Let's get to know each other: female caregivers from Ukraine and people 60+ from Poland

Model organizacyjny

People from Ukraine face various challenges upon arrival in Poland, such as language barriers, adaptation to a foreign culture and customs, lack of specialised skills in elderly care and unfamiliarity with the topography of the city; social exclusion of senior citizens; lack of competences in elderly care.

The innovation creates opportunities for meetings between elderly Poles and migrant women from Ukraine who work as caregivers for the elderly. The innovation aims to meet the needs of both groups by supporting the caregivers in coping with daily challenges and strengthening their competences through integration with people over the age of 60. The innovation also aims to serve both groups in acquiring digital skills that facilitate interpersonal communication.

People from the Ukraine who work professionally as caregivers for the elderly in Poland; seniors from Poland; people under the care of these caregivers and their families.

Third Age Universities; senior citizen clubs; associations and foundations supporting the elderly; associations and foundations for local activities; caregivers agencies; associations supporting immigrants.

Guidebook; meeting scenarios; workshop scenarios; programme manual; fanpage; solution description.

Development of social competences that enable a better and more relaxed communication with representatives of another culture, assessed on the basis of end-users' and/or intermediate users' statements; increased knowledge and skills related to the work of the caregiver, adapted to the work placement and to the needs, assessed on the basis of end-users' statements and/or presentation of acquired knowledge and skills; development of social competences that enable a more complete integration into the local community and a more satisfactory functioning in the place of residence, assessed on the basis of end-users' statements and/or intermediate users' statements; increased satisfaction in undertaking different activities, such as artistic, sporting, technical or other passion activities, with an appreciation of one's own achievements, assessed on the basis of end-users' statements; increased knowledge of the care of the elderly, assessed on the basis of the end-users' statements and/or intermediate users' statements. increased knowledge of elderly care.

Tak

Coordinator; volunteer; animator of integration meetings; elderly; immigrant persons from Ukraine.

Ownership of a database with access to caregivers and seniors; cooperation with institutions dealing with foreigners; knowledge of foreign languages (Ukrainian or Russian); establishment of meeting place(s); adaptation of the space to the needs of the users of the innovation; financing.

Joanna Bień, Anna Grabowska, Elżbieta Pawłowicz

Gdańsk

Generator Innowacji. Sieci Wsparcia 2 [2019-2023]