The large scale introduction and application of cargo bikes in urban areas has shown to be a game changer for cities: the image of cycling improves; general levels of cycling increase (both for freight and passengers); urban space is used more efficently; air quality, safety levels as well as quality of life improve. However, this innovative solution is present in only a few cities and at best in the starting phase in other European cities. Its full potential has not been achieved in any European city. CityChangerCargoBike (CCCB) aims to change this and increase and accelerate take-up. CCCB will take the very best cargo bike implementation examples, contexts and expertise in Europe and profit and learn from them in order to transfer these on a large scale and in the best way possible to new cities and contexts - in CCCB's forerunner cities, in the follower cities and beyond. CCCB is based on the huge potential of cargo bikes to replace: - 23 - 25% of the commercial deliveries in cities - 50% of the commercial service and maintenance trips - 77% of private logistics trips (shopping, leisure, child transport) Further, cargo bikes bring with them a whole new bicycle culture: new fashonable multi-purpose cargo bike designs, cargo bike shops, new logistics concepts. Stationary cargo bikes can quickly be transformed to mobile street furniture and then even fulfil a place maker function. CCCB has the following objectives: - Raise awareness among the relevant stakeholders: public, private and commercial sector. - Utilise innovative tools for the take-up and scale-up and transfer between forerunner and follower cities: e.g. peer-to-peer exchange. - Establish favourable framework conditions for cargo bike use. - Achieve wide roll-out and transferability through Forerunner cities, Follower cities (within the consortium) and External follower cities. - Reduce congestion, emissions; increase safety; increase public space and improve public space usage.

The Silver Learners project was a strategic partnership for exchanging good practice between ten partners from Germany, Great Britain (3), Hungary, Luxembourg, The Netherlands (2) and Poland (2). The project took take place between 1 September 2016 and 30 September 2018 and was aimed at representatives of local education centres, i.e. at the directors of these institutions and the teaching staff who give lessons to groups of learners aged 60+. The consortium was structured to ensure that various local education facilities with a range of main strengths and focuses were involved as well as transregionally active associations. The aim of Silver Learners was to improve the programme offered by education centres, taking account of the challenges of demographic change as well as the associated altered circumstances and education practices of senior citizens: The older generation needs to be provided with educational support to enable them to remain active members of society and face the challenges of growing old independently for as long as possible. In this context, the fields of media competence (using ICT and new technical resources) and health were regarded as being particularly significant. In addition, it is essential to reach poorly educated target groups. There was for instance an exchange of tried-and-tested education models from the various countries for improving the learning situation of the elderly and also to jointly develop and implement ideas and concepts. New, innovative educational concepts for the older generation were developed on the basis of the different experiences. Since, at present, the adult education centres are primarily attended by the so-called middle classes, the objective was and is to focus on persons who have had fewer educational opportunities. This entailed analysing the motivation for learning as well as the options and the existing barriers to education. The project encompassed seven meetings of the project partners. The time between the meetings was used for processing the results and disseminating and applying them locally as well as for preparing the next convention and planning additional cooperation between individual partners. The meetings of the partners were organised as workshops made up of presentations, dialogues in varying work groups, and excursions. The following issues were regarded as particularly crucial:-Competencies and learning abilities of the elderly and the consequent requirements on educational programmes;-Communication for and with senior citizens - How to reach the target groups, in particular those that are not so well educated? How can the communication skills of elderly people be intensified (use of ICT, social networks, language, etc.)?-Further education for everyday life – How can the older generation be supported in their ICT-influenced daily lives (using a PC, online banking/shopping/booking, voluntary work)? How can new tools be made appropriate for elderly people?