Belgium
Elderly Week 2012: 'Active Ageing and intergenerational Solidarity'
Each year the elderly organisations in Belgium organise the Elderly Week during the third week of November. For that week the Flemish Council of the Elderly launches a theme. In 2012 the Flemish Council, the official advisory body of the Flemish Government on all matters concerning older and retired people*, will work around 'Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity'. The aim is to raise awareness of the contribution of older people to society. The Flemish Council of the Elderly will also work together with the Flemish Youth Council concerning intergerational solidarity.
At the occasion of the Elderly Week the secretary of the Flemish Council of the Elderly makes a brochure. This brochure will be published in September 2012 and will be distributed to all the elderly organisations in Flanders. The new campaign for the Elderly Week will be launched on the international day of the elderly, the 1th of October.
* The Flemish Council of the elderly is also an umbrella organisation of 29 elderly organisations in Flanders. It aims to voice and defend the interests of older and retired people and to raise awareness on the issues that concern them. The Council gives advice at the Flemish level, but also at other levels. The main theme is the participation of the elderly in society. We want to give a critical voice to older persons, so that they can participate.
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Vlaamse Ouderenraad vzw, Koloniënstraat 18-27 bus 7, 1000 Brussel, tel. 02 209 34 52, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , website: www.vlaamse-ouderenraad.be, www.ouderenweek.be
Italy
In order to prepare the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, Università 50 & Più, an Italian AGE Member, translated in Italian AGE publication on the European Institutions and the European Union Policy-Making Processes of relevance to older people
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Last Updated on Thursday, 19 May 2011 14:23
