This Workshop Series is to share the evidence-based practices/services developed by CADENZA Fellows with social and health care prefessionals working in NGOs and to promote uptake of these programmes to become part of their regular services.For details about CADENZA:A jockey Club in Initiative for Seniors and CADENZA Fellowship,please refer to:http//www.cadenza.hk

Effective retirement preparation interventions have to be (1) positive sounding and appealing; (2) intensive enough to produce real behavioral changes, and (3) economical and sustainable. Extensive literature review suggests that "active interests” could be the best entry point. "Active interests” differentiates from "passive interests” in the sense that the person is a player rather an observer, for example, producing video versus watching television. Previous studies revealed active interests as a strong protective factor in retirement process. Adopting a mentorship approach, we developed an innovative retirement preparation intervention which was found to be highly effective, self-sustainable, and appealing to both retirees and corporations.