Final Policy Brief: Key Insights from the SIRENE Project
After two years of dedicated collaboration, research, and engagement, the SIRENE project has officially concluded. As a final contribution to the advancement of Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE), we are pleased to present our final policy brief, which consolidates the key insights and recommendations gained throughout the project. Driving Social Innovation in SHAFE Since its […]
Promoting sustainable and inclusive communities through NET4Age-Friendly and SIRENE
On October 14, Carina Dantas and Willeke van Staalduinen joined a session at the Council of Europe under the theme, “Human rights, ethics, and health: a challenge for our common future,” specifically focusing on sustainable and inclusive communities. This event, hosted by the Committee on Inclusive Territories, Environment, and Health, emphasized the intersecting issues of […]
SIRENE at Gerontology Days 2024
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Debrecen and The Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing at the University of Malta will organized International Scientific Conference on 10-11. October 2024: Gerontology Days 2024 This International Scientific Conference provided opportunities for the exchange of experience, for educators and researchers, as […]
SIRENE Final Event: The Future is SHAFE
The final event of the SIRENE project, titled “The Future is SHAFE,” took place from October 1-3, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium, during the highly anticipated EU Week for Sustainable and Inclusive Communities and was organised in collaboration with Net4AgeFriendly project. This three-day event, held at the prestigious Odisee Hermes Building and the Committee of the […]
Capacity Building Webinar: Designing and Co-Creating Policies with Older Adults for Age-Friendly Urban Communities
Outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, and social environments are domains of the World Health Organization’s holistic age-friendly agenda. To improve the quality of these domains, cities in The Netherlands, Poland and Romania aim to use age-friendly strategies and involve their citizens’ views and experiences in designing evaluation tools and policy plans. There is a need […]
EU WEEK FOR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES: THE FUTURE IS SHAFE
Welcome to this 3-day event, the “EU Week for Sustainable and Inclusive Communities: the future is SHAFE”.
6th Capacity Building webinar: Sustainability, inclusion and social innovation for the development of living environments
Our 6th online webinar “Sustainability, inclusion and social innovation for the development of living environments” within Horizon Europe SIRENE project (Social Innovation Responsive Environments NETwork) is an occasion to reflect together around the topic of inclusive and sustainable living environments. Building on two key elements that have emerged from the activities of the SIRENE project, namely […]
SIRENE National Events
The SIRENE national events have successfully brought together our stakeholders to exchange opinions, discuss, and gain inspiration from the Social Innovation Framework developed within the project. To date, we have organised eight national events in Spain, Portugal (two), Serbia, Italy and the Netherlands (three) gathering over 380 participants from diverse sectors, including health and social care, policy and funding, housing, and community interventions.
SIRENE’s Social Innovation Framework presented in Leiria, Portugal
On June 20th, SHINE 2Europe presented the SIRENE’s project Social Innovation Framework to a group of 27 Portuguese stakeholders, in Leiria, in the Seminar “Double Helix of Care: in the Community and in Organizations,” organized by Aproximar, a social cooperative active in this field.
5th SIRENE Capacity Building Webinar: “Transforming the Care for Older People: Insights from the ValueCare Project”
We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming 5th Capacity Building Webinar, scheduled for July 5, 2024. This insightful session will delve into transformative strategies for improving care for older adults, featuring key insights from the ValueCare project.
