Design and Develop

Description of the project and the local area

(Including needs assessment or/and, other data sources available for your target population and area.) Is there a history in your area of social innovation or collaborative action with communities?

Assets and resources

The results of the survey for the needs of seniors (‘Seniorenbehoeftenonderzoek’), together with the results of the survey Come Out of Your Shell were rich and reliable sources of information for revealing the needs of the elderly people in the city of Ostend. A broad basis was set, out of which we are able to operate.

Our team has a lot of expertise: having long-time experience with the target group, especially our project manager. Furthermore we can fall back on the experiences in movement and opportunities towards the target group of our sports department and in detecting them with the help of our service centers.

Geographical setting

Please describe where your project is based, is your project based in a rural or urban area, area of catchment for participants, is it on single or multiple sites?

Current situation

`What currently happens` in relation to your project problem or issue, is your project new or are you building on an existing project?

Demand

What would you anticipate the demand might be for your proposed project at this stage and what are you basing that forecast on?

Expansion

Are you planning to expand an already-successful project with a different population or in a different setting? Please describe your reasons for this and what information you used to inform your decision?

Information capture for your project

Please make a plan and decide what strategies you are going to use and when. As a minimum everyone needs to keep their meeting minutes/notes and attendance details. Other ideas are photos/videos/diaries/attendance numbers/participant feedback/log book. In relation to the SAIL feasibility study you will need to be able to say who attended your project and when also including the participants age and gender if possible.

Acceptability

How was the project proposal recieved by a) your team members/organisational partners b) your target community/potential participants? Evidence would include: participant observation at initial project meetings, qualitative interviews with participants and project staff or correspondence related to the proposal ie emails exchanges?

Adaptation

Have you made any changes to your original plans, why did you make the change and what information did you base your new plans on?

Key stakeholders and relations

Are there key individuals, (including participants) organisations or relationships who are central to your project, and in what way do they benefit your project?