Category Archives: Notícias CDC
Active, autonomous and healthy ageing is one of the main challenges arising from Europe’s demographic change, so Cáritas Coimbra is currently participating in the European project VALUECARE – “Value-Based Methodology for Integrated Care supported by ICT” (2019-2023). The project is funded by the European Union research and innovation programme Horizon 2020, under the grant agreement nº […]
Pharaon – Pilots for Healthy and Active Ageing aims to develop integrated platforms that will provide personalized and optimized health and social care, maintaining the dignity of older people and increasing their independence, security, capacities and stimulating their interest in urban natural areas nearby, as well as active participation in preserving the environment. To this […]
The Workshop “Open service platforms in the Active and Healthy Ageing domain” will take place on February 25, 2021 (2:00 pm to 3:45 pm) (online), and is organised by Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra (CDC), represented by its Innovation Department under the project PlatformUptake.eu (financed by Horizon 2020). This event is aimed at end-users, technology suppliers, research entities, carers and policymakers, and […]
On the 25th of January, the Triplo D team (Cáritas de Coimbra project) promoted an awareness session with the people living in the residential home – Casa S. José with the support of the DAPAS application, thus scaling up the implementation of AAL solutions. The DAPAS application allows the project’s participants to keep in touch […]
The Triplo D Project (Caritas Coimbra) participated in the Caritas Europa Innovation Festival on January 15th. This was an event organized by Caritas Europa in collaboration with Caritas Austria. With about 45 registrations from 23 countries, Triplo D was selected to participate in this Innovation festival, where Ana Goreti Oliveira represented the institution and shared some of […]
The Triplo D Project (Caritas Coimbra) was selected to participate in the Caritas Europa Innovation Festival on January 15th. This is a virtual event organized by Caritas Europa. The objective is to present new projects and services developed across Europe, to showcase the different innovative initiatives, and enable the exchange of successful experiences. In truth, to inspire […]
“Despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cáritas Coimbra found a possibility to approach its older users and promote some focus group sessions aimed at co-creating the Valuecare solution. That was only possible by maintaining the safety distance and all the security measures imposed by the DGS (Portuguese General Direction of Health). Thus, Caritas […]
In October and November 2020, Cáritas Coimbra conducted the tests of the first version of the pedagogical tool of the IGCAL Project – Improving Guidance and Counselling in Adult Learning, at its Inclusion Community Centre (CCI). This tool aims to map background learning parameters of adult learners, to expand and develop the skills of educators […]
Carina Dantas, from the Innovation Department of Cáritas Coimbra, was a keynote speaker at the DSAI 2020 online conference – the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion which took place from 2nd to 4th of December. On the 4th of December, Carina Dantas presented “No excuses – keep investing in […]
On December 2nd Carina Dantas (Cáritas Coimbra) participated in the ASTAHG online conference (Alpine Space Transnational Governance of Active and Healthy Ageing) representing SHAFE network and the COST action NET4Age-Friendly. The conference addressed different perspectives about support for older people living in remote areas in times of COVID-19. Cáritas Coimbra’s intervention focused on the COST Action- NET4Age-Friendly. According to the […]