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Things to do - Intergenerational projects

2 mins read Youth Work
Older people can occasionally be intimidated by groups of young people, while young people can immediately dismiss the older generation as dull and past it. Running an intergenerational project can be the ideal way to bridge the gap between the two groups.

In Manchester, Gina Hine has been running intergenerational projects as ALL FM for the past three years. "The two different generations actually have a lot in common and they get on really well when they have the opportunity," says Hine, station manager. "You often hear a young person talking to a 60-year-old about what they watched on TV last night or music they both like and finding lots of common ground."

Following the success of the projects, the station is now appointing a part-time community outreach worker to create daily intergenerational radio programmes for the station.

During one of its recent intergenerational projects, groups of under-14s took it in turns to interview and be interviewed by older people. They discovered each other's perspectives on the local area and issues affecting them, and used the material to create a radio show. It proved effective to find a common thread linking both groups and to build on the relationship from there.

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