Co-creation with older people from migrant backgrounds

The project has resulted in a survey of examples of promising practices in co-creation between older people with a migrant background and local authorities and civil society organisations in the Nordic region. On this basis, a number of key considerations and guiding questions have been identified for practical work on co-creation.

The project builds on findings from a project funded by Design and Architecture Norway (DOGA) and the Centre for an Age-Friendly Norway. This project was carried out in early 2026 in Norway (Bodø, Lofoten and Oslo). It examines how older people with a migrant background experience ageing in Norway, and what local authorities and service providers can learn from other cultural understandings of old age, care and community. The work is based on inclusive and culturally adapted participatory methods and establishes a methodological and empirical foundation for the present project.

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