"<< Background >>Currently, there are numerous changes in the socio-economic environment. One of the phenomena permanently imprinting on the society is its aging. Europe has the highest proportion of seniors in their populations, where 18% of the population is over the age of 65. In the year 2050, it is estimated that 25% of the population will be 65 years of age or older (United Nations, 2019). Older people are often at risk of digital exclusion and digital divide (Friemel 2016, Millward 2003, Rainie 2015), especially in rural areas. Digital divide prevents elders from accessing important societal information and community services related to science and technology that can offer benefits for autonomy, well-being, and social participation (Quan-Haase et al., 2018; Siren & Knudsen 2017).In 2020, the Office of Electronic Communications studied that only 30% of seniors (60+) use the Internet. Additionally, digitization and access to high-speed internet is increasing. Social media are becoming more and more important. They are democratic but at the same time they are a place of disinformation and misinformation. Fake news spreads freely and quickly (sharing), additionally there are controlled campaigns on the Internet - trolls or bots spread false information, manipulating the recipients. In the post-truth era, anyone can ""sell"" pseudo-truths by pretending they are facts and research findings. Fake news poses a threat to the public, it can change people's perceptions (Balmas 2014, Holton and Lewis 2011), affect trust (Baumpatner and Morris 2006, Tsfati et al. 2009), shape one's perception of others (Lee 2014, Moy et al. 2006), and influence opinions about serious news (Landreville et al. 2010).The themes of the project fit directly into critical thinking and media literacy education priority, especially with the growing importance of social media. It is social media that is highly ""infodemic"" and exposes citizens to fake news and pseudoscience. In addition, in an indirect way, the course itself and other project activities will foster the development of social and intercultural competencies of direct and indirect beneficiaries. The FakeNews&Elders project promotes the social inclusion of elders as people with fewer opportunities, often digitally and educationally excluded. The specific nature of this target group exposes them to age discrimination and can cause deepening of exclusion. The project aims to help overcome barriers faced by elders in everyday life. Barriers stem from a lack of awareness of how the modern digital world works, including social media, an inability to distinguish false information, succumbing to manipulation, and believing in post-truth.The project activities are addressed to local educational and learning environments - educators, libraries, trainers, consultants or NGOs. A special place in FakeNews&Elders project is given to libraries and Universities of Third Age, providing physical space close to the place of residence of people in old age. In rural areas, rural housewives' associations are such stakeholders. Other stakeholders also create micro learning environments and integrate the local community. By equipping participants with scientific and critical thinking skills, the course topics will improve their ability to cope with ever present misinformation and miscommunication in the media.<< Objectives >>When summarizing the planned main achievements of the project, the first step is to refer to the addressees of the project results.First group will be elders (55+) who will gain new competencies on critical thinking, scientific thinking and coping successfully with overwhelming digital communication. The second, diverse and extensive group of recipients are people indirectly benefiting from the project's results are those who work with the elders on a daily basis and also encounter problems related to the dynamic digital changes and the growing popularity of digital media. This group may include: local animators, employees (teachers and an administrative staff) of Universities of the Third Age, NGOs or initiative groups working with mature people, libraries, parish associations, farmers' clubs and societies, trainers and counsellors working with adults, social workers. Further stakeholders include groups that will be able to benefit from selected project results: (1) Social media managers and communicators/journalists/experts/scientists active on social media, (2) Scientists and R&I stakeholder including the business sector, Research institutions, Universities communication staff and press offices, RPOs, (3) legacy media professionals, (4) Face to face events organizers and explainers, (5) Policy makers.In view of the above the FakeNews&Elders project will bridge the digital divide of older people by: (1) sustaining active citizenship by avoiding risk of marginalization of groups affected by the knowledge divide in the digital society. Negative outcomes of a “grey” digital divide are: limited use of on-line public services, social and civil exclusion. It prevents elders from accessing important societal information and services related to science and technology that can offer benefits for autonomy and well-being. (2) improving elders’ media communication competences with the focus on ability to critically evaluate the media and use the media. The solution to the problem of disinformation and manipulation but the solution may lie in the skills of effective communication, critical thinking, media literacy and bigger integration of elders into the internet life and its pitfalls. Thanks to planning in the project activities addressed to the environments cooperating or planning to start or intensify cooperation with people in old age it will be possible to access modern methods of education, contacts with the international environment while maintaining safety - materials will be prepared in national languages. Inclusion will also be ensured by the methodology. In the first stage of the development of the course for adults, a co-creation workshop with the future recipients is planned. Their participation will ensure that the course is tailored to their needs and will allow them to share their experience, which is of high value to people in old age.The ambition of the authors of the FakeNews&Elders project is to permanently awaken civic attitude and acceptance of participation and deepening and broadening the social debate on how elders function in digital space.