Radars
Radars is a community project aimed at alleviating the effects of unwanted loneliness and preventing risk situations among the elderly. In this project, we work together with neighbors, businesses, pharmacies, volunteers, organizations, facilities, with the aim of transforming neighborhoods into safe, participatory and supportive human communities, where the elderly have an active and leading role.
Radars aims to reconnect the elderly with their environment, making it easier for them to participate in neighborhood activities. To do so, it is articulated through the Entities' Committees where the different neighborhood agents carry out a diagnosis on the state (in terms of loneliness and risks) of the elderly in the territory, and define and implement the necessary actions to reduce the problems detected. These actions include both activities aimed at the elderly and awareness-raising and dissemination actions aimed at increasing the care that communities take of the elderly in their environment. Between January and April 2022, 70 meetings of Tables of Entities have been held, 41 activities for users, and 26 dissemination and awareness-raising activities aimed at the general public and, on occasion, specifically at young people.
The main pillar to achieve the objectives of Radars are the telephone calls made by neighbors of the neighborhood. Between January and April 2022, more than 14,000 companionship and bonding calls were made, and 49 meetings or training sessions were held with volunteers in order to ensure the correct development of Radars.
Among the actions planned for the current year is the increase of meetings with elderly people (both in group and community format), although a small obstacle may be the lack of human resources to carry them out. Among the actions planned for next year, a meeting of volunteers at city level is planned, where the participation of other Radars cities will also be invited.
Further information:
https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/serveissocials/ca/canal/projecte-daccio-comunitaria-radars (in Catalan)
Last updated on: November 2023
