Participatory mapping in the STAGE project

This contribution takes place in the framework of a Horizon Europe project called
"STAGE - Stay healthy through ageing". One goal of this multidisciplinary project
is to develop an interactive cross-Europe atlas of healthy ageing, built according to
quantitative data and supplemented with participatory data. This tool will help
seniors and decision-makers to identify territorial priorities in terms of ageing well,
at both European and local levels. Our role in this project is to carry out
participatory activities at local level, in Wallonia (Belgium). Firstly, face-to-face
participatory workshops will be organized with seniors and their close caregivers to
enrich an initial neighborhood healthy ageing index proposed by our project
partners based on statistical and geographical data. A representative sample of
participants will (i) evaluate, select, and weight the components of the index, (ii)
ca-design and add a qualitative layer to the index with seniors' experiences and
perceptions of their territory, and (iii) make recommendations for the development
an interactive online atlas. Secondly, we will set up two healthy ageing
participatory observatories using participatory methods and tools specially
designed to harness the territorial intelligence of alder people. Those
observatories will ensure the online atlas will be updated beyond the duration of
STAGE.