ABSTRACT

Faith-based organizations offer an opportunity for intergenerational relationships. Two of the major barriers in initiating these relationships include (a) providing a structured environment for individuals to first communicate and (b) overcoming the initial anxiety of interacting with someone from a different generation. This paper describes the design and implementation of Women Empowering Wellness (WEW), a faith-based intergenerational program. WEW allows college-age females and older women to interact in a structured environment for eight-weeks. Several benefits were observed including formed relationships/sisterhood, personal sharing/open dialogue/vulnerability, and learning about the other generation. Given the testimonies of participants, WEW was beneficial, enjoyable, and meaningful to both younger and older women and has the potential to be implemented in other faith-based organizations.

摘要

基于信仰的组织为代际关系提供了机会。建立这些关系的两个主要障碍包括 (a) 为个人提供一个结构化的环境进行首次交流和 (b) 克服与不同代人互动的最初焦虑。本文描述了女性赋权健康 (WEW) 的设计和实施，这是一项基于信仰的代际计划。WEW 允许大学年龄的女性和老年女性在结构化的环境中互动八周。观察到了一些好处，包括建立的关系/姐妹情谊、个人分享/公开对话/脆弱性，以及了解另一代人。鉴于参与者的证词，WEW 是有益的、令人愉快的、