“SENIOR – Learning throughout life” workshop

Voluntariat pentru Viata organized on the 3rd of July 2022 the SENIOR project multiplier event to present and disseminate the results of the project. The motto of the event was “learning throughout life”, without age limit or social status. In this context, we shared the results and ideas collected for a more sustainable society with our guests who are part of the project’s target groups: associations, companies, public institutions, authorized natural persons, who work with and for the elderly.

The event took place at the Marasesti Multifunctional Social Center and brought together 20 participants directly involved in activities with and for the elderly from Vrancea County, who can contribute to the development of active aging practices and the social inclusion of seniors.

Drăgan Daniel, project manager for Voluntariat pentru Viata gave a welcome speech in which he briefly presented the reasons why the community’s active participation event is being held within the Erasmus+ program. After that, project assistant Diana Alberta Pal took over the discussion and presented the values of the Voluntariat pentru Viață association, as well as about social and educational projects and about Erasmus+ as a European value. The project results were explained and encouraged to be used both individually and within educational organizations.

The topic of lifelong education was brought to the attention of the participants, emphasizing its importance and benefits. Workshop How do we stay active as we age? aimed to stimulate courageous conversations and collective intelligence of the group, exchanging experiences and opinions about seniors in an active society. The participants had to answer questions from the two discussion topics: Let’s define the third age together and Seniors in an active society and the facilitators opened a free discussion with the participants on the topics chosen.