The association “Let´s go for a trip!” is a non-profit organization that was established in 2014 and implements leisure activities for seniors over 65 years of age. As they say themselves: "Our mission is a ruthless fight against the loneliness of seniors and an effort to replace it with joy, getting to know new places and friends from all generations."
During the implementation period, the association came into contact with at least 5,000 seniors while organizing leisure activities connected with educational activities. They present the issue of the older generation to the general public, cooperate with other non-profit organizations, and organize events related to private educational activities. They focus their activities mainly on prevention and education of the senior population.
A very popular activity is the organization of many interesting trips to the surroundings. The trips are one-day, so that they are manageable for all interested parties and, above all, affordable and safe. They are always perfectly secured by experienced guides and medical escorts from the ranks of young volunteers. Seniors with various health limitations, poorer mobility or wheelchair users often participate.
With the help of young people, everyone can do it, and thanks to these activities, they will see places that they would definitely not know.
As part of the association's activities, seniors meet not only their peers, volunteers, but also preschool children, during intergenerational activities. These meetings deepen social ties and create conditions for intergenerational rapprochement.
Another area that greatly helps seniors is the support of self-sufficiency of seniors. These are regularly informed in the field of social services, pointing out various dangers related to new technologies, but also about a healthy lifestyle and suitable activities offered.
Every year, the association organizes a Senior festival. On average, around 1,000 seniors visit it. Of this, at least half of the people will be gathered by the association from many different regions, including people with medical disabilities.
The activities of the association are supported by many partners and voluntary donors. Important partners are, for example, the EU, MAS Chrudimsko, the city of Chrudim, the city of Chrast, Ecomonitor, the Pardubice Region and others.

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DIRECT SDGs:
SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages   

INDIRECT SDGs:
SDG 4 - Ensure quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Justification:
SDG 3 - Helping young people to ensure a dignified old age.

SDG 4 - Helping young people by educating seniors against the dangers of today.

1. What is the main activity of the association?
2. What activities do they organize for seniors?
3. What kind of senior education does it support?

As part of the so-called "networking", the association cooperates with many other organizations, e.g. with crisis centers, social workers in municipalities, the Intervention Center of the Pardubice Region for persons at risk of domestic violence, the Elpida Seniors' Line, o.p.s. and many others. The effort is to create a network of organizations that could help seniors.

Ludmila Kabelová, Michaela Vachunová and Roxana Vachunová
Spolek absolventů a přátel zemědělské školy v Chrudimi z.s.