ENGLISH SUMMARY

About Právě teď! o.p.s. (Prave ted), organization which work with active seniors in Prague, Czech republic

Background and Experience

Právě teď! o.p.s. is nonprofit organization based in Prague, founded in 2012. Organization is  dedicated to so-called active seniors, those who apparently do not need anything. But „seemingly nothing“ is very important given the fact that our population is aging, is experiencing an increasing age, but quite often it does not have fulfillment, meaning or purpose.

Právě teď! o.p.s. organize educational, physical and social activities for them:

• The largest educational project is the Academy of Modern Seniors, which reflects the current needs of seniors
• We provide physical activities such as Nordic Walking, Physical Exercises, Molkky, Swimming and much more
• One of our core activities is memory training
• Intergenerational activities

Právě teď! o.p.s. is part of several international projects Erasmus+:

Active projects:

• Project CriThink (lead partner), Full title:  Academy of Modern Senior – Critical Thinking for seniors, project registration number:: 2019-1-CZ01- KA204-061149, project starts:: 10/2019 ended: 9/2021 (24 month)
• Project DigiAdults ( partner), Full title: Digital inclusion of adults – let’s learn from examples of good practices, project registration number: 2019-1-PL01-KA204-065528, project starts:: 10/2019 ended: 5/2021 (21 month)

Finished projects:

• Project MemTrain (lead partner), Full title: Healthy ageing of older adults (age 55+) which combines physical exercise and brain training, project starts:: 1. 10. 2016, ended 30. 9. 2018 (24 month), project registration number: 2016-1-CZ01-KA204-023823.

Basic information and contact

Informational summary abou Právě teď! o.p.s. for EU Projcts: PIF_PraveTed_CZ

Contact

Contact person: Mrs. Hana Čepová, Project and MarCom Manager and Co-fouder od Právě teď! o.p.s.

Phone: +420 603 852 740, mail: cepova{@}prave-ted-ops.cz

Skills and expertise:

In the team of Právě teď there are specialised in organizing courses for adult learners aged 50+ mainly in cooperation with municipalities or municipal districts.

In October 2016 Právě teď has started an international partnership supported by the Erasmus+ programme called MemTrain which is focused on programmes for seniors which should develop their physical and mental health. The idea of the project and the created programme is to contribute to active ageing of the seniors and to help them staying active even in higher age.

Another activity important for this project are the Senior Camps which Prave ted organizes in cooperation with Cestou zdravi, z.s. In these Senior Camps seniors have the possibility to attend physical activities but also lectures and other educational activities. Prave ted organizes many educational and memory training courses during the year.

Every year in September Právě teď organizes a big event for seniors called ZáříME focused on intergenerational dialogue. These events are attended by approximatelly 500 – 1000 people, in 2018 the ZáříME event was merged with the MemTrain final event and there were international participants to the event.

With the financial support of the Prague City Hall, Prague Právě teď organized in 2017 the first run of the AMOS Academy programme (Akademie MOderního Seniora) – https://pravetedops.cz/amos/. The educational courses were intended for learners aged 50+.  The courses were organized in spring and in autumn semestr included the following topics:

– financial literacy

– legal literacy

– media literacy and work with information

– safety literacy and self-defence

In 2017 Právě teď has set up a Community centre in Prague 8 which provides all kind of different activities for seniors ranging from sport activities to educational ones including:

– first aid courses

– IT courses and consultancy

– sport sessions

– intergenerational activities

– lessons about healthy lifestyles

– consultancy in the area of consumer law, in the area of social services etc.

– cultural activities

– language courses