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VI MatiaZaleak Act: this year with the experiences of the pandemic as a central theme
13.11.2020
- 67% of people think that older people are a greater burden on the health and economic system than other age groups
- MatiaZaleak is close to a thousand MatiaZales
- Alex Txikon, a long-distance mountaineer with an international reputation, receives the MatiaZaleak 2020 award
- The event can be followed live at the following link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJDYJ58QKg)
(Donostia-San Sebastián, 15 November...
The COVID-19 pandemic and people at risk of greater vulnerability and fragility: problems observed and proposals for action.
10.11.2020
We live in strange times. Situations that we never imagined could happen. But they do happen. They happen and they place us before an unknown reality, a reality for which we were not prepared and which moves us to collaborate in the search for solutions. And all of this in the face of an uncertain scenario, but not without the responsibility of providing an adequate response. The present document is the result of a reflection that, from the...
Matia Fundazioa, with the help of the Adinberri Foundation, launches a survey to find out about the social inclusion situation of people over 60 in Gipuzkoa
23.09.2020
This survey is one of the actions of the Barner Hartu project financed by the "Adinberri" programme.
It will be carried out on around 1,650 people in the territory.
It will allow a diagnosis to be made of the situation and needs of different realities regarding inclusion and ageing, taking into account the gender perspective.
The results will make it possible to propose strategies that will enable progress to be made towards an...
Survey on Living Conditions of People 55 and over in the Basque Country 2020
30.06.2020
The carrying out of a specific survey on the living conditions of people aged 55 and over in the Basque Country allows the Basque Government to continue with successive previous studies on the reality of older people in this Autonomous Community. The previous studies on living conditions have favoured the elaboration of plans, proposals and strategies adjusted to the particularities of the ageing process in the territory.
The first of...
Matia Fundazioa launches a campaign for the Good Treatment and Dignity of the Elderly
12.06.2020
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The chefs David de Jorge, Martin Berasategui, the mountaineers Alex Txikon and Edurne Pasaban, the presenter and communicator Julian Iantzi, the president of the Eduardo...
Second international meeting of the QAVAD project
24.04.2020
On April 21st and 22nd the partners of the QAVAD (ERASMUS+) project met virtually and shared the work done so far, consisting of the presentation of 15 good practices in training and innovative experiences for home care collected. From Gipuzkoa, Nazareth and Matia Institute have presented five of the 15 practices collected, thanks to the collaboration and contribution of many entities of the territory, and the region.
Progress has also...