"""Akademia Aktywnych Babć i Dziadków"""

"<< Background >>We wanted to implement this project because so far we have not had the opportunity to implement activities within the framework of ""Adult Education"". We believed that due to the implementation of local activities with seniors by all partner organizations of the project - it would be natural to take these activities to the international level. We wanted to enrich the elderly with a set of competences that they need for everyday functioning. In addition, we wanted to confront the needs of adults in Poland, Serbia and Croatia, show common features and differences.The project responded to the specific needs of the elderly participating in it, such as: the desire for social and family activity of the elderly, and at the same time the need to exchange experiences and skills from different countries, in order to show both the common features and diversity that can contribute to deepening knowledge, not only scientific, but also cultural and social.The project also responded to the needs of learning how to overcome cultural and social barriers, the need to create in every region of the country environments conducive to social inclusion of people whose task is to promoting equality and justice at all ages.<< Objectives >>Through the project, we wanted to support the social development of the elderly, improve their family relationships through active participation in upbringing and caring for grandchildren, and at the same time including them in social life, improving the quality oflife through educational and mental development. The results we would like to achieve are: • increase in social activity ivolunteering of seniors • increase in knowledge and skills in the field of social involvement and working with/in a group• organization of free time for the proper development of yourself and your grandchildren • improvement of well-being and conditionphysical activity, • cultural activation and developing interests, • increasing intergenerational integration through volunteeringsenior for children, youth and adults • increasing access to culture and cultural activation • promotionvarious forms of activity • cooperation after the end of the project • increase in knowledge in the field of psychology • growthkey competences and skills in the personal development of seniors, but also important from the perspective of properchildren's development.<< Implementation >>Three joint mobilities of adult learners were carried out during the project: In Poland (Zboiska), Croatia (Lovran) Serbia (Tara)<< Results >>The following results were achieved as part of the project: overcoming cultural and social barriers and stereotypes by getting acquainted with a different culture, increasing the tourist and recreational activity of people aged 60+ through participation in an organized international trip, as well as increasing digital awareness, acquiring new qualifications and skills by the PU from the scope of computer use and the use of the Internet and social media, increase in self-confidence, in particular in international contacts. In addition, an increase in the knowledge of project participants in the field of the thematic issues raised in the project was noticed."