Objective

To improve relationships among elderly people and self-care.

Activities

Provide a space for socialisation and recreation for elderly people.

  • Bi-weekly encounters of 3 hours each in partnerships with different social networks (church or social organisations – e.g. Cuaresma Fraternidad, RSCJ, volunteers’ associations, Antofagasta municipality). Actions include:

    • Walking along the beach,

    • Food sharing,

    • Purchase and distribution of incontinence pads,

    • Board games playing

    • Elderly-addressed workshops: kinesiotherapy, occupational therapist, art therapist (use of EVA rubber, cardboard)

Outcomes

  • Communication improved among the group attendants

  • Reduced expenses for purchase of incontinence pads

  • Provided food  

  • Feeling less loneliness

 

People being served

People being served : People who are marginalised

Age group : Seniors 61-99

Number of participants : mai-50

Schedule

Project status : Ongoing

Staring date : 01/06/2003

Collaborations

  • Collaboration type : In kind/voluntary

    Collaboration with : Government organisations

    Municipality of Antofagasta provides therapists 

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    Collaboration with : Private organisations

    The project is run by the Agrupación de Adultos Mayores La Hermandad (Association of Elderly the Brotherhood) 

  • Collaboration type : Financial

    Collaboration with : Province

  • Collaboration type : Financial

    Collaboration with : Religious groups

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Overview

Society presence : Chile

Focus of the project : People

JPIC Imperative : Transforming and Being Transformed

UN Sustainable Development Goals : 10 Reduced Inequalities, 17 Partnerships for the Goals