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Neue KAMPAGNE DER UN gegen ALTERSDISKRIMINIERUNG

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14.10.2023 - von Vereinte Nationen

Während die hiesigen Parteien, Gewerkschaften, Regierungsmitglieder und ihre Scherpas der Altersdiskriminierung noch immer sehr wenig Aufmerksamkeit schenken, und außer einem schlaffen Papier der SPD keine Vorschläge zur Verbesserung des AGG zu sehen sind,
während Angelika Schlunck, Staatssekretärin im Bundesjustizministerium, schrfiftlich darüber informiert, dass die Reform des AGG im Jahr 2023 nur ministeriumsintern bearbeitet werden wird, und . Den Hinweis darauf, dass im Anschluss daran genügend Zeit für eine intensive Erörtertung der Vorschläge verbleibe, will der Sprecher der LIGA Selbstvertretung, Ottmar Miles-Paul, als Sprecher der LIGA Selbstvertretung, einem Zusammenschluss von Selbstvertretungsorganisationen behinderter Menschen darauf hin weist,
dass benachteiligte Menschen, die sich in vielen Bereichen des gesellschaftlichen Lebens massiven Diskriminierungen ausgesetzt sehen, wenig Verständnis dafür haben, dass sie fast 17 Jahre nach Verabschiedung des Gesetzes immer noch auf eine längst überfällige Reform warten müssen, haben die Vereinten Nationen eine neue, weltweite Kampagne gegen Altersdiskriminerung begonnen.

Die Kampagne gegen Altersdiskriminierung
Sind Sie auf der Suche nach einem praktischen Leitfaden für die Planung und Umsetzung effektiver Interventionen für den Kontakt zwischen den Generationen? Die "Global Campaign to Combat Ageism" hat die perfekte Ressource für Sie entwickelt: Connecting Generations! Generationen verbinden! Werden Sie Mitglied der globalen Kampagne zur Bekämpfung von Altersdiskriminierung!

Warum empfiehlt die UN eine generationenübergreifende Praxis?
Laut dem weltweiten Bericht über Altersdiskriminierung der UN:

- betrifft Altersdiskriminierung Menschen aller Altersgruppen

- verhält sich einer von zwei Menschen weltweit älteren Menschen gegenüber altersdiskriminierend, und in Europa berichten jüngere Menschen mehr über darüber wegn ihres Alters diskriminiert zu werden, als andere Altersgruppen

- hat Altersdiskriminierung verheerende Auswirkungen auf die körperliche und geistige Gesundheit sowie auf das soziale Wohlbefinden und fordert einen hohen wirtschaftlichen Tribut.

Der Bericht bekräftigt jedoch auch, dass Altersdiskriminierung bekämpft werden kann. Es gibt drei Strategien, die sich als wirksam erwiesen haben:

- Generationsübergreifende Interventionen

- Politik und Recht

- Pädagogische Aktivitäten

"Generationen verbinden" (Connecting Generations), heißt der erste Leitfaden der globalen Kampagne zur Bekämpfung von Altersdiskriminierung. Es geht darum, wie generationenübergreifende Interventionen geplant und umgesetzt werden können. Das Erreichen einer Welt für alle Lebensalter (#AWorld4AllAges) ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, um die Welt in einen besseren Ort zum Älterwerden zu verwandeln!

Was bedeutet generationenübergreifende Praxis?
Bei der generationenübergreifenden Praxis geht es um die Förderung der Interaktion zwischen Menschen unterschiedlichen Alters. Sie ist zielgerichtet, bietet Möglichkeiten zum gegenseitigen Nutzen und fördert eine größere Generationenvielfalt.

Erfahren Sie mehr über den neuen Leitfaden der UN
Altersdiskriminierung liegt vor, wenn das "Alter" dazu benutzt wird, Menschen in Kategorien einzuteilen und soziale Unterschiede zu schaffen, was zu Ungerechtigkeit und Nachteilen führt und die Solidarität zwischen den Generationen vermindert. Altersdiskriminierung beeinträchtigt in hohem Maße unsere Gesundheit und unser Wohlbefinden und verursacht hohe Kosten für die Gesellschaft. Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) wurde gebeten, in Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern eine globale Kampagne zur Bekämpfung von Altersdiskriminierung zu entwickeln. Dieser für die Kampagne entwickelte Leitfaden baut auf den Erkenntnissen des Weltberichts über Altersdiskriminierung auf, wonach Interventionen für den Kontakt zwischen den Generationen eine der drei Strategien sind, die sich bei der Bekämpfung von Altersdiskriminierung als wirksam erwiesen haben, zusammen mit politischen und rechtlichen Maßnahmen und Bildungsmaßnahmen. Der Leitfaden bietet eine Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung für alle, die generationenübergreifende Praktiken zur Bekämpfung von Altersdiskriminierung und zur Förderung von Verständnis und gegenseitigem Respekt zwischen den Generationen einsetzen oder einsetzen möchten. Übersetzung: Hanne Schweitzer
Generationenübergreifende Projekte aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland sind im booklet der UN nicht aufgeführt. Gibt es keine? Dann wird es höchste Zeit!