<< Implementation >>The project will result in key FakeNews&Elders supporting tools:- Anatomy of miscommunication and fake news – a guide to understand how mass communication works. This result will provide basic knowledge of the scientific and science communication process, fake news and deep news and the tools to detect them (websites, analytical methodologies, etc.) and individual coping strategies.The guide will provide insight into how fake news can be spread and manipulated on social media. - A practical course for elders on using media communication in a critical way;The course will consist of four fundamental concepts: (1) what fake news looks like and (2) practical activities on how to identify them, (3) media literacy basics and (4) social media problematic.Participants will learn how to spot misinformation on the internet and verify the images, videos, and news. Participants will learn how to work with Facebook and other social media platforms, how to fact-check information using the right tools or report false ones. The course will consist of activities, readings, and quizzes to practise fact-checking skills which is an important part of the course. - Methodological guide for organisations working with elders. The methodological guide aims at offering knowledge and skills to help adult educators to deliver the training and implement a constructive learning environment for seniors using the FAKENEWS & ELDERS resources. It includes principles of pedagogy, andragogy, senior learning needs, mentoring approaches, individualised support approaches and other themes produced by the project partners. The aim is also to allow more experienced educators from different fields and with different expertise to offer their best practices and advice on how to best use the FAKE NEWS & ELDERS tools. It will be created in the form of a Train-the-Trainer Format for adult educators/trainers/advisors/social workers etc. An important part of this guide will be: Toolbox for Adult Educators/social workers and Bank of good examples.- Educational Boards. The boards will have an educational purpose and contain key information about fake news and how to deal with this phenomenon. The slogans will be illustrated with eye-catching graphics. The boards will be produced on a rigid backing and will be ready to be hung in the places often visited by elders.Educational boards are one of the forms that make up the communication system with the public. They help visitors of libraries, universities, coworking spaces or places addressed to beneficiaries of NGos understand basic issues related to a given topic. All activities assume close cooperation between partners and mutual support. After the elaboration of the guidelines and the initial concept, the development, piloting, necessary adjustments and implementation follow. Each time this is done taking into account the needs and expectations of the audience, including research and analysis, in accordance with the principles of citizen science and participation.The cross-cutting assumption is also to ensure high innovation, easy and wide transferability of project results.Associated partners have an important role to play in the project. Their experience has been used in the preparation of this application. In the course of the project they will support the partners in every step of the project and they will disseminate the results using their extensive network of contacts.<< Results >>There are two types of results expected from the project - tangible and intangible. Most relevant tangible products are:1. Anatomy of miscommunication and fake news – a guide to understand how mass communication works; 2. A practical course for elders on using media communication in a critical way;3. Methodological guide for organisations working with elders (E-Seniors) 4. Educational Boards.In addition to the above mentioned Intellectual Outputs, the following outcomes will be delivered: project visual identification, Website, Newsletters, Quality Assurance and Management, Dissemination activities, Project movie, Technical reports (interim and final), Multiplier events in each partners’ country and a European conference in GR.They will be prepared in English and all partners’ languages (PL, ES, CZ, IT, FR, GR) Intangible results are an important complement to tangible products. Acquisition of new knowledge, skills and consequently change of attitudes and habits will concern mainly elders. However, people from their close circle - local animators, employees of Universities of the Third Age, NGOs or initiative groups working with people in old age, librarians, associates parish associations, farmers' clubs and societies, trainers and counsellors working with adults, social workers will also develop their competences. Also further stakeholders, drawing from the project experience, will develop awareness, increase curiosity and become convinced of the contemporary importance and relevance of the project topic. Thus, a ripple effect will appear and the fight against pseudoscience and false messages will enter more strongly into the research agenda, media discussion and policies.By providing support not only to elders, but also to a wide range of people working with them in their daily work, the competencies of educators and other staff involved in adult education will be improved. Higher competence of these groups may lead to a general improvement in the focus and effectiveness of adult education. This will certainly enrich the toolbox of educators with tools to raise awareness and motivate people in old age. Project Results and other materials will be created with a view to building and strengthening European identity. Moreover thanks to the partners' extensive experience with working with elders, the Results planned in the FakeNews&Elders project will take into account the expectations of people in old age and the organizations and stakeholders working with them. The highest standards of ethical working, the ethos of lifelong learning and motivation will be maintained and motivators will be incorporated."

