News: Linking Generations NI hosts intergenerational practitioners from UK and Ireland

  • Posted on Wednesday February 1st 2012
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On 25 and26 January Linking Generations NI welcomed leading intergenerational practitioners from England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland to Belfast for two days. The group included representatives from Beth Johnson Foundation/Centre for Intergenerational Practice, Generations Working Together, Scottish Mentoring Network, and Age Action Ireland. Unfortunately a representative from Wales was unable to attend although hopes to be involved…


News: Linking Generations Northern Ireland Training 2012

  • Posted on Tuesday January 24th 2012
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We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend one of LGNI's 2012 Introductory training sessions which will be geographically accessible for all of NI. The next such session in 2012 will take place at Brownlow Community Hub in Craigavon on 18 April. This training is suitable for anyone interested in learning about the process of setting up an intergenerational project from recruitment stage through to evaluation. It is anticipated…


News: Linking Generations NI EUY2012 programme planning

  • Posted on Tuesday January 17th 2012
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LGNI staff are currently preparing a programme of activities for 2012 which will promote the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EUY2012). The draft proposals are wide ranging, reflecting the breadth of interest in Intergenerational Practice and the EUY2012. A key to success is the emphasis on building and sustaining partnership with the statutory, voluntary and community sectors.

As stated on the Age Platform Europe…


News: Belfast Community Safety Partnership’s Young People’s Awards 2012

  • Posted on Tuesday January 17th 2012
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Belfast Community Safety Partnership wants to recognise the contribution young people make to improving community safety in Belfast. Along with partners, who include Belfast City Council Youth Forum, Belfast District Policing Partnership, the Thomas Devlin Trust, Linking Generations NI and the Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland, Belfast Community Safety Partnership want to hear about individuals or groups of young people who have made a difference…


News: European Economic and Social Committee Annual Video Challenge

  • Posted on Monday January 16th 2012
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Every year the European Economic and Social Committee Video Challenge organises a video challenge to boost video creativity and the use of social networking among young people across the European Union
The 2012 edition refers to the European year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations and encourages generations to get together to submit projects.
Participation is free and video URLs can be submitted on the dedicated website between…


News: IANUS Winner of Lifelong Learning Award 2011

  • Posted on Wednesday January 11th 2012
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The prize, which is due to the achievements of the whole partnership, has been awarded by the Austrian government and its National Agency. EMIL wishes to especially congratulate its network members who were involved in this project: Ann-Kristin Bostrum, Alan Hatton-Yeo (BJF), Thomas Fischer and Kathrin Karloff (bfi).

For more information about the IANUS project, go to: http://ianusllp.org/