Project’s description and objective:

The project focuses on including older men in social life.  Working together with older men’s organizations. the project plans to have get-togethers on the local level and build relations with similar organizations in Latvia and Finland as well as organize a summer camp for sharing experiences and good practices. 

The project’s general aim is to engage more than 45 years old passive and lonely men in danger of being socially isolated. The project, also, promotes their social, emotional and physical wellbeing. Additionally, it gives them useful skills for both their private and working lives. The aim is to spread knowledge about the different possibilities for activity with a variety of older men’s activities and to promote these activities.  Examples of successful men’s clubs encourage new ones to be formed in Estonia as well as in partner countries. 

Project’s duration: May 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021

Project leaders: Voldemar Kolga, Reet Laja

Activities:

Kaupo Lõhmus represents the NGO Men’s Garage at the 5th international men’s convention  Men and Equal Opportunities: Men who care. 

Workshop IV: Men, masculinities and ageing via VIDEO due to the pandemic (Kaupo Lõhmus’ presentation starts at 50 minutes and 50 seconds into the video)

Men’s summer camp on Vormsi Island, 2021.  

Project is supported by: The Nordic Council of Ministers