The Sligo Age Friendly Programme is built around the needs and wants of the Older People that attended one of the several public consultations held throughout the County in 2022.
Key Stakeholders were invited to form a steering committee called the Sligo Age Friendly Alliance, working in a multiagency collaborative capacity each stakeholder contributed actions to the current Sligo Age Friendly Strategy 2023 -2026.
In 2023 the Sligo Older Peoples Council were formed which there is over 120 members and which to this day continues to grow.
The Age Friendly Programme is part of a worldwide, World Health Organisation inspired movement which aims to make sure that as we age, we can continue to:
- Have a real say in what happens in our own lives and what happens in the areas in which we live,
- Enjoy good health, access to high quality services, and a secure and enabling environment,
- Be engaged and have opportunities to participate fully in everything that is going on in our cities and counties.