Monthly Archives: October 2022

On November 8th and 9th, Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environments (SHAFE) and Social Innovation will be highlighted in Coimbra, in the International Conference Learning and Implementing Social Innovation. The event aims to share and discuss approaches, projects and best practices related to Social Innovation and how to implement and develop healthier and inclusive environments. In addition to […]

Since last September 29th, a group of people over 65 years old integrated the Pharaon project, whose Portuguese pilot is led by Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra. Under the theme smart, healthy and friendly cities for all ages, the main project goal is to provide support for the active ageing of the European population, by developing […]

On October 19th, Cáritas Coimbra organized the 2nd National Multiplier Event, integrated in the activities of the Hands-on SHAFE project. The event took place at the S. José Community Centre, in Coimbra, and was held by the Innovation Department, represented by Andrea Campos, Maria Inês Santos and Vera Pinto. With the theme “Healthy lifestyles promotion: […]

On October 6 and 7, the face-to-face meeting of the project DIANA – Digital Intelligent Assistant for Nursing Applications was carried out. The meeting took place in Bucharest, Romania, and was attended by representatives of all work groups and tasks that integrate the consortium: Cáritas Coimbra, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Cogvis, Technical University of Vienna, Geriatrische […]

On September 26th, Cáritas Coimbra was present in a master class at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The invitation came from Professor Artur Serrano, who teaches the subject Assistive Technologies for assisted living purposes. Representing Cáritas Coimbra was Elisabete Pitarma, project manager of the Innovation Department, who shared insights on the institution’s […]