SOCIAL ACTION, POVERTY AND COOPERATION
The Elderly
The elderly, actively involved in their own story
Empowering older people as active members of society is the aim of the programme, given longer life expectancies and improved health conditions.
2019 saw the consolidation of the programme Always Accompanied.
Tackling situations of loneliness, based on the capabilities of each person and the building up of community networks.
In collaboration with public administrations and over 110 organisations, more than 600 people have benefitted.
This annual report explains the link between the programmes of ”la Caixa” Foundation and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
ACTIONS CARRIED OUT
Highlights
Achievements in 2019
Course “Loneliness in the elderly”. One of the challenges of any advanced society is how to tackle loneliness. "la Caixa" Foundation's Elderly People Programme and the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology have launched this course with the aim of analysing in depth the phenomenon of loneliness and training social and health service professionals in this field.
AT A GLANCE
2019, in figures
PARTICIPANTS
ACTIVITIES
