Monthly Archives: May 2021

As part of the European project PHARAON (financed by the Horizon 2020 Program), the project’s Ethics Board, chaired by Caritas Coimbra, met on the 19th May. Pharaon Ethics Board is composed by representatives from each of the 6 large-scale pilots to be implemented at the end of the current year, 8 experts external to the […]

The European Covenant on Demographic Change is happy to launch its new webinar session THE GRASSROOT EXPERIENCE DURING COVID19 | ENABLERS AND CHALLENGES.   Organised for the Covenant by Caritas Coimbra, in collaboration with SHINE 2Europe and the ECHAlliance, it will take place on June 1st, at 11:30 CET, hosted by Joan Martin and Carina […]

NET4Age-Friendly advocates for inclusive environments and promotion of autonomy. However, mobile apps and smart homes and sensors are rapidly evolving and the functionalities they offer get increasingly more efficient, which raises justified concerns.   How can we ensure they are safe, secure and packed with healthy goodness?   From the standardisation perspective, Petra Hoogendoorn will explain us how […]

Last May 14, Cáritas Coimbra participated in the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the VALUECARE project (funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme and coordinated by Erasmus Medical Center – The Netherlands). Sofia Ortet, a member of the Caritas Coimbra’s Innovation Department, participated in the online meeting that was chaired by Mona Khalid, Chair […]

DAPAS project aims to provide an innovative solution based on the needs of older people and their caregivers. The role of Caritas Coimbra is to develop the Portuguese pilot, in which the efficiency and acceptance of the DAPAS system are being tested with 40 users, and to organize and lead the meetings of the User […]