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An important place in contemporary systems of social assistance in European countries, including Poland, is taken by non-governmental organizations (NGO). They collaborate with local governments in order to extend and improve quality of public services. Support activities of the organizations are mainly aimed to help groups threatened with marginalization and social exclusion, whose members find it difficult to cope with meeting life needs because of their age, disability, poverty, or life helplessness. Associatio...

One of priority activities in EU is health promotion among all the age groups, resulting from health policy implemented by World Health Organization and European agencies. This is especially important among senior citizens since the precondition for successful ageing is to maintain a good psychophysical fitness through participation in various forms of sport and recreation. With reference to the theory of activity, all humans, even older adults, need physical exercise and being active. Activity and sense of associ...