EDUcation for healthy SEXuality in old AGE (EDUSEXAGE)
Third party funded individual grant
Acronym: EDUSEXAGE
Start date : 01.11.2021
End date : 31.10.2023
Website: http://edusexage.eu/
Project details
Short description
The project Education for healthy sexuality in older age (EDUSEXAGE) is co-financed by the Erasmus+ programme. The project started in November 2021 and ends in November 2023. The project consortium consists of the NGOs, private companies, consulting, research centers and universities coming from France, Ireland, Slovenia, Germany, Italy and Spain. The EDUSEXAGE project aims to promote seniors’ (65+) socialization, self-esteem and active sexual life. It also intends to break the stereotypes about the seniors’ sexuality and provide up-to-date training resources for both seniors and seniors’ informal caregivers and educators.
What We Do
The project will propose a specific training for seniors’ educators and informal caregivers, who may lack adapted and tested guidelines about how to discuss and tackle issues related to the social and intimate life at older age. The project will enable them to support seniors in increasing their self-confidence and positivity and have a fulfilled sexual life.
EDUSEXAGE project will also raise awareness of the general public about the importance of leading a fulfilled sexual, social, sentimental life, it will break the stereotypes of ageism and seniors’ sexuality. The project will improve understanding of the positive impact of active and healthy aging.
Scientific Abstract
The project Education for healthy sexuality in older age (EDUSEXAGE) is co-financed by the Erasmus+ programme. The project started in November 2021 and ends in November 2023. The project consortium consists of the NGOs, private companies, consulting, research centers and universities coming from France, Ireland, Slovenia, Germany, Italy and Spain. The EDUSEXAGE project aims to promote seniors’ (65+) socialization, self-esteem and active sexual life. It also intends to break the stereotypes about the seniors’ sexuality and provide up-to-date training resources for both seniors and seniors’ informal caregivers and educators.
What We Do
The project will propose a specific training for seniors’ educators and informal caregivers, who may lack adapted and tested guidelines about how to discuss and tackle issues related to the social and intimate life at older age. The project will enable them to support seniors in increasing their self-confidence and positivity and have a fulfilled sexual life.
EDUSEXAGE project will also raise awareness of the general public about the importance of leading a fulfilled sexual, social, sentimental life, it will break the stereotypes of ageism and seniors’ sexuality. The project will improve understanding of the positive impact of active and healthy aging.
