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Nós e (A)vós

Portugal · Avelar · Regional · See the Portugal profile

This initiative aims to reduce the isolation of the elderly. The project is based on a social and intergenerational intervention in a community context that will allow the creation and development of a set of activities to combat isolation and loneliness in old age. It consists o

Nós e (A)vós Nós e (A)vós

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Sicó Formação S.A. — website
Type
Service
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
Elderly people, Marginalised young people and children
Period
2020-02-10
Region (NUTS)
PT16
Keywords
Elderly, intergenerational, isolation, digital skills

Context

Nós e (A)vós is an intergenerational digital-inclusion initiative in Avelar, Portugal, launched in response to a Social Diagnosis showing many isolated, low-income elderly residents — often further isolated by family emigration — alongside rising school dropout and behavioural problems among local young people. It was designed by Sicó Formação SA (which runs the Technological and Professional School of Sicó) as an Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Initiative, supported by the Avelar Parish Council and the company Leca Portugal SA as a social investor.

Objectives

The initiative aims to reduce isolation and loneliness among elderly people through intergenerational digital-literacy activities, combining social and community intervention.

Activities

Digital literacy sessions for people aged 65+ are delivered by students and supervised by volunteers and/or teachers, introducing seniors to computer tools for staying in touch with family and using the internet for everyday purposes. Activities include 'Internet for Everyone', a street-photography exercise, a 'Portrait of Generations' activity, help completing official forms such as tax (IRS) declarations, home internet setup, mobile-phone familiarisation, intergenerational 'Generations' sessions, and cognitive-stimulation games.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year)
Staffing & skills
Students delivering sessions, Volunteers and/or teachers supervising, Sicó Formação SA / ETP Sicó staff coordinating the initiative

Conditions for success

  • Partnership between a vocational school (ETP Sicó/Sicó Formação SA), the Avelar Parish Council and a private social investor (Leca Portugal SA)
  • A local social diagnosis identifying isolated, low-income elderly residents
  • Availability of student volunteers to run intergenerational sessions

Common failure modes

  • No published evaluation exists, so sustained impact on isolation/wellbeing is not documented

Where it fits

Governance type
local/parish partnership (school + parish council + private investor)
Scale
local (single parish)

Commonly funded by

ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus National / regional programmes Philanthropic / foundation funding

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