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OUR MISSION…
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The mandate of the
PACE 2000 International Foundation is
promote communication and exchanges between young people and
seniors through new technologies in a
mutually enriching environment.
WHY do we exist ?
Isolation has become a major problem in our highly industrialized. Young people and the elderly are particularly affected by this phenomenon, increasingly living in strata separated from one other. However, over the past decade, research has demonstrated how strong the link is between isolation and increased morbidity and mortality rates. PACE 2000 positions itself in the face of this often minimized problem and responds with new technologies.
Experts in the field of
intergenerational studies have observed that young and old
seniors have additional needs; so when they are
immersed in a favorable context where they can have
regular contacts, they develop des liens
d’aide très forts. PACE 2000 provides solutions and
innovative ways to meet these needs.
PACE 2000
continues and will continue to encourage new ways of
communication between elders and young people. Its programs aim
all to create opportunities for these two generations
can share knowledge, experiences and
support each other.
They have
thus a direct impact on young people and elders. They
provide the former with social support, mentoring and
promote their professional integration. Furthermore, they
contribute to keeping seniors at home, strengthening their
feeling of social usefulness and finally offer them the
ability to manage their health issues directly
from their home.
Behind the scenes…
the arch
of the PACE 2000 logo refers to the arch of
Saint-Louis. It symbolizes the images of a young and
of an elder who are reflected, each face-to-face to a end of the arch. This image
represents the crossroads between generations. By
elsewhere, Saint-Louis is the city where the concept
intergenerational was born following an idea launched for the
first time by Mr and Mrs J & G. Linneman,
owners du
St. Louis Mari de Villa, retirerment village.
There
PACE 2000 International Foundation is a non-profit organization
lucrative. It was incorporated on July 7, 1992, and
registered as a Canadian charity on January 1
1993.
In
broader perspective, PACE 2000 has been working for more than ten
years developing exchanges between generations,
the emergence of an integrated community, which has an impact
directly on the health of its members. By providing since 1996
a real-time link via videoconference to seniors living in
their homes or in residences, PACE 2000 has developed
real expertise and real know-how. This network
virtual and intergenerational has become« le
Intergenerational Virtual Village;» (I.V.V.), a network
adapted from Telecommunications Inter-generations at home.
By
elsewhere, PACE 2000 is planning the implementation of a solution
integrated: the construction of the Residential Village
Intergenerational. This village is designed to offer
housing adapted to the needs of seniors and at an affordable price
for students. It will also have a center for
coordination that will provide services for and between the two
generations.
The Intergenerational Virtual Village was developed to become an intergenerational network full-time operational and providing programs educational weeklies, récréationnel, linguistic, educational, intercultural and télé-santé. Our partners who joined the VVI at its very beginnings are: The Center d’accueil Champlain (CAC), the Center de health Perley and Rideau for Veterans(Perley), THE Catholic Center for Immigrants, seniors living at 1690, Walkley road,River Daycare Parkway and Secondary SchoolAlmonte District in the region of Ottawa. Many other centers have joined us such as the Toronto Centennial College, the Pauline-Charron Center, Positive Health Institute for Seniorsinc. in Ottawa, le CHU (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire), la ville de Grenoble en France, etc.
- The isolation of seniors and the associated loss of autonomy and premature death ;
Videoconferening (VC)… :
Ø allows of
overcome the usual barriers to communication
interpersonal ;
o Barrières
géographiques et culturelles, mauvais temps, contraintes
temporelles…
Ø fight against
social isolation by allowing the development of relationships
social in a healthy environment ;
Ø remove The
social and medical barriers ;
o The
participants are all on an equal footing, whether they have or
not handicaps, because their image and the exchange established are
at the heart of VC sessions and not their limitation.
Ø Decrease
the costs borne by the community and society as a whole
together
o The
social programs reach a larger population;
long term care prevention
o A new
long-term care follow-up that is economical
Ø Provides
new ways of delivering related services for seniors
from their home
Ø is a tool
to promote intergenerational relations car :
o VC is an ice breaker and
provides secure privacy for interpersonal bonding
;
o VC
fosters relationships where participants can be
complementary to each other.
The PACE 2000 Intergenerational Virtual Village
The mission
of PACE 2000 is to provide and promote intergenerational programs.
Our video conferencing technology
personalized has no other purpose than to serve as a medium for
facilitate these programs and communication between
generations.
These
programs allow us to provide connection to custom homes
through which the community engages effectively in
the emergence and development of new modes of
intergenerational communication. We are thereby at
heart of the PACE 2000 mission!