Unwanted loneliness has increased all across Europe. Loneliness represents a decrease in the quality of life of many people in our society, especially in the elderly, hindering their health and well-being. Through different co-creation initiatives and considering their needs, our project addresses elderly loneliness. This project will provide elderly and other actors with tools to tackle with their loneliness feeling, increase self-esteem, and understand that living alone does not mean living in loneliness.HEALTHY LONELINESS will co-create, develop and validate high quality adapted learning program tailored to the needs of low-skilled or low-qualified seniors living in a situation of loneliness with the aim of acquiring skills and competences to minimize the negative effects in both mental and physical health.The project aims to involve more than 200 end-users (seniors in loneliness, people from the community and health/social-care professionals) in many stages of the project to co-create, develop and validate an innovative training framework for promoting the skills and competences of citizens to minimize the negative effects of lonelinessHEALTHY LONELINESS will be focused on the use of ICT Tools (Apps and Assistive Technologies), developing adapted learning materials and activities to promote several dimensions of the personal development and social inclusiveness. All the materials will be available through an electronic platform based on a learning management system in English and the languages of the participant countries (Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and French)HEALTHY LONELINESS promotes the development of knowledge and skills to improve the inclusion of persons living in unwanted loneliness through an innovative integrated approach based in promoting health and well-being habits in domestic and in community environments. The program will have a two-fold approach: 1) Theoretical materials to introduce and give ground basis to several aspects of daily life, health and technology and, besides, 2) a practical training program to develop the skills and competences learnt in the theoretical part.The project will also promote non-discrimination in education through the direct participation seniors who are out of the scope of standard training offer. HEALTHY LONELINESS will aim to foster the development of social, civic, and media literacy also combating discrimination of persons in unwanted loneliness.Short term impacts of the project will be to maintain and reduce the self-esteem shrinkage of seniors living in loneliness and to raise awareness and promote knowledge and capacities among senior citizens, their entourage and health/social care professionals about the challenges related to unwanted loneliness, its effects on health and how to remediate them.In the long term we envision to deliver a flexible program, fully ready for replication in more districts, cities and countries to motivate the permanent change in individuals’ lives towards healthy and active ageing, to inspire initiatives and public policies addressing the social problem of unwanted loneliness and putting into place innovative methods and materials to educate and empower citizens concern their health and social life.

