Posts Tagged ‘co-production’
Age-friendly place making
Age-friendly place making Learning from age-friendly leaders across the world A reflection blog from our Community Development Adviser Ruth N, on intergenerational ideas she’s been hearing and learning about. Recently I’ve attended several webinars on related topics. The themes were age, placemaking, and strengthening community connections, wellbeing and resilience for all. The first of these was…
Read MoreMoments of Freedom: International Women’s Day blog
Moments of Freedom: International Women’s Day blog ‘Even COVID can’t stop us: choose to challenge!’ The women from Moments of Freedom have decided to write a blog for International Women’s Day to share their journey over the past year …..and what a year it’s been! What have we achieved? “It’s been a tough year but…
Read MoreBuilding age-positive community (online)!
Building age-friendly online communities Online community connections in Covid-19 In the past year online spaces have become the heart of many local communities like never before. One of the few glittering gems of hope in Covid-19 is that we’re finally addressing digital inclusion as vital for social equality. But there’s still lots of room for…
Read MoreMums Returning to Work: Resources, training and more
Resources for creating a Mum-Friendly Workplace Here you can find our Mums Returning to Work resources, including our new Support Pack for employers and training videos! Mums Returning to Work grew from our experience supporting different groups of Mums, parents and employers to develop equal policies, an inclusive culture, and the space and skills for…
Read MoreCo-production in Scotland & Wales: ideas and questions
Co-production ideas and questions from Scotland & Wales Co-production learning across Scotland and Wales As part of Co-production Week, I joined the co-production learning event hosted in partnership by the Scottish Co-production Network and the Co-Production Network for Wales. The zoom event brought people from the Scottish and Welsh Networks together to share our experiences…
Read MoreCelebrating International Day of Older Persons
Celebrating older people in our communities Passion for making a difference Today, on International Day of Older Persons, I’ve been reflecting on just a few of the different ways older people are contributing to their communities. Older people have helped shape every phase of thousands of community projects across Scotland and helped them to continue…
Read MoreCommunity Solutions for social care – how small and local is part of the picture
Community Solutions for social care How small and local is part of the picture Many of us have known for a long time that the solutions to problems often come from the community that is affected. That is where people see the difficulties day-to-day and understand what the needs is, what can work and what…
Read MoreCommunity Solutions for social care – What we are planning for autumn 2020
Community Solutions for social care – What we are planning for autumn 2020 Last year Outside the Box and a team at the Innovation Hub at Health Improvement Scotland worked with people in rural communities, to look at models of community-led support and how these can improve the range of supports, especially for people living…
Read MoreCommunities are Committed to Good Support
Communities are Committed to Good Support Approaches to Community Support in lockdown Since lockdown started it has been amazing to see and hear all the good support that communities, volunteers and individuals and community groups have created and delivered. Responding quickly and simply to the emerging crisis and then developing new ways to support each…
Read More‘Age-Friendly Living Ecosystem’ Project
Taking part in the ‘Age-Friendly Living Ecosystem’ Project Through our friends at Intergenerational National Network we were invited to take part in a ‘virtual co-creation camp’. The Age-Friendly Living Ecosystem (AFLE) project is funded by The Scottish Universities Insight Institute in response to The UN Sustainable Development Goals. The project will facilitate co-creation camps which…
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