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Created: Jun 12, 2009
Updated: Jun 12, 2009
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Semi-Private
Living Center for the Elderly
Indoor Activities developed in Cordovil and Oswaldo Cruz communitSolution Info Hide
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Problem
Building a Living Center for Leisure, Culture and Arts, for the elderly. The programs objectives are to show how important the elderly are to a community by ensuring their participation in the community, fighting for their dignity, well-being and guarantee their right to and quality of life.
Services offered:
Gymnastics
Sharing groups
Therapeutic Massage
Balls
Bingo
Lunch and Dinners accompanied by:
dancing
Walking
Craftsmanship
Group Dynamics
Salon Dances
Action
Indoor Activities developed in Cordovil and Oswaldo Cruz communities.
Cidade Alta/Cordovil Community (Every Tuesday - Senhor do Bonfim Parish)
Timetable
From 7 a.m to 11 a.m
First: from 7 a.m to 8 a.m - Gymnastics and Walking
Second: from 8:30 a.m to 9:30 a.m - sharing activities, celebrating parties, information and news, lectures, dynamics, integration activities
Third: from 9:30 a.m to 11:00 a.m - craftsmanship and dancing classes
Oswaldo Cruz Community (Every Monday - So Mateus Parish)
Timetable: from 3 p.m to 5 p.m: sharing moments, sharing activities, celebrating parties, information and notice, lectures, dynamics, integration activities
Every Friday - therapeutic massage course (Shiatsu/ Do in)
Cordovil Community - Senhor do Bonfim Parish - Every Saturday and Monday - Every two months - family meetings, balls, bingos, strolls and time for snacks and dancing, as well as other events.
Results
Limitations
When to Use
What to Do
Indoor Activities developed in Cordovil and Oswaldo Cruz communities.
Cidade Alta/Cordovil Community (Every Tuesday - Senhor do Bonfim Parish)
Timetable
From 7 a.m to 11 a.m
First: from 7 a.m to 8 a.m - Gymnastics and Walking
Second: from 8:30 a.m to 9:30 a.m - sharing activities, celebrating parties, information and news, lectures, dynamics, integration activities
Third: from 9:30 a.m to 11:00 a.m - craftsmanship and dancing classes
Oswaldo Cruz Community (Every Monday - So Mateus Parish)
Timetable: from 3 p.m to 5 p.m: sharing moments, sharing activities, celebrating parties, information and notice, lectures, dynamics, integration activities
Every Friday - therapeutic massage course (Shiatsu/ Do in)
Cordovil Community - Senhor do Bonfim Parish - Every Saturday and Monday - Every two months - family meetings, balls, bingos, strolls and time for snacks and dancing, as well as other events.
Tips
Equipment
Funding Total:
There is none.
Funders:
Donations; Value:
Materials:
Materials for bazar
Donors:
Community members
Loans; Total:
There were none.
For:
Assessment
How it work: By the arrangement of meetings
Related Resources
Outside community actors
Who are they:
State Council of the Elderly;
Forum of the Elderly;
Parish organization of the Elderly;
Caritas Diocese;
Special secretary for the Elderly.
What they did:
State Council of the Elderly: vacancy for advisor;
Forum of the Elderly: vacancy for advisor
Parish organization of the Elderly: support from the church which enabled the project;
"Caritas" Diocese: "Miserior" (German project responsible for material donation to social projects);
Special secretary for the Elderly
Inside community actors
Who are they:
The parishes "Senhor do Bonfim" (in Cidade Alta) and "So Mateus" (in Oswaldo Cruz) and the community members.
What they did:
The parishes provide the space for the project and the community members donate materials.
