The Veneto Region HUB is about the universal call through the following selected endeavours, as proposed by the International Federation for Family Development:

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the UN’s blueprint for a more sustainable future for all. Their adoption put environmental degradation, sustainability, climate change, and water security under the international spotlight. The global goals aim to leave no one behind.

2. NEW TECHNOLOGIES

The need of connecting people through new technologies should be also included to ensure social inclusion, to bridge the digital gap via training of older persons, professional carers and families in vulnerable situations.

4. HEALTHCARE

Organization of campaigns to promote healthy habits and lifestyles, especially those targeted to prevent mental disorders and to meet the needs of older persons, setting the necessary structure to stimulate innovation and intergenerational relations in hospitals as well as medical attention of visitors and tourists.

8. AFFORDABILITY

Plan to facilitate access to housing for families in vulnerable situations, including youth, persons with disabilities and older persons; develop smart intergenerational living arrangements with shared services, efficient energy- saving, flexible buildings and care provisions.

10. VULNERABLE FAMILIES

Establish specific programs to recognize the value of unpaid work and care, and address the needs of families in vulnerable situations, including single-parent families, large families, migrant families, etc.