All our activities
Facilitating the everyday life of people over 50 is a key criterion of 50plus Hellas' actions, while at the same time we intervene on a political level for a just society for all.
Empowerment/Integration
Android app for reliable information on various topics concerning people aged 50+, such as health, self-care, social contacts, tips for difficult times, as well as tools to keep the mind and body active through a wide variety of activities.
Festivals and workshops in various cities in Greece, with practical tips for empowering and activating older people for a more active and healthy life
An empowerment programme for people 50+ to develop critical thinking and to identify and evaluate fake news.
A programme of practical guidance and safety tips for people aged 50 and over in the areas of food and exercise safety, fraud protection and mental empowerment (e-book).
Programme to support socially and economically disadvantaged people over 55 through self-organisation and social networks (E-manual).
Programme to promote a healthy lifestyle in older people (ppt presentations).
European programme to develop the skills of people over 55 by organising intercultural exchanges in voluntary and educational activities.
Advocacy Rights
The 10-day campaign "The value of time" in which 50plus Hellas, as an organisation for the defence of the rights of older people, encourages the public of all ages to remember and recognise all that older people give and hand over to younger people. Values, beliefs, memories, feelings, advice and wisdom, all drawn from their life and experience in this world.
Letter from 68 organisations to the Minister of Immigration and Asylum to improve the registration process of migration-related NGOs.
Invitation to the Ministry of Digital Governance for the development of strategies for the digital literacy of older people in our country
International network to improve care for people with fragility fractures.
International Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons
European Network for Accessible Tourism
A network of non-profit organisations for and/or by people aged 50+, aiming to promote the interests of the 200 million Europeans over 50 and raise awareness of issues of concern to them. 50 and Greece has been an active member since 2006.
Text with the positions and proposals of 50 and Hellas for Active and Healthy Ageing (2019)
A manifesto to MEPs. AGE Platform Europe calls on the European Parliament to adopt initiatives to protect the rights of European citizens of all ages.
Questions to MEP candidates on their policies for older people
Questions to the candidates for councillors on their policies for older people
Greek MEPs are invited to support the Integrup on "Demographic Change and Solidarity between Generations" (2019)
Letter from 50plus Hellas to the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in which the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport is asked to respond to the age discrimination arising from the law on the driving behaviour of drivers aged 74+ (2018)
Analysis of the situation of older people in Greece and how policies and practices have systematically contributed to the exclusion of older Greeks in many areas. Suggestions and ways to change the ageism of public authorities.
AGE PLATFORM EUROPE campaign for the rights of older people "Ageing Equal" Active ageing and intergenerational solidarity (2017)
An alliance of 16 organisations for Wellbeing and Dignity for Older People under the Wellbeing and Dignity for Older People programme resulting in the addition of proposals to bills at national and European level.
A programme to build a coalition of actors at national and European level for Well-being and Dignity in Older Age. A 'European Framework for Health and Long-Term Care' was developed as well as a 'Consultative Guide' for stakeholders.
Manifesto, which 50plus Hellas as an active member of AGE PLATFORM EUROPE promoted to the MEPs for their action during their term of office in the European Parliament with the aim of promoting friendly policies towards older people.
Programme for the activation of the European identity of older people and their active participation in the European project (Active European Citizens of Older People).
Greek MEPs are invited to support the re-establishment of the Integrup for "Active Ageing" including "Solidarity between Generations" 2012
A network of 18 European agencies to create a database on learning in older age.
European Charter of Rights and Responsibilities of Older People in Need of Care and Assistance.
Greek MEPs are invited to support the Intergroup on Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (2009)
The AGE/inc project examined in 2007 the situation of a variety of groups of older people suffering from poverty and/or social exclusion. It explored which groups have particular problems (Muslims, Gypsies, large rural communities) and made proposals for their inclusion.
Education
An empowerment programme for people 50+ to develop critical thinking and to identify and evaluate fake news.
A new technology learning programme for people aged 50+ using tablets, smart phones and computers.
Supportive teaching tools for parents, older people and teachers to help children learn English without necessarily knowing English themselves.
Intergenerational computer learning programme with the help of young volunteers, in cooperation with schools and other educational institutions.
Training of trainers programme and development of tools for training older people.
A programme to familiarise older people with educational games using technologies (Kinect sensors).
Intergenerational computer learning programme with the help of volunteers.
Useful guidance for major career and life changes for people over 50.
Advisory services
The project aims to create high-tech tools in order to develop tourism services and products for older people in Greece and to serve the needs of the increasingly growing number of tourists aged 55+.
Evaluation of technologies to empower and enable older people to live more active and healthy lives with technology (Internet of Things).
Evaluation to improve care for people with multiple chronic diseases in 30 European countries.
Development of a "Senior Citizen Friendly" certification system for tourist accommodation in cooperation with Peoplecert.
A three-year survey carried out in 13 European countries. It describes and analyses the health and long-term care systems for older people in each country, focusing on 4 main points: prevention and rehabilitation, quality of services, informal/family care, administration and financing, and starting with a vignette of possible responses to dementia.
Research
The project aims to create high-tech tools in order to develop tourism services and products for older people in Greece and to serve the needs of the increasingly growing number of tourists aged 55+.
A three-year survey carried out in 13 European countries. It describes and analyses the health and long-term care systems for older people in each country, focusing on 4 main points: prevention and rehabilitation, quality of services, informal/family care, administration and financing, and starting with a vignette of possible responses to dementia.
The AGE/inc project examined in 2007 the situation of a variety of groups of older people suffering from poverty and/or social exclusion. It explored which groups have particular problems (Muslims, Gypsies, large rural communities) and made proposals for their inclusion.
A nationwide survey of the EUROFAMCARE project "The Family Caring for Dependent Elderly People" in collaboration with the Institute of Social Protection and Solidarity.
"European Review of Available Statistics and the Survey on Living Conditions of Older Women ("MERI")", in 12 countries of the European Union. The Sextant research team (founding members of 50and Hellas) from the National School of Public Health was commissioned to carry out the survey for Greece.
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