volPECIL PROJECT MEETING – Thursday 23 May 2024
On Thursday 23 May, an online update meeting was held for the work necessary for the launch of the new European project “VOL-PECIL – VOLunteers in Preventing Elderly and Chronic Illness Loneliness” with our trans-national partner the Austrian Hafelekar and who sees Volunteering on the Net as the leader.
The objectives and main activities of the project are:
- develop a specialized curriculum for volunteers, taking advantage of the foundations laid by the “Digi-Ageing” project, in order to meet the needs of volunteers and coordinators;
- emphasizing information on chronic diseases and incorporating the use of reminiscence tools (memories) to facilitate meaningful connections with a broader group of beneficiaries: elderly and chronically ill people struggling with loneliness;
- implement a 16-hour blended learning program (online and in person), designed specifically for volunteers. This is in order to improve the volunteers’ skills in creating caring relationships with the elderly and with people suffering from chronic diseases;
- finally, use of existing digital tools: volunteers will expand the skills necessary to skillfully use existing digital diagnosis and intervention tools, promoting the timely identification and alleviation of loneliness among the enlarged group of beneficiaries.
