Sandwich Generation LP addresses the non-formal learning needs of women and men who have care responsibilities for frail elderly relatives.

1) many interesting experiences get lost because many caregivers, lacking the knowledge of foreign languages, are not familiar with the range of practices developed in other European countries, useful to have the basic set of information needed when dealing every day with frail elderly;

2) these carers, often “baby boomers”, are struggling to juggle caring for their elderly relatives while supporting their own families. Therefore traditional Support Groups are not useful to these carers, simply because they do not have time to attend.

This Learning Partnership aims at responding to these needs by:

• Organising local groups to share problems and solutions in each participating Country.

• Debating the results in international workshops to promote mutual learning through sharing common interests and issues.

• Defining the structure and contents of online learning  supported by mentors, aimed at those who have not time for traditional support groups, allowing them to share their experiences and to develop useful approaches based on the real lives of others sharing the same problems.

• Disseminating the findings through local meetings, newsletters, brochures and leaflets

The first international partner meeting has been organised in Genoa, Italy the 29 and 30 January 2010.

The second in Chichester, UK, the 18 and 19 June 2010.

Partners

Coordinating Partner

Studio Taf , Genoa, Italy

Università per la Formazione Permanente degli Adulti “Giovanna Bosi Maramotti”, Ravenna, Italy

Kaplan Consultants, Paris, France

Konrad Associates International, Chichester, UK

Centre for Psychosocial and Labour Integration, Vilnius, Lithuania

Website

http://sandwichgenerationlp.wordpress.com/