The majority of intergenerational programs have not shown its efficiency and scientific efficacy.

-The international scientific community recognizes the great validity of intergenerational activities, but given the precarious situation of the programmes, defends its overhaul and rethinking

-intergenerational programs aimed at elderly people in Spain not are being evaluated and question their results and opportunity

-Vigo day aims to promote social interactionactive and healthy ageing and the dialogue between young and old. Specialists in the field are involved health partner, institutional representatives and seniors

-form part of the project Envejecimiento+Activo financed with funds from the operational programme of Spain-Portugal cross-border cooperation (ENIAC) and co-financed by the European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF)

-in Galicia, the second most aging community of Spain after Castilla León, residing 2.781.498 people, 635.879 of them with more than 65 years. That is, a 22´86 per cent of the population

-nearly 100,000 exceed 80 years and 1,200 100, mainly in areas of Ourense and Lugo which, individually, are the first in the world in Aging, above geographic areas of Japan, the first in the world

VigoApril of 2013- intergenerational programs aimed at elderly people in Spain are not being evaluated and question their results and opportunity ” warns the geriatrician and managing partner of Caligers, Miguel Angel Vázquez Vázquez, which ensures that most of intergenerational programs that is are carried out have not scientifically proven their efficiency and effectiveness ” finer points that community international scientific picks up this situation, and given the scarcity of resources destined for elderly people, there is a review of the current situation in the planning of such programs ”.

Vazquez has been the main speaker of the X Forum Interxeneracional which was held last Friday, April 5 from the 11´00 hours in the events Hall of the center of the eleven of Vigo (Gran Vía, 16) with the Conference health and practice Interxeneracional: extended – life e vivila mais, which presented a revolutionary vision about what are intergenerational relationships, how should be enhanced and what it can and should be the role of all his players, even at the individual level, i.e., greater than, concerned person can choose how to live your lifehow the best way to leverage this vital stage, seek the active and positive ageing and even what not die ”.

Miguel Angel Vazquez is in turn the UVIGO Galician researcher recognized theoretically international, prestigious residential model, active ageing and other areas around the elderly, as well as attends in committees of the European Union, United Nations, Unesco and other important global abuse agencies for seniors, cutting-edge residential models, pioneers and alternative healthcare partner wholesale focused on the person, etc. Vazquez is the author of many essays and works that are a reference of entities and associations around the world.

The director-general of Ategal, Rafael Romero and the Secretariat General for labour and welfare, choir Piñeiro inaugurated this X Forum Interxeneracional which was held in order to promote active and healthy ageing as well as dialogue between young people and elders, facilitating contact between such generations in order to value the experience and the social capital that provide seniors society.

This day of social interaction, organized by the Ministry of labour and welfare of the Xunta de Galicia together with the Cultural Association of lifelong learning of adults (ATEGAL) held in the cross-border project Envejecimiento+Activo in which participates the Xunta and other Galician institutions and of the North of Portugalfinanced with funds from the operational programme of cross-border cooperation Spain – Portugal (ENIAC) and co-financed by the European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF).

The Maiores program students (older people) participated in the meeting gives UVIGO, ATEGAL (also elderly) students and pupils da Escola Superior de Arte Dramática de Galicia.

Also held a panel discussion of labour and social experiences in ageing and intergenerational relations with the psychologist and coordinator of the support group to the patient of the Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez (from Toledo) in Galicia, José Luis Santos – Ascarza Bacariza; the head of the Service Bureau of information, guidance and promotion of student (SIOPE) of UVIGO, Carmen Álvarez Veleiro; teachers of the Universidade do Minho, Fernando Parente and Alice Delerue and the Coordinator of the program for Maiores da UVIGO, José Fariña Fariña.

Ategal

Training Centre socio cultural, collaborator of the Xunta de Galicia, which, non profit, has spent 30 years helping to stay active, to improve the quality of life for adults and older people and to find these friendships and activities to share your free time. Pioneer in the formation of adults in Galicia, currently has 1,300 members.

Galician aging

According to the latest data of the Galician Statistics Institute (IGE) 2012, in Galicia reside 2.781.498 people, of which 635.879 have more than 65 years. That is, the 22´86 percent of society, about the quarter. Them almost 100,000 more than 80 years and some 1,200 the hundred (10 per cent of all State…) mainly in areas of population of Ourense (the more aged with 28 percent of its population over 65 years) and Lugo that taken individually, they are the first in the world in Aging, above even of similar geographical areas of Japan. The Galician community remains the most aged second in Spain after Castile and León.

In fact, the average age of life expectancy in Galicia today exceeds 82: 85.8 for women and 79 for men. The highest rate in Europe after the French, which is 83-year-old average.

In this context and according to warn the specialists of the field partner health, if you want to achieve positive effects on society and on the ageing in the future, need to be addressed as soon as possible this phenomenon with all the means available to the administrations and individuals own and social.