Year started: 2021

Global Intergenerational Week is about raising awareness of the power of intergenerational connections and relationships, and recognising the benefits they can bring to individuals, families, and communities. In a post-pandemic world that is too often characterised by division, loneliness, and social isolation, intergenerational connections can offer a powerful antidote. They bring together people of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences, and create opportunities for learning, sharing and growth, leading to the creation of stronger and more resilient communities.

Objectives

Global Intergenerational Week is about more than just celebrating intergenerational connections; it’s about building and strengthening the intergenerational movement, and ensuring that it’s integrated into every aspect of our lives. It’s an opportunity for us to coordinate a global conversation, build networks, and generate awareness around intergenerational practice and connection. It’s a chance to share and showcase existing intergenerational projects, inspire new ones, influence key stakeholders to progress the intergenerational movement and to share useful resources. Crucially, it’s about recognising that intergenerational work is not just a nice thing to do – but an essential thing to do. An essential part of upstream health policy, an essential consideration in urban planning and development, an essential component within educational curriculum. Global Intergenerational Week is changing the narrative, from intergenerational practice being nice to intergenerational practice being essential.

Scope

Global Intergenerational Week is open for any government, organisation, community, or individual to celebrate. Visit the Generations Working Together website to register as a supporter, or to learn more about how you can get involved.