Enjoy the experience: a program about senior volunteering and active aging in rural environment -Andorra (Teruel)

Authors

  • Margarita Alloza
  • Meritxel Garcés
  • Ana Lázaro
  • Agustín Quílez
  • Teresa Sánchez
  • María José Muñoz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/comunitania.18.2

Keywords:

Active Aging, Senior volunteering, Participative methodology, Intergenerational Program, Networking

Abstract

A local program of Active Aging is described. For the aim achievement, leisure time activities are organized. This experience takes advantage of the synergies among several institutions. The used techniques have been designed from the eldest personal experiences. It is recognized inspiration in participative techniques but it is the professional team who lead and coordinate the activities. The role provided to the volunteers is definitively active because it is considered the key point to achieve a therapeutic leisure. The most of the arranged activities are intergenerational. Intergenerational activities are considered as very suitable for eldest activation.

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2019-11-28

How to Cite

Alloza, M., Garcés, M., Lázaro, A., Quílez, A., Sánchez, T., & Muñoz, M. J. (2019). Enjoy the experience: a program about senior volunteering and active aging in rural environment -Andorra (Teruel). Comunitania. International journal of social work and social sciences, (18), 21–35. https://doi.org/10.5944/comunitania.18.2

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