Beneficiaries
1,508
Duration
01/04/17 > 31/09/19
Total budget
€533,330
Education & Protection
Funding
Programme details
Partner
- Fédération des personnes âgées – Korean Federation for Care of the Aged (KFCA)
In 2014, 14% of the country’s population – or 3,390,000 people – were aged over 60. Although the population officially benefits from a free healthcare system, there are significant needs in the field of age-related health, gerontology and geriatrics. The sector is evolving (awareness, university programmes, specialisations), but the health infrastructure still provides few services dedicated to the problems of ageing and is not adapted to this specific category of the population.
The overall aim of this programme is to build the capacity of civil society to improve living conditions for the elderly, and is the second phase of work that has been underway for several years. More specifically, it aims to improve the assistance provided by building capacity, raising awareness of the situation of these people, providing material support and setting up innovative activities.
The project targets the 700 members of the KFCA, 308 employees in the Welcome Centres and 500 elderly people.
Indirectly, around 3,300,000 people over the age of 60 will benefit from the project. It is supported by the European Union and the French Interministerial Food Aid Committee (CIAA).
The first part is devoted to strengthening the institutional and technical capacities of the KFCA (Korean Federation for Care of the Aged – created in the 2000s) and of care workers in retirement homes and multi-service reception centres. Training on the national and international framework for public policy on ageing and care practices will be provided to KFCA employees at national and provincial level. The provincial committees will be equipped with computers and printers to facilitate communication with the central committee. Finally, a seminar and a study trip will be organised to discover organisations and institutions for the elderly abroad.
The second component aims to improve community and/or home-based care by creating three multiservice reception centres. The rehabilitation of three public health complexes is planned, as well as support for optimising the social environment and meeting needs, particularly in terms of food safety. Working groups made up of carers and staff from the centres will be set up, and more than 50 home carers will receive training in basic care.
Finally, awareness-raising and advocacy activities for the rights and access to care of elderly people living at home will be developed to raise awareness of the issue within the KFCA, at provincial level and at community level (people living at home and their carers, staff at retirement homes and care centres). The general improvement in awareness of the problems associated with ageing will be based on the production of communication material and research to be shared with the relevant players (donors, politicians, civil servants), in order to strengthen their investment in the sector.
