promoting the skills and competences of citizens to minimize the negative effects of loneliness

HEALTHY LONELINESS will be focused on the use of ICT Tools (Apps and Assistive Technologies), developing adapted learning materials and activities to promote several dimensions of the personal development and social inclusiveness. All the materials will be available through an electronic platform based on a learning management system in English and the languages of the participant countries (Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and French).

How can we do it?

The action will promote the development of knowledge and skills to improve the inclusion of persons living in unwanted loneliness through an innovative integrated approach based in promoting health and well-being habits in domestic and in community environments. The program will have a two-fold approach:

Theoretical materials to introduce and give ground basis to several aspects of daily life, health and technology and, besides,

A practical training program to develop the skills and competences learnt in the theoretical part.

The action will promote the development of knowledge and skills to improve the inclusion of persons living in unwanted loneliness through an innovative integrated approach based in promoting health and well-being habits in domestic and in community environments. The program will have a two-fold approach: