In order to develop the Federation’s Strategic Plan and to respond to the needs of SenioriNET members, stakeholder interviews were conducted and a series of questionnaires were administered to member organisations.These are the most relevant findings. (part 1)The Federation must be built on strong collaborative principles and individual contribution.The needs of member organisations are different […]
The views of Caritas organisations in Europe are expressed within this position paper and are meant to support the European Commission in influencing the EU Strategy on Long-Term Care (LTC).The topic is of great importance both for Caritas and for SenioriNET members as providers of home care services.EU and Member States are called upon to […]
The Paper aims to propose recommendations to improve the lives of the elderly with regard to social services, health, practical activities in the community, support in retirement, support in emergency or abuse situations.In order for this action to be achieved, we need your involvement – fill in/disseminate the 2 questionnaires.The more responses collected, the better!The […]
On the 16 of June, we invite you to an online debate about the problems and effects of loneliness. We will be discussing the results of the study “Exploring loneliness among older people in Romania”, conducted by Never Alone together with Kantar Romania. We will also talk about how we can mitigate the effects of […]
From 10-29 May, 20 people from SenioriNET member organisations completed the Project Manager training programme, which ended with a written exam and portfolio presentation.According to the course participants themselves, “they received a real toolkit for a number of potential problems that can arise in organisations.””I understood that project management requires the talent to integrate a […]
On 19 May 2022 Adam Slatina Timis(member of SenioriNET) organised a Round Table on Resilience. The event “A Good Practice in Primary Health Care” was held together with the Flemish twin city Geel from Belgium. On this occasion, Ioan Suru – Manager ADAMS presented the updated Slatina-Timiș Case Study, which compares the influence of the […]
The project “Tele-Encounters; Beyond the Human” (2020-2023) explores the impact of the internet, robots and artificial intelligence on human relationships as well as the meaningful integration of these technologies into the arts. In the context of migration and loneliness, it also explores the possibility of social robots as companions for the elderly.SenioriNET representatives participated in […]
“SenioriNET Federation – Stronger NGOs to support the elderly in Romania” addresses a series of needs of the professionals working within the member organizations.10 and 11 May were the first days of Project Manager training course.We covered a number of elements related to project writing: concepts, activity versus project, project essentials, design phase – problem […]
The team responsible for developing this advocacy tool met again online on 3 May. This time, discussions focused on the content and methodology of the document.What do we want, concretely, with this approach?set strategic guidelines on the rights of the elderly;encourage debate on specific issues relating to the rights of the elderly;to increase the visibility […]
The 8th Belgium-Romania Forum took place in Geel, Belgium and was hosted by Thomas More College from 23 to 25 March 2022. Discussions focused on the state of decentralised cooperation between both countries after more than 30 years of collaboration.The event aimed to frame the cooperation between Belgium and Romania, and the general theme chosen […]