5th CITTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SOCIAL INNOVATION ACONCHEGO PROGRAM RAQUEL CASTELLO-BRANCO
PORTO SOCIAL FOUNDATION MISSION “Promote social inclusion and cohesion”
PORTO SOCIAL FOUNDATION MAIN GOALS Contribute to the growth of social cohesion in the City of Porto; Actively collaborate to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of Porto; Strengthen the networking amongst the different institutions that provide social support.
AREAS OF FOCUS INTERVENTION SCOPE OF INTERVENTION Senior Population / Domestic Violence / Children and Youth at Risk / Immigrant Population / Adult Population Sectorial Intervention Social Innovation and Research Networking Territorial Intervention Promoting Citizenship Porto, City of Science Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Local Council for Social Action Interinstitutional Support Quinta de Bonjóia Participation and Solidarity Access to Cultural Products Sensitization of the Society towards Science
SECTORIAL INTERVENTION Senior Population
SECTORIAL INTERVENTION Senior Population PORTO Age-Friendly City Municipality of Porto adhered to the WHO Network of Age-friendly Cities on the 1st of October 2010. It was developed a diagnostic of the city, that evaluates eight areas regarding the wellbeing of the elderly. Next Steps: develop an action plan to make the city more friendly to the elderly.
SECTORIAL INTERVENTION Senior Population FRIENDLY OPORTO Fitting-out of buildings and improvement of the levels of mobility and healthiness of the elderly population’s houses who is in a situation of proven poverty. BEFORE AFTER
ACONCHEGO PROGRAM
WHO IT INVOLVES PORTO SOCIAL FOUNDATION ACADEMIC FEDERATION OF PORTO
WHO IT INVOLVES SENIOR PEOPLE STUDENTS
WHAT THE PROJECT DOES
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WHAT’S THE INNOVATION?
WHAT’S THE INNOVATION?
BIGGEST CHALLENGES How to achieve a better matching between the senior and the student; How to balance the demand.
STRENGTHS Responds effectively to decrease the feeling of loneliness and isolation; Responds to the need for accommodation; Exchange of experiences between different generations. Establishment of family links of mutual aids.
BIGGEST LEARNING POINTS LOOK OVER THE SOCIAL REALITY IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE QUALITY OF PARTNERSHIPS
BIGGEST LEARNING POINTS CREATION OF NEW COLABORATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
“Innovation happens because there are people out there doing and trying a lot of different things.” Edward Felten
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5th CITTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SOCIAL INNOVATION ACONCHEGO PROGRAM RAQUEL CASTELLO-BRANCO