-Further education on health – Besides keeping healthy (sport, prevention) and new technical aids, this focused mainly on dealing with age-related diseases such as dementia. The venues and thematic focuses of the meetings were selected so as to ensure that the partners could best introduce their strengths into the discussion. The first event was an introductory kick-off meeting held in Iserlohn. After five content-related workshops in Nyíregyháza, Luxembourg, Middelburg, Stockport and Cambridge, a final summarising wrap-up meeting was held in Olszyn at which further projects of individual partners were mentioned, including some within the scope of Erasmus+. Besides the specified aims, teaching staff benefited from the project because their skills were upgraded, especially regarding the interests of the elderly during lessons, the effective use of ICT, and the inclusion of health aspects. This enabled education centres to improve and expand what they had on offer and thus for attendees to commit to the institution. As a result of working together with familiar partners (town twinning, successful partnerships in other EU projects), the networks were reinforced and redefined with the help of new partners, also on a local level. The project partners got to know other countries, embarked on intercultural dialogues and expanded their knowledge, including their linguistic skills. The project was also beneficial to society in Europe as well: well-educated, committed and health-conscious senior citizens face the effects accompanying age with greater confidence. In consequence, the growing generation of elderly people was encouraged to play an active role in society. Thanks to the joint work of ten partners, the results of the project were disseminated in numerous different regions and countries of Europe, thus making a major contribution towards added value in Europe. Detailed information is available at our website: www.project-silver-learners.eu.

Aim of the proposed project is to increase the social inclusion and decrease of loneliness among the most vulnerable group of elderly: those with low (digital) literacy levels. This will be done by the development of an innovative story-telling based e-training, facilitating volunteers and caregivers in valuable conversations. Development takes place in close collaboration with the target groups. The three-year project will be executed by a transnational consortium of five partners, from four different countries (NL, LU, UK, AU). The partner organisations are representatives of (lonely) elderly people, a design partner with expertise in co-design and a technical partner with experience in technical solutions for the older population. Loneliness is a serious problem among the elderly in Europe. In the Netherlands, there are over 4.1 billion people aged 55+. Out of these, 200,000 feel extremely lonely: they have social contact only once a month. In the United Kingdom, 1.2 million older people indicate chronic feelings of loneliness. Chronic feelings of loneliness can bring people down into a spiral of social exclusion. Older people with a lower literacy level are especially at risk of social exclusion as participation in current knowledge based societies are very much based on the ability to read and write. Storytelling can help them to make sense of their lives and connect them with their social environment. We use stories constantly; to inform, to connect with others or to share our feelings. Stories are used to organize our thoughts, find meaning and purpose and establish a sense of identity in this world. This is also why some people keep a journal organising their thoughts by writing them down on a regular basis. The proposed project aims to use these principles of storytelling in the development of a training against loneliness. Digital developments provide new opportunities in sharing personal narratives. However, many elderly people feel hesitant using them. They are for instance anxious to retain their privacy and distinguish between what they want to share with family, close friends or acquaintances. This is particularly true for those with a low literacy level. This is a pity as these digital tools may help to arrange, capture and use stories. Taking into account the needs of older people with low (digital) literacy levels and those working with them, our project aims to develop an e-training especially focusing on this target group. Following a structure of six work packages, the project will deliver five intellectual Outputs: - Intellectual Output 1 includes an offline training, integrating known principles in the field of storytelling which are relevant to use to combat loneliness among our target groups; -Intellectual Output 2 contains an e-training in which the offline tool is translated into a digital instrument. This translation will take care in close collaboration with the aimed target groups; - Intellectual Output 3 includes a supportive training for volunteers and professionals working with lonely older adults for whom the initial training is developed. This training will be launched at a transnational train-the-trainer event before the pilot starts in which the outputs are tested; - Intellectual Output 4 is a handbook, based on the pilot. The handbook includes the results and a manual for the different steps in execution of the trainings modules; - Intellectual Output 5 includes a toolkit for implementation, integrating all the delivered outputs. The toolkit provides practical tips and tricks to implement the outputs in other settings. The toolkit will be officially launched at a finalizing multiplier event at the end of the project;