Category Archives: Notícias CDC

Population ageing is a reality observed in all countries of the European Union (EU), constituting itself as a demographic phenomenon – but also a social, economic, cultural and health one – that imposes new challenges. According to Eurostat[1], in 2018, nearly one fifth of the EU population was aged 65 or more. Within the last […]

Cáritas Coimbra will host, between 19th and 21st February, the second meeting of the IGCAL project – Improving Guidance and Counselling in Adult Learning. After the project kick-off meeting, which took place at the end of October 2019 in Finland, the consortium will meet in Coimbra to know and discuss the project’s developments. In addition […]

On February 20th and 21st, Cáritas Coimbra will be in Vienna, Austria, to participate in the kick-off meeting of the project DIANA – Digital Intelligent Assistant for Nursing Applications. Flávia Rodrigues, from Cáritas Coimbra’s Innovation Department, will be present at the meeting and will introduce the Portuguese entity to the project consortium. This will be […]

It was on February 1st that the La 2 channel, from the Spanish public television – TVE, introduced the GrowMeUp project to its audience. The Cáritas Coimbra project was presented as an example of technology that was developed to help older people in their daily lives. Cáritas Coimbra received, at the facilities of the Rainha […]

In the beginning of this year, Cáritas Coimbra launched the Cons©elhos Repórteres 55+ project, with the objective of reducing social isolation through intercultural learning and socialization among peers. The implementation of this project takes place throughout this year and has a partnership with the University of Coimbra – through the Faculty of Arts and Humanities […]

Cáritas Coimbra was at Casa da Esquina, in Coimbra, exchanging knowledge about good communication practices for diverse and specific audiences – people in situations of dependency and vulnerability. The session took place on January 30th and was promoted by Graal. Between January 27th and 31st, Graal received a group of four professors from the Instituto […]

Cáritas Coimbra participated in the third and final workshop AAL2Business – The lean approach, promoted by the AAL Lean Startup Academy, in Vienna (Austria), on the 29th of January. Natália Machado, from Cáritas Coimbra’s Innovation Department, was present at this third session, continuing the work previously done. Throughout the day, there was the opportunity to […]

Between January 20th and 24th, Cáritas Coimbra was in Pisa, Italy, to participate in the kick-off meeting of Pharaon – a project that aims to create more active and inclusive communities in Europe, favoring a healthier ageing with the support of digital solutions. Cáritas Coimbra was represented by Carina Dantas and Sofia Ortet, from the […]

Cáritas Coimbra was in Vienna, Austria, on January 15th and 16th, as partner in the kick-off meeting of the PlatformUptake.eu project, a coordination and support action to the European Commission for digital platforms to support Active and Healthy Ageing. Ageing presents one of the greatest socioeconomic challenges of the 21st century, with more than 20% […]

For two weeks, from January 9th to 23th, Cáritas Coimbra will be in exchange in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, as part of the Lifebots Exchange project. During this period, Flávia Rodrigues, from the Department of Innovation of Cáritas Coimbra, will be welcomed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to carry out […]