Creation POP - IC GEOSS

Creation POP: A creative social prescription approach: promoting wellbeing of persons of older age through creativity-based intergenerational activities

Provide new, innovative ways of social inclusion for the elderly through creative arts (theatre).
Raise awareness among younger generations and among elderly as well, that they have a lot of experiences that can be shared with younger generations and that their voices are important and that they should express them.
Develop theater activities that produce a safe space for expressing and challenging age-related stereotypes.
Improve the competences of educators and other adult education staff and improve the availability of high quality learning opportunities for adults that will enable them greater social inclusion.

Development of 5 key project results (needs analysis of elderly, study of intergenerational teaching and learning activities, Creation POP methodology and toolkit, online platform).
5 transnational project meetings.
5 multiplier events.

Report on understanding the needs of persons of older age and how to support their social inclusion.
Study of intergenerational learning activities for social inclusion of persons in older age.
Creation POP methodology.
Creation POP Toolkit.
Creation POP platform.

Greater awareness about the social issues (ageing) and the need to look for and provide systematic approaches to the issue.
Greater awareness about the importance of providing activities for persons of older age and their social inclusion.
Raised awareness on the benefits of intergenerational learning for all generations involved.
Greater sense of belonging in society of the participants, leading to healthier communities with greater understanding across and among different age group.

Project duration between 1. 2. 2022 and 1. 8. 2024. It is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.