To value, include, and promote a more active and healthy aging through innovation. This is the purpose of “Mental Gym,” a project promoted by the Portuguese Red Cross, through its Vila Real de Santo António Delegation, which is currently underway.

The project arose from the need to strengthen responses directed at the senior population of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in a context of increasing population aging. Through intervention accompanied by professionals, activities adapted to the characteristics and needs of the participants are developed, simultaneously promoting physical, cognitive, and social well-being.

 

Sessions can take place individually or in groups, according to the objectives of the activities and the specificities of the beneficiaries. The digital literacy component also plays an important role, seeking to bring participants closer to new technologies and encourage their autonomous use, namely as tools for communication, learning, and socialization.

 

The intervention takes place at the headquarters of the Portuguese Red Cross Delegation in Vila Real de Santo António and is also decentralized to Monte Gordo and Vila Nova de Cacela, bringing this service closer to different communities and facilitating access for seniors to the activities.

 

The “Mental Gym” has the financial support of BPI | Fundação “la Caixa”, through the BPI Seniores 2026 initiative, and the Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, contributing to the realization of this innovative service aimed at the senior population of the municipality.

 

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