ISBN 978-92-4-007026-4 (electronic version)
ISBN 978-92-4-007027-1 (print version)

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Acknowledgements _________________________________________________________________
Glossary ________________________________________________________________________________
Executive summary ___________________________________________________________________
1. Introduction __________________________________________________________________________
1.1 Purpose of the guide _________________________________________________________________
1.2 Preparation of the guide ______________________________________________________________
1.3 Ageism and intergenerational practice ________________________________________________
2. Planning an intergenerational project ________________________________________
2.1 Identify aims and outcomes __________________________________________________________
2.2 Identify readily available community resources _______________________________________
2.3 Planning the project _________________________________________________________________
3. Implementing an intergenerational project _________________________________
3.1 Single age sessions before meeting: preparing younger
and older participants to meet each other ___________________________________________
3.2 Opening activity ____________________________________________________________________
3.3 Roles and involvement of participants _______________________________________________
3.4 Main activity ________________________________________________________________________
4. Evaluation of intergenerational projects _____________________________________
4.1 Data used in an evaluation ___________________________________________________________
4.2 Indicators ___________________________________________________________________________
4.3 External and Internal evaluations ____________________________________________________
5. Conclusion ___________________________________________________________________________
References _______________________________________________________________________________

Annex 1. Template for mapping community assets _________________________________________
Annex 2. Checklist for planning an intergenerational project ________________________________
Annex 3. Template for planning project activities ___________________________________________
Annex 4. Template for evaluating a plan, with examples _____________________________________
Annex 5. Template for planning activity sessions ____________________________________________
Annex 6. Checklist for choosing a setting ___________________________________________________
Annex 7. Template for planning the budget for a project ____________________________________
Annex 8. Effective intergenerational activities _____________________________________________
Music ___________________________________________________________________________________
Cultural Heritage _________________________________________________________________________
Environment and Nature _________________________________________________________________
Food _____________________________________________________________________________________
Performing Arts __________________________________________________________________________
Technology _____________________________________________________________________________
Arts and Crafts ____________________________________________________________________________
Storytelling ______________________________________________________________________________
Physical __________________________________________________________________________________
Educational ______________________________________________________________________________
Stereotyping _____________________________________________________________________________




A N N E X 9 .
INTERGENERATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD


Australia
- Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice

The Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice is a not-for-profit organization
established in 2021 to advance evidence-based intergenerational practices in Australia. It acts as a conduit between research and practice by collaborating with younger and older people, industry, care service providers and tertiary education providers. The Institute is the Australian lead for the global intergenerational movement and collaborates with intergenerational programmes and organizations around the world.
Its vision is to support the growth of intergenerational practices in Australia through advocacy, hosting national, local and membership-only events, providing resources to members, consultancy, providing training and professional development and supporting further research in this field.
Website: Link

Ireland, Italy, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain
- Together Old and Young (TOY) programme

The purpose of the TOY programme is to promote intergenerational learning and to create
new possibilities for older adults and young children to learn together and benefit from each other’s company.
The TOY programme, coordinated by International Child Development Initiatives, originated
in the European Union-funded TOY Project (2012–2014) in seven countries: Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Slovenia, Spain, Poland and Portugal. The project was unique
among European intergenerational learning projects in explicitly focusing on children aged
0–8 years. The project brought together the two ends of the lifelong learning spectrum:
early childhood education and activities for older adults. Learning initiatives involving young children and older adults in Europe were studied, documented and supported in collaboration with universities, nongovernmental organizations and municipalities. The initiatives took place in libraries, arts and cultural centres, community gardens, preschools and schools. The “TOY in action” webpage provides more information on these initiatives and a list of publications.

