It is implemented by "Community Development in Dubai" to protect them psychologically
Virtual excursions for senior citizens in sanctuaries and apiaries
Virtual picnics compensate senior citizens for going out into gathering places.
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The Community Development Authority in Dubai organizes virtual picnics for senior citizens, in order to ensure their psychological safety, in light of the pressures required by the application of precautionary measures to confront the Coronavirus.
Senior citizens are introduced to new cities and geographies through excursions, as electronic screens move them into new worlds, and introduce them to different trades, industries and methods of work, by observing minute details in the designs of nature, places and production processes.
According to the authority, members of the team participating in the field trips accompany senior citizens to them through a neighborhood similar to live television broadcasts of events and events.
Senior citizens participate, through screens, in trips that may extend for hours, in which one of the members of the team responsible for taking care of them leads them, similar to a "tour guide", as he takes them step by step. Precious and rare artistic examples while they are in their homes.
The elderly listens to an explanation of the production processes in bee apiaries, agricultural and animal production farms, and other places, and monitors these processes and their details in their real locations through the team's phone cameras, which transmit to them by picture and word all the stages of the journey.
The transportation cameras are not limited to broadcasting the field details at the site of the event, but rather allow the elderly to see his fellow senior citizens through cameras, and talk to them during the trip, and he can comment and ask questions.
The Director of the Senior Citizens Department at the Authority, Maryam Al Hammadi, told "Emirates Today" that protecting the physical and psychological health of senior citizens under the conditions of "Corona" quarantine made it necessary to start conducting field knowledge and entertainment activities since last July, so that senior citizens participate through virtual channels. , With the aim of raising their spirits, stimulating their cognitive activity, and relieving the pressures that restricted their movement, in implementation of the precautionary measures applied to protect them from infection with the Coronavirus.
She added that daily activities are an important part of the elderly’s lives, which has facilitated the continuation of establishing virtual trips and events and attracting them to coexist with them through electronic devices, to support them morally and socially, especially since there is difficulty in leaving homes because of the virus, because they are among the most vulnerable groups.
She added that the interaction of senior citizens with virtual trips filled their free time with activities that were an important part of their lives before the Corona pandemic, and also attracted them to a degree that enabled them to overcome the challenges of their use of smart devices, which some quickly surpassed, which helped to educate and train them, and succeed in Harnessing these devices to enable them to participate and integrate into public life.
And she added that after the start of activities through virtual channels, the elderly began to suggest for themselves places they would like to visit virtually, which confirmed to us their sense of comfort and their desire to continue activities, because it compensates them for going out of homes to gathering places.
She drew attention to the holding of various educational and entertainment activities and trips during the past months, which included a visit to the honey apiary in the Hatta region with the aim of introducing them to the apiary, the types of bees and types of honey, the method of beekeeping and care, in addition to visiting farms, parks, nature reserves, and museums, including a museum for classic cars, and also Visiting the shops of collectibles and precious stones, and a number of sites that senior citizens suggest going to.
number of participants
The number of participants in the event, which is organized through virtual channels, ranged between 25 and 50 elderly.
The number varies according to the type of activity, and the elderly age who usually integrates into the activity according to his hobby, tendencies and interests.
The number of virtual activities and trips organized by the Authority's Senior Citizen Department, from July until the end of last month, reached 588 events.
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Effective and service through virtual channels, within four months, to support senior citizens.
The interaction of senior citizens with virtual trips filled their free time with activities that were an important part of their lives before Corona.
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