Hello from Sunny Blackpool! My name is Andrea Howard and I am really looking forward to attending the Intergenerational training in Porto. I currently run a project called Echoes of the Past which is a project involving children from a local school taking part in interviewing the older residents of Blackpool about their own childhood memories.
Blckpool is a seaside resort with a large transient population and lots of social problems. We are hoping to improve peoples perceptions of community and belonging and develop a deeper understanding of the generations.
I also am on holiday until September 2nd but will be checking the blog when I can. I look forward to meeting you soon! Andrea

Hello from Wales!

Hello everyone!

My name is Darren Jones, from Blackwood in the South Wales valleys.

I am very pleased indeed to be a part of this exciting workshop and am looking forward to meeting you all on the 6th!

I work for a community organisation that aims to tackle poverty and deprivation in some of Wales' most deprived communities and am hoping that this workshop will help me to develop new ways of bringing together and engaging with young and old(er) people within the villages where I work.

I've seen the participants list and its great to see the number of different countries represented!

Well, I'm one of those vacantioners Teresa mentioned, so I'll not be posting now until a week on Sunday, apologies Teresa!

Bye for now.
Darren

Presentation

It will be nice to get little presentations from each other before the meeting.
Concerning my person, I am 68 years old. With my husband Michel, who will participate in the workshop too, we are living in Ulm, in the south of Germany. Since we are retired and our four sons are living by their own, we do a lot of volontary work, with younger and with elderly people. We work with different institutions, especially with the Senior's University at the University of Ulm. We look foreward to the workshop to learn more about intergenerational projects and to meet nice people with similar interests.
Many thanks to Teresa for this wonderful organisation.
Many greetings to all participants
Brigitte and Michel from Ulm

A good idea

I entry today in this blog, and I thinks that is a good idea for a workshop participant's communication. Many thanks for Teresa.
I waiting the arrival a Porto and I hopa a good work together.
Best wishes from Barcelona

Welcome Dial-up blog!

This blog will be a private meeting point for all participants of Dial-Up workshop. Later, if we all agree, it could become an area open to public.
Please feel free to present yourselves, share your ideas, publicize information, or just express your daily feelings, before we meet together at Portugal.
I hope this can be the beginning of a very successful partner-friendship.

To all of you on vacation, or not, I wish a FUNtascic Summer.

Teresa Almeida Pinto

Dial-Up Short Resume

Main Goal: Participants will learn or improve their skills, how to plan, develop and evaluate intergenerational activities at local level.

Methodology: The sessions will focus on the needs of participants and their questions / issues. Besides the theoretical knowledge they will gain experience in applying the instruments (questionnaires to identify the interests of different generations, guidance on how to involve them in activities, etc.), and a guide with many examples of activities that may be adapted to the reality of their institutions or the community in which they work

Sessions include:

• Some brief theoretical presentations and active discussions on how to bridge generations;
  Hands-on exercises: each participant will draw a Plan to implement and evaluate intergenerational activities with local resources, available in their own community / country;
• Role-play activities: simulation of the elder’s difficulties when addressing the youngest;
• Conference / Forum: public debate with local professionals
  

Accommodation:
Hotel Amadeos *** Matosinhos

What expenses are covered by the Project?
Airplane tickets, transfer from/to airport and transport to activities place, 9 nights of accommodation, 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 7 dinners, coffee-breaks during activities, insurance during activities, all material required to performed the activities. Personal costs and meals during the weekend are not covered.