"<< 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."