PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Orchestrate a Collective Impact Initiative aimed at enhancing the social inclusion of francophone seniors living in rural areas of Atlantic Canada.

COLLECTIVE IMPACT

APPROACH

Collective impact “'brings people together, in a structured way, to achieve social change.' Collective impact is built on the premise that organizations can be more successful in achieving large-scale social change if they coordinate their efforts across sectors, rather than working in isolation on interventions with similar aims.”           

The CBDC Restigouche is proud to have been appointed as the Collective Impact Initiative’s backbone organization. Our role is to implement this major project, and to work in collaboration with champions from different sectors in each of the four Atlantic Provinces, in order to carry out activities aimed at enhancing the social inclusion of seniors in the targeted communities.

This project will provide financial support for projects that have a positive influence on the lives of seniors and their communities.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

The social inclusion of francophone seniors living in rural regions of the four Atlantic provinces will be enhanced by:

• Strengthening the collective ability of organizations to recognize and eliminate seniors’ barriers to social inclusion.
• Increasing the opportunities for seniors to contribute to their community, share their knowledge, skills and experiences.
• Reinforcing seniors’ sense of autonomy.
• Fostering seniors’ use of digital technologies.