Category Archives: Notícias

Cáritas Coimbra, represented by their Director of Innovation, Carina Dantas, participated, on the 5th of June, on the Advisory Board of the European project Homes4Life, a Coordination Action and Support to the European Commission that aims to create a system of qualifications for smart housing. Europe’s demographic ageing rises the challenge to ensure suitability and […]

Caritas Coimbra is already installing the new DAPAS system in the home of its 65+ users, with extraordinary safety and hygiene standards. During the period of state of emergency, the delivery and installation of these innovative digital tools were suspended, but the growing situations of social isolation caused by the pandemic led the DAPAS team […]

In July 18th, Carina Dantas, Director of the Innovation Department at Cáritas Coimbra, represented one of the 12 guest organizations in the kick-off meeting of ISAC Health European, invited by the European Commission – DG CONNECT – Communication Networks, Content and Technology. This invitation arose during Cáritas Coimbra participation on the Pharaon project, a large […]

Cáritas Coimbra attended, on June 25th, the Board Meeting (Virtual) for the European Covenant on Demographic Changes, represented by the Vice-President of the Covenant, Carina Dantas. In discussion amongst the Board members was the strategy for the next work season, including future types of funding and the provided services. The Covenant is an international non-profit […]

Cáritas Coimbra, partner of the international project Pharaon, hosted the third co-creation group session to gather requirements to build two digital platforms. This meeting was aimed at stakeholders and had 9 participants from relevant fields for a healthy and active ageing. There had been three group sessions, in which formal carers, colaborators and users of the […]

After the co-creation sessions of the Pharaon project were carried out with users of the Residential Structures of Cáritas Coimbra, it was the turn of the formal caregivers to also contribute. A group session was held with the participation of 17 employees who were able to share their opinions on a b-learning platform called “Campus […]

Cáritas Coimbra participated in the Coimbra Sustainability Summit, organized under the DIATOMIC project and coordinated by Pedro Nunes Institute, Association for Innovation and Development in Science and Technology. Carina Dantas, Director of the Cáritas Coimbra’s Innovation Department, did a presentation where she made the institution known and spoke about the user’s perspective on the difference […]

Within the scope of the support that the Sem Diferenças E7G Project has made with the community and in conjunction with the School Group, in the last week, the need to open the doors of the project headquarters was felt at different times. It begins with the aim of providing support in small school and […]

Cáritas Coimbra is preparing the return of the DAPAS project, complying with the necessary safety and hygiene standards. This project saw the start of implementation of its pilot interrupted due to the installation of the state of emergency caused by the pandemic of COVID-19. The project that brings together the successful results of previous AAL […]

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cáritas Coimbra worked with its users to find solutions to combat distance and prevent the interruption of the innovation activities. Thus, Caritas Coimbra brought together 14 people residing in the Sagrada Família Residential Unit, operating in Cabreira, Góis, and Casa S. José, in Coimbra, in two groups […]