Since 2015, the TOY programme has been:
- advocating nationally and internationally for enhancing interaction between young
children and older adults in policies for lifelong learning;
- developing accessible professional development tools and training to ensure that the TOY
approach is recognized and validated in adult education and in pre-service and continuing
professional development of practitioners (see the TOY online course webpage);
-promoting intergenerational learning activities in disadvantaged and segregated
communities (see the “TOY for inclusion” webpage); and
-roviding information, resources and links to research on intergenerational learning
worldwide (see the publications webpage and the TOY blog).
Website: Link

United Kingdom
- HelpAge International

HelpAge International is a global network of organizations that promote the right of older
people to lead dignified, healthy, secure lives. With 158 members and offices in 86 countries, the HelpAge Global Network is a truly international movement for change. It promotes initiatives to bring together older and younger people in activities that encourage cross-generational bonding and address issues that affect them and their communities.
To achieve this, HelpAge International:
- works with older people’s associations to strengthen links with communities, service
providers and policy-makers and mobilize older people to bring about change in
their own communities. There are now more than one million such associations, with
hundreds of millions of members.
- provides training to establish and develop inclusive older people’s associations and
support older people in engaging with decision-makers and exercising their voices;
- collaborates with United Nations bodies and with governments in developing policies
to respond to the opportunities and challenges represented by ageing populations
and, to this end, works in partnership with the United Nations to promote age-
inclusive data collection and policies, helping to promote older people’s rights and
monitor service delivery;
- supports identification and removal of the barriers that prevent older people,
particularly those with disabilities and other excluded groups, from accessing
services, for example by promoting digital inclusion for older people as services in
many countries move online;
- supports older people in campaigning against ageism and in claiming their rights
through Age Demands Action, HelpAge International’s grassroots network in which
campaigns are run by older people for older people; and
- promotes the practice of intergenerational approaches, as outlined in the guide
produced with Restless Development, “Bringing generations together for change”.
Website: Link

- Generations Working Together
The vision of Generations Working Together is a Scotland in which different people are better connected and everyone has the opportunity to build relationships in order to increase social justice. The charity has developed a strong, multi-faceted model of working, which has raised awareness of what constitutes good intergenerational practice, inspiring people to take action and enhance such practice and the partnerships that deliver it. The charity supports over 3600 members in Scotland and hosts 18 local networks and three themed networks, which meet two to four times a year. It operates locally and internationally to provide training opportunities, resources, organization of events and facilitating networking to ensure that high-quality intergenerational activity takes root and flourishes.
The website of Generations Working Together hosts a large library of resources, training
opportunities and events, including the:
- Intergenerational guide in early learning and childcare;
- Intergenerational programme evaluation guide;
- Intergenerational evaluation toolkit;
- Intergenerational learning and development training programme, which
includes courses that vary from short introductions to an international diploma in
intergenerational learning; and
- The Global Intergenerational Week.
Website: Link

- Linking Generations Northern Ireland
Linking Generations Northern Ireland inspires and supports the growth of an age-friendly
society by connecting older and younger people. Its vision is that Northern Ireland will
be a place where all people are respected, understood, connected and engaged in
their communities. Like Generations Working Together, they have developed national
infrastructure and coordinate a community of practice through 11 local intergenerational
networks, with a membership of over 600 people. The networks connect people interested
in intergenerational work and inspire and support the development of local activities. The
services act as a catalyst to empower people with the skills and capacity to implement their own sustainable intergenerational solutions. They include coordinating local and regional network meetings, events, demonstration projects, small grants schemes, advice and support services, training and advocating for intergenerational practice at policy level.
Their website and social media channels include information on intergenerational practice,
project stories, news, a resources section and an opportunity to sign up to their network.
Website: Link

United States of America
- Generations United
The mission of Generations United is to improve the lives of children and young and older
people through intergenerational collaboration, public policies and programmes for
the enduring benefit of all. The organization has existed for 30 years and provides many
resources free of charge on its website, such as the Intergenerational evaluation toolkit,
which was designed to be easily, rapidly, reliably completed by programme staff to assess
intergenerational activities and support evidence-based practices.
The toolkit provides:
- an eight-step guide to planning an intergenerational evaluation to help practitioners
plan and conduct a programme evaluation; and
- tools for measuring outcomes, which include a list of reliable, valid measures for
demonstrating the impact of an intergenerational programme, with detailed
information on five effective tools.
Generations United collects and shares information on intergenerational programmes
throughout the country and has a programme in every state. There are more than 800
programmes in the Intergenerational Program Database.
Website: Link

- Intergenerational Leadership Institute
The Intergenerational Leadership Institute provides a training programme and a certificate.
It was developed in 2015 by Pennsylvania State University’s intergenerational programme
for older adults (the primary target audience is aged ? 55 years) who seek new learning
experiences, skills and volunteering opportunities to contribute to innovation and change in their communities.
Website: Link
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