Equal Opportunities for Older Women
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Runder Tisch "Sexualität im Alter", Erotik im Alter - Sinnlichkeit und Liebe (Round Table "Sexuality in Old Age", Eroticism in Old Age - Sensuality and Love)
Communicational details
Address:
Feministisches Frauen-Gesundheitszentrum (FFGZ) Frankfurt
Kasslerstr. 1a
60486 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Contact persons and their known foreign languages:
Rita Handwerk-Sieker, Female doctor at the Health Authority in Frankfurt
Roswitha Friedrich, Colleague at the FFGZ - Feminist Women's Health Centre
Telephone: 0049-69-212-37798, 0049-69-706493 (FFGZ)
Telefax: 0049-69-212-37891
E-Mail: rita.handwerk-sieker@stadt-frankfurt.de
Internet:
About the initiative
Status of the initiative: The initiative is an initiative aimed at improving equal opportunities for older women through an organisation that pursues objectives which are independent of gender or age.
The initiative has the dicisive support of the following organisation:
Stadtgesundheitsamt Frankfurt (Municipal Health Authority Frankfurt)
Address:
Braubachstr. 18-22
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Deutschland
Telephone: 0049-69-212-37798
Telefax: 0049-69-212-31265
E-Mail:
Internet:
Other supporting organisations: Feministisches Frauen-Gesundheitszentrum, Frankfurt am Main
Pro-Familia, Frankfurt am Main.
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Content and framework conditions of the project work
The initiative was founded in: 1997
The initiative was founded because of the following reasons:

A women's health focal point was established on the occasion of the "Year of the Senior Citizen" and the "Healthy Cities Project" aimed at promoting municipal cooperation.
Target group(s): Women in their middle-years and older single women, women with partners
Targets: Enlightenment, information, overcoming inhibitions, recognising needs and desires, overcoming prejudices in society
Details of the work done by the initiative:

Panel discussions are organised with experts such as Oswald Kolle, Kirsten von Sydow, Sieglinde Fedel and Ruth Eichmann.
Regular cooperative preliminary meetings take place when preparing for such events.
Areas of work of the initiative:
Social contacts
Sexuality
Living circumstances
Success that the initiative has achieved:

The response has been positive. We have been requested to organise further discussions of this kind. Pro Familia experienced an increase in inquiries on the theme of sexuality.
Problems that the initiative has been faced during its work:

The lack of funds and staff are great problems.
Participation of the target group concerning the conception, planning and implementation of the initiative's work:

We have individual discussions with multipliers.
Co-operation:
Information:

We are available for people interested in receiving more information on our initiative by phone.
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Organisational background of the initiative
Staff:
Budget:
Sources of funding:
Funds from the supporting organisation(s)
Publications or information material available on our initiative:
Recommended literature:
Tips and suggestions for people interested in foundig a similar initiative:

The target group should be included in the planning at the earliest possible stage.
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2001-04-25