european year for active ageing and solidarity between generations 2012 alice sinigaglia campaign...
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European Year for Active Ageing and
Solidarity between Generations 2012
Alice SinigagliaCampaign Officer
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Marks 10th Anniversary of UN Action Plan on Ageing
Framework to raise awareness, identify and share good practice
Encourage policymakers and stakeholders to promote active ageing and support greater solidarity between generations
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Why a European
Year for Active
Ageing and
Solidarity between
Generations in
2012?
The objectives of the Year
1. Promote active ageing in employment
2. Promote active ageing in the community
3. Promote healthy ageing and independent living
4. Enhance solidarity between generations
Objective n. 1:
Promoting active ageing in
employment
Help keep older workers’ skills up to date
Develop innovative services to support employment of older workers
Exchange good ideas and best practice on active ageing in employment
Objective n. 2:
Promoting active ageing
in the community
Enable senior volunteering activities
Ensure active citizenship of older people
Facilitate social networks
Support informal carers
Objective n. 3:
Promoting healthy ageing and
independent living
Prevent dependency
Support independent living through home-based ICT solutions
Promote quality health and long-term care
Improve accessibility of transport and physical infrastructure
Objective n. 4:
Promoting solidarity between
generations
Promote cross-generational exchanges
Facilitate mutual understanding between generations
Promote age-diversity in employment
Demographic change is
an opportunity
Can bring innovative solutions to current economic and social challenges
Empowering older people to:
- age in good health
- contribute more actively to the labour market
- be move involved in their communities
Will help us cope with demographic ageing in a way that is
fair and sustainable for all generations.
Our Campaign for the European Year 2012
The EY2012 Coalition
More than 50 organisations / networks who share a common vision of society for all ages
Goal
An age-friendly European Union by 2020
Objectives
EU age-friendly environments network
Covenant of Mayors on demographic change
How can you contribute? (1/2)
Join our campaign!
Be part of our virtual age-friendly environments network
Share your initiatives to promote active ageing and intergenerational solidarity on the EY2012 website
Download and disseminate our brochures and material on the EY2012
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How can you contribute? (2/2)
Join our campaign!
Organise local, regional or national events and debates
Hold meetings with local, regional and national decision makers or other stakeholders (employers, trade unions, NGOs)
Mobilise other stakeholders to launch initiatives to support active ageing.
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More information
European Commission on EY2012:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/ey2012.jsp?langId=en
AGE website on EY2012 campaign:
http://www.age-platform.eu/en/age-policy-work/solidarity-between-generations/lastest-news/1231-2012-european-year-on-active-ageing-and-intergenerational-solidarityl
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Thank you for your attention
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AGE Platform EuropeRue Froissart 1111040 Brussels, Belgium
Contact person: Alice SinigagliaE-mail: [email protected]. : +32.2.234.65.53fax : +32.2.280.15.22www.age-platform.eu