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Volunteering as cross cutting issue in social affairs. Mateja Kozuh Novak, M.D., Ph.D. Slovenia has more than 30.000 NGOs. Volunteer’s network in Slovenia 700 NGOs, led by Slovene Philanthropy, member of CEV 250.000 – 300.000 volunteers (12,5% -15% of population)
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Volunteering as cross cutting issue in social affairs Mateja Kozuh Novak, M.D., Ph.D.
Slovenia has more than 30.000 NGOs Volunteer’s network in Slovenia 700 NGOs, led by Slovene Philanthropy, member of CEV 250.000 – 300.000 volunteers (12,5% -15% of population) 133.065 members of voluntary fire fighting associations
350 humanitarian NGOs in Slovenia National forum of humanitarian NGOs (NFHOS) has 148 members
Slovene Federation of Pensioners’ Associations 66 years old NGO 504 local associations 13 regional associations 234.521 members 25.000 volunteers
Project Older people for better quality of life at home Goals: To improve quality of life of older than 69 in local community, who live in their households through voluntary work of their retired neighbors To improve monitoring of state authorities, responsible for the quality of life of older people, by civil society
Start of the project in 2004 In the period of 7 years 228 ( 45,2%) local associations of pensioners entered the project More than 2.400 volunteers, including management of the project Only 1,5 employees
Slovenija 2010 - 237.674 older than 69 (12%) By the end of 2010 107.177 (45%) older than 69 included in the project
In 7 years volunteers made 283.871 visits to their older neighbours, arranged 58.412assistances to them - social security services- visit of field nurse-home care-prevention of solitudiness-prevention of violence against older people
REsults of the analysis of quality of life of 50.913 >6915% feel healthy5% without major health problems86% use drugs3% never visited MD
REsults of the analysis of quality of life of 50.913 >69 • 25% live alone • 23% live with children • 6% single • 41% widows/er • 79% owners of flat/house • 3% w/o running water
REsults of the analysis of quality of life of 50.913 >69 • 86% - first aid - children • 16% need assistance • 46% could not pay for assistance, 33% only partly • 3% already have assistance • 33% could not come through with montly income • 76% daily contacts with children • 60% stil help to the children
Intergenerational collaboration Project Fruits of the society Older people + school children assist to older in need