Sustainable Seniors is a 24 month project funded under CERV-2025-CITIZENS-CIV. The project aims to empower older citizens (60+) as active contributors to environmental decision-making through co-creation activities with youth, professionals, and local stakeholders. These activities create an inclusive space that fosters participatory democracy.

About the project

Project Objectives:
1. Enhancing older adults’ knowledge of democratic rights & participation mechanisms
2. Empowering them to engage actively in environmental governance and policymaking processes
3. Facilitating the design and implementation of older adults-led civic initiatives
4. Fostering structured cooperation between older adults and public authorities
5. Promoting intergenerational collaboration for civic action
6. Strengthening electoral participation among older adults
7. Ensuring the full inclusion of older adult women, minority older adults, and older adults with disabilities in democratic processes
8. Enhancing transnational cooperation and best practice exchange across Europe

The Sustainable Seniors project is divided in 9 phases. Project Management & Dissemination Activities will run horizontally throughout the project duration.
WP1: Intergenerational Round Tables N°1 – Exploratory Environmental Dialogues
WP2: Intergenerational Round Tables N°2 – Co-Creative Policy Dialogue
WP3: 1st Workshop for Older Adults – From Climate Awareness to Active Citizenship
WP4: 2nd Workshop for Older Adults – Advocacy, Citizen Initiatives & Policy Participation
WP5: 1st Transnational Empowerment Session for Professionals – Digital Advocacy & Civic Campaigns for Policy Change
WP6: 2nd Transnational Empowerment Session for Professionals – Participatory Democracy & Consultation Design
WP7 and WP8: Central and Eastern Regional European Summit (CERES) and South and Eastern Regional European Summit (SERES) – Older
Adults Shaping Regional Environmental Policies Through Participatory Democracy
WP9: Final Conference – Older Adults Shaping Europe’s Sustainable Future through Civic & Policy Engagement

Project details

Project name

Sustainable seniors

Duration

01/02/2026 - 31/01/2028

Project ID

101253841

Project coordinator

ATHENS NETWORK OF COLLABORATING EXPERTS ASTIKI ETAIRIA (ANCE), Greece

Partners

BALKANSKA AGENCIYA ZA USTOYCHIVO RAZVITIE (BASD)Bulgaria
ASOCIATIA D.G.TRomania
ADULT EDUCATION INSTITUTION DANTECroatia
FUNDACJA WSPIERANIA WIEZI LOKALNYCH LINKING FOUNDATIONPoland
MEZI NAMI O P SCzechia
QENDRA MJEDISORE PER ZHVILLIM, EDUKIM DHE RRJETEZIM (EDEN CENTERAlbania
KOINOFELES SOMATEIO AROGIS KAI FRONTIDAS ILIKIOMENON KAI ATOMON ME ANAPIRIA (FRODIZO)Greece
ZENTRUM FUR INNOVATIVE BILDUNG (IEC)Austria