Between 2021 and 2024 the Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation (HCAF) together with the Erasmus+ project partners has made significant strides in addressing social isolation and mental health among ageing and elderly individuals through its social permaculture project called Social Peas. By integrating principles of permaculture, the project has successfully created a multifaceted approach to enhancingContinue reading “Fostering Mental Health and Well-being with Social Permaculture: The Social Peas Project of Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation”
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How to support mental health with (social) permaculture (online event)
We are currently facing turbulent times marked by numerous crises, including those related to care, climate, housing, ecology, and mental health.
Redefine Ageing with Unfolding – Your Journey to Conscious Ageing
Embark on a transformative journey where you’ll explore new paths to design your landscape of conscious, active and meaningful ageing. From the moment of our birth, we are in the process of ageing. The UnfOlding program is dedicated to shaping the second half of life, embracing and nourishing the knowledge, wisdom, and resources acquired inContinue reading “Redefine Ageing with Unfolding – Your Journey to Conscious Ageing”
One wholesome response to the mental health crisis
Among many other crises (climate, care, housing) we also face a mental health crisis. While mental health cases and issues quickly rise, available support, staff and funding are in decline. According to Martin Price, vice president of Health Economics, Market Access and Reimbursement in Europe: “The OECD estimates that mental health disorders cost Europe overContinue reading “One wholesome response to the mental health crisis”
UnfOlding / conscious ageing and conscious living in a digital society
To equip for conscious ageing and conscious living in a digital society The UnfOlding project has distinct focuses: Creating a dedicated community of adult learners from The Netherlands and Hungary, fostering ongoing dialogue, long-term community learning, and co-creating progressive community initiatives. Strengthening the strategic cooperation between Hekate Conscious Ageing Foundation and Jánoshida Municipality in promotingContinue reading “UnfOlding / conscious ageing and conscious living in a digital society”
Ageing consciously in a digital and AI driven world?
Our World is changing at an unexpected speed. Digital solutions are replacing services previously provided by humans. Many of us do banking, shopping, and working online. As a result, post offices, bank branches, and even pubs are closing down in many cases. Healthcare and elderly care are more and more digitalized. AI is now usedContinue reading “Ageing consciously in a digital and AI driven world?”
UnfOlding – We worden allemaal ouder
Een tweedaagse workshop in de LekPoort Vianen over ouder worden We worden ouder dan ooit. En oud worden is toch een beetje een taboe onderwerp. Oud worden is enerzijds een heel mooi proces van groei en ‘becoming’ en anderzijds ook een proces van loslaten en verlies. We leven in een digitaal tijdperk, waarin we “meerContinue reading “UnfOlding – We worden allemaal ouder”
DigInclude: Developing Digital Skills in Disadvantaged Groups
DigInclude is a two-years-long project that creates space for a well-needed digital inclusion of marginalised and disadvantaged groups of youngsters and young adults. With this project we address two interconnected issues that the European Union its member states are facing at the moment: Why? The skilled workforce shortage is an obvious opportunity for disadvantaged people.Continue reading “DigInclude: Developing Digital Skills in Disadvantaged Groups”
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