Posts Tagged ‘older people’
Digital Buddies how-to videos
Digital Buddies how-to guides Digital access and peer learning Getting online and learning digital skills can be transformative – or frustrating. It can take ages to work out how to change accessibility settings on your phone, download a banking app, or listen to a podcast. In the Digital Buddies project, we’ve had the benefit of being…
Read MoreIntroducing Borders Buddies
OTB South-East are very pleased to announce the official launch of our Borders Buddies project! Thanks to funding from Scottish Borders Council Community Fund for Tweeddale, we are able to deliver this important new project to support people to start to get back to normal activities. We know that not everyone will feel comfortable…
Read MoreIntergenerational LGBT+ Storytelling: Invitation to Participate
LGBT+ Love and Relationships Creative Storytelling Project About the LGBT+ storytelling project We’re supporting researchers at the University of Dundee, the Intergenerational National Network and Citadel Centre to share their exciting project. They’re particularly looking for middle aged and older LGBT+ people to get involved. The project focuses on using creative storytelling – including zine-making.…
Read MoreNew Digital Buddies tech how-to guides
Digital Buddies tablet how-to guides Digital access and peer learning Since the Digital Buddies project began, it’s been a steep learning curve! It’s led to lots of learning for us at Outside the Box, and for older people connecting to the internet for the first time with new tablets. We realised the peer-support and shared…
Read MoreOutdoors for wellbeing #7 – Accessible cycling
Outdoors for Wellbeing #7 – Accessible cycling ‘Cycling Without Age Scotland’ This week we’re taking a look at an organisation which helps disabled people and older people access the outdoors. Cycling Without Age Scotland use “trishaws”, tricycles with a seat for two passengers on the front and pedalled by one person at the rear. The…
Read MoreAge-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 MoreSocial Care & human rights in Scotland – continuing the conversation
Social Care and human rights in Scotland Continuing the conversation There are lots of conversations happening in Scotland just now about what life will be like as we move on from Covid. Some of these are picking up issues that have been around for a long time but now have a new context and a…
Read MoreIntergenerational climate action: sharing ideas at Glasgow Science Centre
Intergenerational climate action Network meet-up at the Glasgow Science Centre It’s a sunny morning across Scotland – big blue skies, snowdrops and less snow than last week – and it really feels like Spring. The Intergenerational National Network meetup starts off with lots of hellos, co-ordinator Pat welcoming everyone and lots of interesting info shared…
Read MoreDigital Buddies – What next?
We are now delighted to share that we have been successful in securing additional funding to continue supporting our existing digital buddies and get more older people connected in the Borders . The additional funding will also allow us to produce resources with the help of our existing digital buddies who are sharing what they…
Read MoreDigital Buddies in the Scottish Borders
Digital Buddies is a project funded by Independent Age to get older people in the Scottish Borders connected digitally to friends, family, groups, their communities & the wider world. We thought other groups may be interested in how this is working, to help you with your plans for older people to become more digitally connected.…
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