Population is aging and the number of complex multimorbid patients to manage will increase sharply. Disease centred approach is not optimal or appropriate to manage this patient group’s inherently complex needs. Change to a patient centred approach will simplify care pathways, secure management and treatment decision- making and decrease healthcare costs. A practical, validated, clinically-appropriate, structured care pathway will be a practical, clinically impactful, and valuable breakthrough for daily practice with multiple impacts that must be quantified. GERONTE multimorbid patient-centred system proposes: 1) Coordination of management by a patient-tailored, interdisciplinary health professional consortium (HPC), including hospital- and home-based professionals, with a case manager; 2) Timely registration of symptoms and patient-reported outcomes at home through anapp for anticipation of avoidable adverse events; 3) Proposal of self-management guidelines according to intrinsic capacity evaluation by geriatrician for patient driven improvement of independent living; 4) Structured collection of data from electronic health records into a dashboard made available to HPC members as well as patient and caregiver, thanks to its capacity to securely interoperate with all electronic health records including software managing medical data. The whole approach will be co-designed with patients, informal caregivers and health professionals. Cancer is an excellent model to develop this approach in multimorbid patients because it is frequent and commonly associated with other morbidities in older patients but also because of its major impact on patients’ general status and coexistent diseases. Cancer already benefits from a multidisciplinary management model that GERONTE will evaluate a care pathway that meets this group’s inherently multidisciplinary and complex care needs, and identify core and critical health and patient preference data to enhance &, strengthen exchange of holistic data, while defining the role of primary care and case management. GERONTE will also provide a comprehensive description of the oncology care pathway for older multimorbid patients across several countries from patient, clinical, organisational, implementation, and economic perspectives and develop country-specific guidelines and best practices for implementation of GERONTE across Europe and for improved management of older multimorbid patients including improved quality of life and independent living at decreased costs.

"<< Background >>Population ageing is one of the most significant demographic and social trends of the 21st century. Although it is a global phenomenon, it is particularly pronounced in European countries. According to Eurostat, (August, 2020) there are more than 90 million people aged 65 and over living in the EU-27, which is more than 20% of the total population.Moreover, according to a report by the Council of Europe Development Bank in January 2014, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is expected to reach 29% of the total population in the coming years, to represent some 150 million individuals. Another important feature is the rapid increase in the proportion of the ""elderly"" (80 years and older), expected to almost triple from 4% to 11% of the population, representing some 64 million individuals. As life expectancy increases and treatments for life-threatening disease become more effective, the issue of maintaining wellbeing at advanced ages is growing in importance, and not only from a physical point of view, but also mental and emotional. For some, growing older is a positive experience. However, there are also critical issues during this phase of life. Ageing can have a significant impact on the mental health. It is often associated with loss of status and loss of organisation of daily activities associated with working life, as well as the perception of a markedly reduced role in life, with few social relationships. Older people often suffer from the gradual loss of close friends, family and partners, deterioration of functional ability, sense of purpose in life and poverty. Fear of losing their independence is also common in this age group.In general, older people in Europe feel less content with their lives than younger people, with greater differences in feelings of life satisfaction and happiness between the age groups. Depression or anxiety, which are the most common mental disorders, are very often found in old age, with depression affecting 10-15% of people over 75. (Eurostat, July 2020)Moreover, in addition to the profound and immediate impact on quality of life, depression in older people is a risk factor for functional dysfunction and may portend premature death. Older people with depression are two to three times more likely to have two or more chronic diseases, and two to six times more likely to have at least one limitation in their activities of daily living compared to younger age groups. Depression in older people also increases the frequency and cost of professional help and the risk of premature admission to a nursing home.Psychological wellbeing may even be a protective factor in health, reducing the risk of chronic physical illness and promoting longevity. Good physical health is associated with good mental health. Poor physical health is associated with poor mental health. Older people talk about health in a holistic way, combining both mental and physical aspects. In this sense, Emotional Intelligence is one of the strengths that in balance make up a valuable and confident person, both on a personal level and in relation to the people around them. EI has been defined as the ability of an individual to identify, understand and manage the emotional content