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Developing an Intergenerational P roject. Yvonne Coull. Aims of the Day. What is intergenerational working ? Where do I start and how do I contact schools and groups ? What are the do's and don'ts ? Where do I get funding? It benefits whom? How do we publicise our work? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Developing an Intergenerational Project
Yvonne Coull
Aims of the Day• What is intergenerational working?• Where do I start and how do I contact schools and
groups?• What are the do's and don'ts?• Where do I get funding?• It benefits whom? • How do we publicise our work?• Practical considerations• Barriers
Introductions
Turn to the person next to you and tell each other:Who you areWho you work for or your interest in IG workOne interesting non work fact!
Then change sides! – 5 Minutes only!!
Principles of Intergenerational Practice
• Mutual & reciprocal Benefit
• Participatory• Asset based• Well planned
• Culturally grounded• Strengthens community
bonds and promotes active citizenship
• Challenges ageism• Cross-disciplinary
Pinto et al.
Definition
• Brings people together in purposeful, mutually beneficial activities
• Promotes greater understanding and respect between generations
• Builds more cohesive communities• Is inclusive• Builds on the positive resources that young and old
have to offer each other and those around them Beth Johnson Foundation
What is a Generation?
What is an Intergenerational Project?
• Young people being supported to learn about financial issues
• Older volunteers teaching young children to be aware of environmental dangers
• Younger volunteers helping people with dementia with memory stories from the past around for example: football; the town; music
• Conflict resolution in the community, creating understanding between various groups in the community, community safety and respect;
• Community arts projects to improve the local environment;
• Younger volunteers teaching older people modern technology, text messaging, iphones, emailing and the internet.
Generations Working Together
Case studies on web site under networks.www.generationsworkingtogether.org
Planning
• Who are the participants?• What do we want to achieve?• Involve all the participants in the planning
from day one!• Write down your aims and outcomes• Write down who is going to benefit
Activity1. Allotment growing vegetables2. School choir going into care home to sing at
Christmas3. School, young people teaching old folks group
about smart phones4. Fire service bringing young and old from the
community together to stop small fires5. Intergenerational kitchen older people teaching
younger people to cook.
Do’s• Do think about the wider
picture • Identify someone who is
the lead• Do identify outcomes
and identify shared priorities
• Do prepare• Discuss fears, queries
and worries
• Do identify key contacts within partner organisations, carers or families.
• Do plan • Do allow enough time• Do create some quiet
time for adults and space for the young people to be active
Don’ts
• Don’t ‘age’ segregate• Do not be overambitious• Don’t think of older
people as just one homogenous group
• Don’t forget that the needs of the younger old will be different from those of the older old
• Don’t automatically assume everyone can attend all meetings
• Don’t exclude minority groups
• Don’t think disclosure is difficult and an obstacle
Benefiting Whom?• Document the activity and the aims and
outcomes• What is your plan? Who is going to benefit and
how? • Monitor and reflect on outcomes throughout the
activity and how changes are occurring. • Obtain feedback from all involved.• Evaluate the project as a whole and draw out
sustainable elements which can continue.
Where do I get funding?
• Local Authority• BIG• Charity• Foundation Scotland• Comic Relief• Red Nose Day
• Banks – Zurich Community Fund; Lloyds TSB Foundation; Santander; Baring Foundation
• Funding Central• Europe
Intergenerational Work and Learning
Evaluation
• Beth Johnson Foundation– http://www.centreforip.org.uk/
• Evaluate Scotland– http://www.evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation– http://www.jrf.org.uk/system/files/1859354157.pdf
Promoting Your Project
• Who are you going to tell?
• What are you going to tell them?
Who are you going to tell?
• Make a list of who you want to tell• What form of communication are you going to
use?– Press Release/Posters/Radio– Local publications/local websites– Modern Social Media– Hold an event
What are you going to tell them?
• Make 5 or 6 main points• Personal Stories/Case Studies• Words or pictures?
• Remember – planning and organising help!!
Practical considerations
• Bringing the groups together• Clarifying the purposes and aims of the work• Inclusion• Provide opportunities for questions and
concerns to be addressed• Resources• Disclosure
Bringing Groups Together
• Groups may benefit from meeting separately before meeting together
• First meeting together needs to be planned carefully
• This process has implications for timescales, venues and activities
Practical Considerations
• Time• Child care • School times and terms • Daylight hours • Costs and transport for members • Language differences
Barriers• Participants may feel that it’s not for them • Jargon, difficulties understanding key
concepts, such as ‘intergenerational’ and ‘intergenerational practice’
• Prejudice and mistrust• Local dynamics/history• Negativity e.g.. the fear of what people think
of individuals/groups
• Fatigue – feeling that things will never change
Benefits
• It can encourage inclusion and involvement, reduce prejudice and help build social capital and cohesion• It can be a powerful community engagement tool• It can be about how services are delivered in a more effective way
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