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CIIF Progress Report to the Elderly Commission

Explore the alignment of objectives and outcomes through intergenerational projects, enhancing social inclusion, relationships, and opportunities. Evaluate the success factors, impact, and future strategies for elders in social capital building.

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CIIF Progress Report to the Elderly Commission

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  1. CIIF Progress Report to the Elderly Commission Health, Welfare and Food Bureau 18.5.2006 Social Capital Development and Inter-generational Initiatives

  2. Alignment of objectives – social capital development and positive aging Outcomes Components Strategies Enhanced Stereotype / Role Transformation Positive aging Values Social inclusion Cross-generational Networks Relations Opportunities & contribution Cross-sectoral Partnerships Institutions

  3. 102 CIIF projects distributed in all districts(April, 2006) - supported by 2,000 collaborators • 1/4 of 102 CIIF projects involve elders as core organisers or participants • Cross-generational projects include Elder Shop & mentoring

  4. The Elder Shop – example of cross-generational strategies that make the differences • More than a shop - a community hub • Roles of elders – from being weak, vulnerable, passive service recipients to “stakeholders” of the centre ; to community builder • Centre function - from a social centre serving elders to points of engagement with the wider community • Orientation – from inward looking (being concerned about own needs) to outward looking (being concerned about the community) • Social and economic outcomes achieved - cross generational teams formed amongst the 265 elders, women and youth core members, responsive to local needs - over $0.6M earned - through various service teams formed in response to community needs, creating work opportunities - gaining skills - in self management and team work - enhanced health, sense of well-being - increased social inclusion

  5. Comments from Project Participants, Project Workers & Collaborators – as shown in short video

  6. Overall Evaluation Insights • Confirm the effectiveness of inter-generational strategies in • enhancing elders’ social participation, contributive roles to community building, sense of belonging, relationship with others and in achieving social inclusion • Critical success factors • project staff’s understanding of social capital and cross-generational strategies • Engagement and empowerment of participants • Ability of the project team to work across sectors, mobilize local resources, and secure community ownership • Local network strengths of project organizations

  7. What next In particular for elders • Maximize elders’ unique advantages in social capital building • Strategic positioning of social centres for elders to community building centres by elders • Increase cross strata, cross generation and cross sector strategies in social capital building Overall • Mainstream impact • promulgate good practices and effective strategies • Sector development (academic initiatives) • Areas for further research - e.g. sustainability, outcome indicators, longitudinal studies)

  8. Further engagement and collaboration • Enhance and promote good practices • Customized visits to CIIF projects (clustered around themes) • Sector development workshops • Formal training courses

  9. Presentation from one of the CIIF Evaluation Consortium Studies: An evaluation study on the impacts of CIIF intergenerational programmes on the development of Social Capital in Hong Kong By the Team of Lingnan University PI: Prof. Alfred Chan Cheung Ming

  10. Objectives of the study:taking social capital=intergenerational harmony • to develop a set of outcome indicators to measure the effectiveness and outcomes of the intergenerational projects • to investigate outcome impacts of the selected intergenerational projects funded by CIIF • to identify the key successful factors to promote the intergenerational harmony and the development of the social capital of Hong Kong

  11. Sample

  12. Research methodology A mixture of quantitative and qualitative research method • qualitative : • In-depth interviews: 20 key informants (key organizers from 10 selected projects) • Field observations • quantitative : • 316 valid questionnaires collected (from 6 projects)

  13. Outcome indicators: 8 Key Domains • Perceived positive image towards older/younger people • Intergenerational communications and relationships • Social competence and skills transfer • Volunteerism/Social Participations/Self-Help & Mutual help • Trust • Intergenerational solidarity and Reciprocal support • Social Network • Social Support

  14. Results • perceived positive images (Mean=3.96, SD=0.58) • intergenerational communications (Mean=3.96, SD=0.58) • social competence (Mean= 3.77, SD=0.70) • volunteerism (Mean=3.97, SD=0.55) • trust (Mean=3.77, SD=0.60) • intergenerational solidarity & reciprocal support (Mean=4.02, SD=0.59) • 5 point scale: Max=5, Min=1

  15. For further information on the CIIF, submission of new proposals and results from the CIIF Evaluation Consortium ResultsPlease visit the CIIF website: <http://www.hwfb.gov.hk/ciif>

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