The new board strengthens senior citizens' office: pioneers for multi -layered projects!

The new board strengthens senior citizens' office: pioneers for multi -layered projects!

The association of friends and sponsors of the Speyer senior citizens' office chose a new board. Alexandra Mally takes over the chair of Reinhard Kreimer, who has been active since the beginning of 2023. Mally works as a community sister plus and is supported in her function by deputy Bettina Wilking-Kuhlein, treasurer Michael Müller, secretary Eva Maria Walther and the assessors Andrea Frieß, Hanne Kleinen and Heinz Bullinger. The association has been a reliable partner of the Speyer senior citizens since 1998, both financially and ideally. He also designs the magazine "Active" and acts as a film sponsor for the "European Film Festival of the Generations", which makes an important contribution to intergenerational communication.

The "European Film Festival of the Generations" was brought to life after a Corona-related break in November. The initiatives, including the "Generations Initiative Kronau", took part. The festival, which is organized by the Institute for Gerontology at Heidelberg University and is under the screen of the "German Age Prize", combines almost 150 German and international organizers. The goal of the festival is to create incentives for community formation through selected films.

focus of the festival

The "Generations Initiative Kronau" chose topics for their presentation that promote the exchange between the generations: the support of young families by seniors and the promotion of digital skills in older people were in focus. The film "Grandery for Beginners" was shown on the first film evening. This addresses the experiences of seniors in childcare and reveals different educational ideas.

In an accompanying expert discussion, Dr. Sonja Ehret from the University of Heidelberg The importance of intergenerational relationships to prevent age depression. It was also pointed out to the need for supportive offers for a lending -large parent system, which should also include placement systems and further training offers.

The second film evening offered another opportunity with "Monsieur Pierre goes online" to emphasize the positive aspects of digitization. In this film, the pensioner Pierre discovers the world of the Internet and finds new joie de vivre. Dr. Judith Schoch emphasized that digital communication options can contain loneliness and age depression. She also emphasized the importance of more real meetings to enable older people to learn digital skills.

digital participation and education in old age

The topics of education and digital skills play a central role in the social participation of older people. The Ministry of the Federal Ministry is pursuing the goal of promoting education and access to digital technologies for all older citizens. As part of these initiatives, the “digital pact of old”, which creates local contact points, is created to train older people in social, health and mobility -related topics. 300 contact points are to be set up by the end of the project.

Another important project is "Digital Engel Plus", which uses mobile advisory teams to convey digital skills. In addition, in April 2025, the “Education and Commitment for a lifetime” (Bell) program will start, which will promote educational offers and commitment opportunities for people aged 60 and over. The aim is to make the opportunities of digitization accessible to older people and to promote their well -being and their health.