Elderly Care-Based, Silver Economy-Based, and Active Ageing -Based Regional Development in Poor Rural Areas in the Central European Region Written by Kinga Milankovics and ChatGPT together Contents: Introduction Demographic and Economic Context Elderly Care as a Catalyst for Growth The Silver Economy as a Driver Active Ageing and Community Engagement Sustainable and Circular Practices OpportunitiesContinue reading “How the European centrum and the peripheries can work together to tackle multiple crises”
Category Archives: Intergenerational cooperation
Roots in the Garden and in Our Lives
We are often captivated by nature’s visible beauty, whether it’s a blossoming flower or the grand canopy of a noble oak. When asked to visualize a tree, most of us picture its trunk and canopy, but rarely do we consider its hidden, underground root system. Yet it’s the roots that anchor the tree, absorb waterContinue reading “Roots in the Garden and in Our Lives”
Community check – this how well we are digitally
In Hekate we’re strongly focusing on the digital aspects of the different areas of life, too. We approach ageing, mental health, work, personal fulfilment, social life and community, and even sustainability through our digital lenses. Why? Because we do live in a digital era that requires us to intentionally and critically reflect on and actContinue reading “Community check – this how well we are digitally”
When a project won’t just end…
We started our DigInclude project 2 years ago. While it’s coming to its official end, we are far from really ending it. It is just impossible not to carry with a different meaning of work – and life, too. It is impossible not to build on all the learnings we experienced, and not to leaveContinue reading “When a project won’t just end…”
Quick to learn Digital Professions aka the basics of Digital Career
We live our life in a digital age with tons of activities we perform online, from communication, through studies till banking and administration. For many of us, a great part of our works are online, too. But not for all of us, and not entirely. There are several job opportunities out there that are specificallyContinue reading “Quick to learn Digital Professions aka the basics of Digital Career “
How to be really inclusive? The learning from an inclusive workshop on inclusivity…
Two weeks ago we led a professional forum with two workshops in Budapest, Hungary. This was for the lovely community of one of our strategic partners, SignCoders, who we are coordinating a 2 years long Erasmus+ project, “DigInclude – Developing Digital Skills in Disadvantaged Groups” with. The topic therefore was given: Digital Inclusion. From the process ofContinue reading “How to be really inclusive? The learning from an inclusive workshop on inclusivity…”
Digital Wellbeing and Digital Inclusion: what’s the connection?
Two weeks ago we lead a professional forum with two workshops in Budapest, Hungary. This was for the lovely community of one of our strategic partners, SignCoders, who we are coordinating a 2 years long Erasmus+ project, “DigInclude – Developing Digital Skills in Disadvantaged Groups” with. The topic therefore was given: Digital Inclusion. However weContinue reading “Digital Wellbeing and Digital Inclusion: what’s the connection?”
Technology: blessing or curse? 1 question, 5 opinions!
As part of our DigInclude project, we have initiated exciting club discussions, which have now become quite a tradition. Our first discussion was an introduction to the digital society, Artificial Intelligence and the changing world, with the help of four knowledgeable panellists and a moderator. In this article we want to present the general viewContinue reading “Technology: blessing or curse? 1 question, 5 opinions!”
Leny 80 – Those Whose Footsteps I Want to Follow
Lighthouses. They live among us. Perhaps they lack lanterns, but their smiles, their words, their entire beings radiate energy, joy of life, and a desire to live. They appear as relatives, neighbours, or as teachers, and though often not consciously acknowledged in our daily lives, they wield a significant impact on us. Sometimes they becomeContinue reading “Leny 80 – Those Whose Footsteps I Want to Follow”
P-AGE / Intergenerational and Age-Friendly Community Platform
The P-AGE project (Pécs* Intergenerational and Age-Friendly Community Platform) has been launched through a partnership between the Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation and the Pécs Community Foundation. For the first time in human history, 4-5 generations are living together on Earth. Europe has never had as many people over the age of 75 as it doesContinue reading “P-AGE / Intergenerational and Age-Friendly Community Platform”
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