ELAC for migrant elders: First "European Local Authorities Competition on Good Practices on the Support for Migrant Elders' Initiatives"
Call for submissions: the best projects on the support for migrant elders' initiatives wanted
De Europese Commissie steunt een project rond actief ouder worden van migrantenouderen in Europa (AAMEE project), gerealiseerd door het Ministerie van Intergenerationele Zaken, Vrouwen en Integratie van Noordrijn-Westfalen (Duitsland).
De wedstrijd "Good practice in cities and municipalities in Europe for and with elderly migrants" werd gelanceerd in samenwerking met de Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) en het Comité van de Regio's.
The competition was launched by the Ministry for Intergenerational Affairs, Family, Women and Integration of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), in partnership with the Committee of the Regions. ELAC for migrant elders is under the patronage of the President of the European Parliament.
Objective
Through this call, the partners seek to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of migrant elders. To achieve this, three concepts are of particular importance:
- The concept of active ageing: according to the WHO active ageing "allows people to realize their potential for physical, social, and mental well being throughout the life course and to participate in society according to their needs, desires and capacities, while providing them with adequate protection, security and care when they require assistance". "Active" in this context "refers to continuing participation in social, economic, cultural, spiritual and civic affairs, not just the ability to be physically active or to participate in the labour force".
- The concept of mutual integration: integration is seen as a two-way process based on mutual rights and corresponding obligations of migrants and the host society, which provides for full participation of the migrant elders.
- The concept of empowerment: according to this concept individuals should be supported in (re)gaining their freedom of choice and decision and in freely choosing their way of life. This concept focuses on the potential and resources that migrant elders bring along.
Proposed projects or initiatives should be in line with these objectives.
The application must be received by 31 October 2010 at the latest.
Prizes given out
1. €3000 prize
2. €1500 prize
3. €1000 prize
The jury will invite representatives from the 15 best initiatives to present the initiative at a meeting in December 2010 or January 2011.
Awards ceremony
The awards ceremony will take place in February 2011 at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels. The results will be summarised in the form of recommendations for European towns and municipalities, which will be presented mid-2011. The competition builds on the project "Active Ageing of Migrant Elders across Europe" (http://www.aamee.eu/).
Practical information
The application package including this call for submissions, an application form and a validation form is available at the following website: www.aktioncourage.org/ELACinenglish.
Deadline for application is 31 October 2010.
Meer lezen:
http://www.aktioncourage.org/ELACinenglish_competition
http://www.aktioncourage.org/media/raw/call_for_submissions_EN.pdf
