Riitta and Spinning Joy

A short while ago I was in a short meeting with Riitta–a previous student of SSI–and Tiina, the director of elderly home Sofia. Riitta wanted some feedback and advice on a new project she’s trying to put together. The project, called Spinning Joy, is a sort of continuation to SSI, but specially adapted to fit elderly care homes, and focusing a bit more on participation, and social aspects. I find the project very relevant, Riita’s approach quite adequate, and the knowledge to be obtained extremely interesting. The only challenge, of course, will be financial: how to get buy-in from elderly homes and/or some kind of funding, so that all the work put into the project gets paid. Well, I really hope Riitta somehow pulls through, and I’m looking forward to her starting to spin out joy in different elderly homes in Finland!