Samuel Сordova
- 1. WELCOME TO A WORLD OF CHARACTER
- 2. 256,370 Km2
- 3. Ecuador has 14 million inhabitants
- 4. PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS FOR ECUADORIANS FOR FOREIGNERS
- 5. PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS LIVING IN QUITO “SESENTA Y PIQUITO” PROJECT
- 7. INDICATOR CENSUS 2010 Basic Education 74,5% Illiteracy 11,01% Receive incomes 80% (SABE 2010) Own a house 33.04% (211.735) Public Social Security and other insurance 40.79 Satisfied with his/her life 82% with a companion 70% alone (SABE 2010) SITUACION 16.52% Disability for more than a year DEL Live alone ADULTO MAYOR 2010) 1 of 10 (SABE 2 of 10 (baseline MDMQ) There is association between CSE bad and homeless, and living by themselves
- 8. “SESENTA Y PIQUITO” PROJECT A project created and sponsored by the Municipality of Quito “Sesenta y Piquito” is directed to seniors who have serious difficulties in accessing to health services. It is looking for to improve their lifestyle (before not taken in consideration) through accessing to recreational spaces and sports to provide an active and healthy life.
- 9. The recreational spaces are called “Sesenta y Piquito Points”; they are public places (community houses or the Community Development Centers CDCs) where they have access to different activities, such as: dance therapy, special exercises, handicrafts, organic agriculture, health workshops, among others. It is important to stand out that this Project pretends that seniors life must be lived with love, care and respect, and at the same time being productive. The Sesenta y Piquito Points have become a place of encounter for seniors.
- 10. This Project supports: •To the person and his/her family: looking for satisfying fundamental human needs of subsistence, protection and affection. •To the socialization and community integration: developing entrepreneurships, active participation in the society, spare time and creativity. •To the integral social inclusion: promoting the identity, freedom, and also personal and community importance.
- 11. For such purpose, different municipal and state institutions have organized and articulated themselves regarding to provide direct and consolidate services to seniors and disable people. “Concertation intra and inter institutional”. The project has also strategic alliances with: Vice-President Bureau, Minister of Social and Economic Inclusion, Concejo Nacional de Discapacidades (Disable Affairs Bureau) and several universities.
- 12. The Project “Sesenta y Piquito” has established some guiding themes for the metropolitan intervention with seniors: 1. Creating Public Policies; 2. Providing well-timed, quality and gentle services; 3. Promoting rights and building citizenship of senior people. 4. Restitution of Rights. The most relevant aspect of this Project is the socio-organizational empowerment!!.... the biggest municipal investment is in this process.
- 14. PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS….FOREIGNERS Volunteer Programs
- 15. PROGRAM FOR FOREIGNERS Customized Programs Tell us what you want, and we'll build a trip tailored to your tastes! •The purpose (volunteer work, recreation) •The length of stay •The destination (mountains, coast, jungle, Galapagos) •With or without Spanish classes
- 16. спасибо!!