Edy-Care Final Conference
I've such a bad conscience when I feel that now I leave my mother when I know she's drunk, and then you should sit there in the school, listen to the teacher and try to do your best (David, 17…
Start of a new movement of Young Carers in Flanders
In Flanders, young carers gathered on February 4 to start a movement for Young Carers: ZoJong! Vzw (‘So Young!’). Their goal? Offer a digital platform for Young Carers where they can share their story, find more information,… (www.zojong.be). Also they…
“Bridge” – an intergenerational approach with prototypes games for young people and people with dementia
People with dementia (PwD) are often excluded from intergenerational social activities due to stigmatization. The generation gap is constantly widening while young people are losing their interest to participate in volunteering actions concerning elderly people. The Erasmus+ funded “Bridge” program…
Informal care on the rise in Estonia
In recent years social policy field has been focusing more on the long term care provision in Estonia. Alongside the wider framework informal care and the possibilities to value and support the informal carers receive special attention in 2020. Ministry…
Support in the UK: Evaluation of the Hampshire Young Carers Alliance
The Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) is an alliance of ten young carer services or ‘projects’ within Hampshire (UK), with the common aim of supporting young carers within the county Using an allocation of The Big Lottery funding, HYCA commissioned…
Reducing the burden of carers – the Swiss promotion plan
The promotion program of the Federal Office of Public Health aims to study the situation and needs of family caregivers. It must make it possible to develop offers of support and discharge adapted to needs so that family caregivers can,…
Greek workshop on“ Supporting people with heart disease and their carers”
Greek Carers Network EPIONI advocates on behalf of informal carers of people with illness or disability and promotes the recognition of their role in the Greek health system. EPIONI is a member of Eurocarers and other European networks with the…
Dutch informal carers in focus
Around one third of Dutch citizens aged over 16 are informal carers. Informal care (regarded here as all help provided to a sick, disabled or frail person by someone in their immediate social setting) is indispensable. Many informal carers are…
Eurocarers now a member of the renewed eHealth Stakeholder Group (2019-2022)
On the 7th February 2020, the European Commission published the names of the new member organisations of the eHealth Stakeholder Group (eHSG). The call for applications, to which Eurocarers submitted its application, closed in September 2019. A first meeting of…
Bringing all stakeholders active in the social economy together in Mannheim
The European Commission and the City of Mannheim (DE) will jointly hold a European Summit on Social Economy on 26 -27 November 2020. The #EUSES2020 is an opportunity to bring all stakeholders active in the social economy together. The aim…