of their interactions and experiences (Goleman, 1995).Reaching an emotionally healthy old age, knowing how to appreciate the present, adjusting to each moment, adapting to the environment and of course developing a relaxed and optimistic approach is synonymous with active and successful ageing.And this is where EmoSeniors can be beneficial and necessary for seniors and also for caregivers (target groups in our project), as it will help them to cope with the new stage they are facing as well as the changes. To this end, emotional management must be a priority for the elderly and is necessary in order to enable them in dimensions such as empathy, emotional regulation or social skills, favouring in a remarkable way the ageing process itself<< Objectives >>The vision of our project is to have a positive impact on the lives of the target group and to positively improve their situation and integration into society and, ultimately, their quality of life.The final purposes of this project are to: a) Foster the development of EI at a time of senescence to improve the quality of life in their final stage.b) improve skills as a caregiver by promoting transversal EQ skills to better both their quality of life and that of the person being cared for. MAIN GOAL: to support older people to mitigate the negative impacts on their physical and mental health from social isolationEmoSeniors pursues the following objectives with CAREGIVERS (MAIN TARGET GROUP), but also with SENIORS who will be the FINAL BENEFICIARIES of the project:- Develop emotional skills to overcome social obstacles, such as isolation and loneliness.- Regulate their emotional states to improve their psychological and physical well-being. - Improve an individual's perception of the ageing process and how older people can adapt to changing circumstances.SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:- Make seniors able to socialize and improve emotional functioning- Make seniors able to face aging with optimism to adapt to the changes generated and help them to accept old age as a stage of adaptive adjustment, rather than a phase of mere psychophysical decline.- Make seniors understand how emotions work, how they can manage them better, and teach them to recognize other people’s needs.- Help seniors to understand the importance of EI to improve their mental and physical health.- Reduce the occurrence and duration of the negative emotions that appear as a consequence of stressful situations.- Help seniors and caregivers to overcome difficult situations and emerge stronger from them.- Enhance individual perception of the aging process and how the elderly may adapt to changing circumstances.- To provide caregivers with training content that will help them improve their quality of life and relationships with the people they care for.- Motivate carers and increase their level of satisfaction with their care because of their ability to manage their relationships and self-esteem in an emotionally intelligent way.- Benefit the whole of society by maintaining older people’s social and economic contributions, minimising the costs of care and improving quality of life.- Create a training system with tools- Disseminate the results of this training to other institutions that could benefit this output<< Implementation >>Project is divided into 2 types of work packages:1. PROJECT RESULTS (PR), responsibility for 4 PRs lies with the Results leader. Detailed description of work plan, division of task and responsibilities of partners is included in section: Project Results. Each PR has an individual leader reporting always to the coordinator.2. MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION WORK PACKAGES – (financed under the item Management and Implementation) cover the whole project duration.There are 3 main work packages under the item Management and Implementation including following fields of activity:1) MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION:A. DOCUMENTATION: all templates and needed documents: project documentation, contracts, timesheets, reporting, etc.B. COMMUNICATION AND MEETINGS: transnational meetings, internal staff meetings dealing with the project itself and the intermediate inline meetings, internal staff meetings organised by partners at country level. Communication is described in detail below.C. PROGRESS REPORTING: reporting the work done and following steps achieved, milestones, reporting PRs, activities and events: progress of results, international meetings, multiplier events and other activities by partners.D. BUDGET CONTROL AND FINANCIAL REPORTING: tasks and responsibilities as well as procedure of reporting are described in section: budget control and time managementE. TIME MANAGEMENT - described in section: budget control and time managementF. HANDLING RISKS – described in detail below.The responsibility for work package 1 lies with Project Coordinator (CEN). 2) QUALITY ASSURANCE AND EVALUATION:A. preparation of Quality Assurance Plan, under the responsibility of CENB. setting qualitative and quantitative indicatorsC. quality checks and quality assessment of the PRs – realised under PRs, included in PR as integrated part of products development processD. Evaluation of the project – all quality and evaluation indicators related to fields different than PRs – quality of management, communication, evaluation of meetings and promotion activities etc.E. final evaluation of the project’s success – does the project meet the goals, the potential of results, potential to sustain.Tasks under this item are presented in details in appropriate sections of this application form.The responsibility for work package 2 lies with Quality Assurance Leader (CEN) who cooperates with Quality Assurance Group (QAG) on a regular basis.3) PROMOTION A. Promotion plan with measures and indicatorsB. Graphic standardsC. Visualization of the project: logo, colours, templates of documentsD. Project websiteE. coordination of promotion in partner’s Social networks (FB, LinkedIn, YouTube)F. newslettersThe responsibility for work package 3 lies with Promotion Leader (Eesti people to people) which cooperates with Promotion Group (DG) on a regular basisMoreover, and as a transversal activity, the partnership has agreed a green protocol, preparing our staff to become true agents of change. Thus, all partners are committed to protect the environment with the following list of actions that are part of the values of the project:- In face-to-face sessions, there are no plastic waste emissions.