Source of Funding: Swiss - Latvian Cooperation Programme 2009-2012
Program: NGO Fund of Swiss - Latvian cooperation program
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Aim of the Project is to facilitate cooperation between people at preretirement and retirement age, through providing common activities, socialization, promotion of the idea of getting old in a an active way, and improve the quality of life for people at preretirement and retirement age in region of Cesis.
As a result of the activities there will be established Community foundation with aim to get support from society to organize activities for older generation and improve their quality of life. The target group is people at preretirement and retirement age from Cesis and other surrounding municipalities. After data from Local municipality of Cesis there are 6894 people of age group:
- 50 – 57 years = 1762
- 57 – 62 years = 1090
- 62 – an older = 4042
There are some NGOs in region of Cesis, which are active working with the target group of this Project. Every organisation and nonformal groups are planning and organising activities separately at the moment. With common activities there will be encouraged cooperation and creation of Senior foundation. The involvement of target group is important and it is especially pointed out in Life-long learning activity plan from 2007 - 2013. Within the Project there will be developed different activities to reach the aim of the Project: five different movement workshops, 7 creative workshops, Summer school to improve the quality of life and promoting active life at age of preretirement and retirement period as well as involve target group in active community life.
There will be about 600 participants involved in activities of the project.
Target group: Seniors
Legal status of Project Promoter: Association/Foundation
Region: Vidzeme Region
Amount of Grant Awarded: 19911.36 LVL / 28 331.31 EUR
Project number: 2010.CH04/mic-194
Project Promoter: Society „Womens resourse centre „Joy””
Partner(s): society "Cēsu pilsētas pensionāru biedrība "Cēsu pensionāri""
Start date of project: 01.12.2010.
Project finish date: 30.11.2011.
Place of implementation: Cēsis, Cēsu county
Legal address: Valmieras st.17A, Cēsis, Cēsis county, LV-4101
Phone: 29488942
Fax: 64123733
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