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TRAMP – Transnational Mobility of Older People in Europe
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Wishes regarding permanent contact with other members involved in the
project can be met by follow-up meetings, by the exchange of addresses
and by information on possible initiatives of former participants which
have arisen from the project.
5. Financing the project
Problems and obstacles
• Poor attendance due to financial situation of senior citizens
Information
• Senior citizens are not generally less well off than younger people; in the
age group of retired workers and in some EU countries, however, the financial
situation is not always satisfying.
• Exchange projects compete with holiday travelling and they mostly stay
behind.
• In a survey coordinators of educational projects in other countries said
that in Germany the bearable upper limit for a one-week project was 350
to 500 Euros per participant. This assessment should not be generalized;
especially in Eastern Europe the line should be drawn far below that number.
Recommendations
• In order to make transnational activities available to broader levels of the
population, public programmes should promote senior citizens with a low
budget. The involvement of private sponsors (e.g. local companies) should
be considered.
• The following examples might help to create cost-effective exchange programmes:
» Cheap flights or car pooling, if directions are similar etc. might reduce
travel expenses.
» Cost-efficient accommodation, exchange of flats or accommodating
participants in families, if possible; shared preparation of meals, dinners
with families, etc.
» Instead of joining commercial events organising low-cost activities such
as encounters with like-minded people, representatives of non-profit
organisations; programme planning by the participants themselves etc.;
training courses on the basis of mutuality.