ACTIVATOR: Activating Older Adults in Citizen Science

The project aims:

• To promote non formal education as a fundamental tool in the education of youth and adults and as complementary to formal education.
• To promote personal and community development through learning mobility.
• To create new innovative tools and methodologies to develop useful strategies in the field of education through cooperation with public and private entities at local and international level.
• To promote study, research and innovation, both methodological and technological.
• To encourage intercultural dialogue with the objective of fostering mutual understanding and respect between individuals from different cultures.
• To promote peace, nonviolence and human rights as a fundamental tool reach a world of equality and solidarity in which all human beings can access to their fundamental rights.

The project will engage in the following activities:

• Project management and monitoring.
• Development of the ACTIVATOR methodology + face to face Local Pilot Workshops in the partner countries.
• Development of the e-Learning Platform + on-line Pilot Workshop.
• Development and dissemination of the communication materials.
• Organization of the local multiplier events – Science Days in the partner countries.

The project has yielded the following results:

• Training content in the form of e-learning for the staff of different organizations working for the benefit of seniors on how to educate senior citizens about and engage them in Citizen Science.
• A Manual presenting not only the knowledge about Citizen Science and forms of activating senior adults but also hands-on tips on how to successfully engage seniors in Citizen Science initiatives and maintain their participation.
• E-Learning Platform providing access to the training content.