- Paper is no longer used in any of the project's processes or outputs.- Find the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation for the TPMs.- Preferential use of collective and less polluting modes of transportation for travel (train if possible).- Priority for airlines that are committed to using fuel in an environmentally friendly manner.- Meetings with a distance of zero kilometers. This eliminates the need for transportation between the hotel and the event site.<< Results >>TANGIBLE RESULTS:To achieve the objectives of the project four Project Results will be developed, tested and multiplied: The project will develop four Project Results: * PR1. Self-Evaluation Tool. The consortium will define a list of the 12 areas of greatest emotional impact for older people and, based on these, develop a self-assessment tool for carers to discover their level of knowledge and competence in these areas.* PR2. Training system for caregivers. Based on the results of PR1, the partnership will develop a training programme for caregivers to increase their theoretical and practical competences to deal with these emotional difficulties in their daily work with the elderly.* PR3. The consortium will create a board game for the elderly, the final beneficiaries of our project.* PR4. The consortium will adapt the board game developed in PR3 to digital format.RESULTS RELATED TO MANAGEMENT- Managing guidelines;- Reporting procedure and administrative guidelines;- 5 transnational meetings + meeting minutes.- 4 intermediate online meetingsRESULTS RELATED TO QUALITY AND EVALUATION- Evaluation tools: meetings evaluation questionnaire, project progress questionnaire, Project Results evaluation tools and multiplier events evaluation questionnaire.- Evaluation Reports: mid-term and final evaluation report, Project Results reports;- Project risks analysis.RESULTS RELATED TO PROMOTION- Project graphic design;- Social networks profiles;- Project website;- Project mailing list;- Newsletters;- Informative brochure;INTANGIBLE DIRECT RESULTS:- Developed knowledge and skills of teachers and teenagers in testing project outputs on how to manage their emotions.- Increased awareness of the need to manage the teachers and teenagers´ emotions in their day by day. ADDITIONAL OUTCOMES FOR PARTNERS:- Increased capacity of partners and associated partners through expanded offer of their organizations with free solutions available to customers and recipients;- On the basis of international cooperation among diverse partners, experience exchange, and mutual learning, partners' experience and potential have been developed.- Partner collaboration should be strengthened.- Partners' image as those who undertake innovative initiatives and promote an innovative approach has been reinforced. The consortium will use the results of the project, exploiting them with different objectives, in other initiatives on the same topic, disseminating them through all its channels and applying them in its internal working dynamics."

The project idea wants to develop a training course for young entrepreneurs (age 18-30) and startuppers to let them able to mentor adults and elderly people on how to start a business, improving their “spirit of initiative”, develop a more entrepreneurial approach towards life, job, society.The mentoring relationship has always been focused on a special link between two actors in which the most experienced (usually the eldest) supports, encourages and inspires the one with less experience (very often a young person). Since 2010, Europe has experienced a “start-up phenomenon” and an increase in the discussion and initiatives around the topic of entrepreneurship as a mean to reduce youth unemployment. To face lack of jobs and increase in youth unemployment rates, European countries have started to promote programs, contests, financing opportunities for young people to start their own business, becoming entrepreneurs, trying to self-employ themselves. A new community of young people has been created with a development of new business skills, competences and visions. The idea behind the concept of “startup” has been strictly connected with a strong element of entrepreneurship education. Young people have been invited to take risks by becoming entrepreneurs, thinking out the box, improving their creative mindset, linking and networking with other people, presenting their ideas to venture capitalists, developing business plans, failing and starting all over again. A “start-up generation” is currently made of young people aged 18-30 all over Europe, from Italy to Spain, from Portugal to France. They have the same attitudes, they follow the same models, they have the same objectives. The project wants to exploit the current trend in order to “reverse” this idea bringing startuppers and young entrepreneurs to support adults (particularly those that have lost their jobs and have difficulties in finding a new one) and elderly people (retired but still very active and interested).