Aims & project outputs

The Apps for Carers (A4C) project intends to contribute to the wellbeing of informal carers by overcoming barriers which limit them from benefiting fully by learning, information and social participation opportunities offered by mobile solutions (apps and websites).

The specific objectives of the project are:

• to select mobile solutions already available in app stores and on-line with functions and features useful for carers;
• to develop training tools and methodologies to empower carers how to use and choose apps and websites appropriately;
• to provide digital skills to carers on the use of mobile devices and solutions that will allow them to exploit the potential for everyday life;
• to create a new mobile app which will serve as compact, usable and informative library of mobile solutions dedicated to carers.

Project outputs

apps4carers_small_cover_report • A selection of mobile apps and websites currently available in the different partner languages (Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish) and in English, useful for informal carers and addressing main needs of: care plan and management; information and micro-learning; communication and social inclusion; – Download this document in Swedish, Portuguese, Italian, Greek

• A set of training methodologies and tools for improving digital skills and use of mobile solutions for carers, including suggestions for activities to be performed in class, materials for trainers and video tutorials. Such methodology and materials will be pilot tested with at least 10 carers in each partner country and refined according to feedback collected; A trainers’ manual for social workers and ICT trainers, provinding training methodologies, materials and country-specific recommendations for addressing carers’ learning needs on mobile solutions;

• A new mobile app dedicated to carers which will include a repository of selected apps and websites in partner countries, information and tutorials on their use.