Ageism and Migration

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies November 11, 2019

“Whatever will come in the future, don’t run – we say in Moluccan”

Juan is Moluccan and chairman of LSMO, the National Foundation of Elderly Moluccans in the Netherlands. He tells us what it means to age in the Moluccan culture. In the

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Ageism and Migration, Testimonies December 3, 2018

‘Une des valeurs principales de l’Islam, c’est la bienfaisance envers ses parents’

Hanan est musulmane. C’est aussi la fille d’un Marocain qui a émigré en Belgique alors qu’il était encore un jeune homme. Le témoignage d’Hanan nous immerge dans un quotidien où

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts November 28, 2018

Connaitre les trajectoires individuelles pour mieux agir : le cas des femmes immigrées marocaines âgées en Belgique

Il a beaucoup été question du vécu des immigrés hommes marocains qui sont venus travailler en Belgique dans les années 60. L’expérience des femmes reste peu abordée. Fatima Hanine et

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Blogposts October 28, 2018

‘We are not given any respect and support’: the 4th week of the #AgeingEqual campaign in a nutshell

Our fourth #AgeingEqual campaigning week looked at the experience of migration by older people. Many difficulties experienced by migrants in their journey and in the host country can be particularly harmful for

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts October 25, 2018

Older migrants have the right to be treated with respect: respect of their age, and respect of their culture

The ‘othering’ of older migrants in Western societies is common, also when one encounters care professionals. Saloua Berdai Chaouni and Ann Claeys investigate the experience of older migrants living with

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies October 24, 2018

‘Who hears the voice of older migrants?’

Fifi is a committed health professional like there are many — except that besides work, Fifi is also volunteering for Pharos, an organisation giving ‘cultural-sensitive working’ courses to address health

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Good Practices October 22, 2018

A guidebook for care professionals to respect the cultural background of people experiencing memory loss

As the Finnish population with a migrant background is ageing, the Society for Memory Disorders Expertise in Finland, published “Culture-sensitive memory work: Finnish experience”, a guidebook intended to specialists of the

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies October 22, 2018

Confucianism and the later life choices of older Chinese living in Belgium

Chinese emigrants are the fourth largest group of non-European foreigners in Belgium, after Morocco, Turkey and Russia. Tina Pan, a Chinese national working in Belgium at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, elaborates on

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts October 22, 2018

Housing and care needs for older migrants in the Netherlands

Older migrants, just like Dutch elderly people, prefer to live on their own for as long as possible, preferably in their current house, which they are familiar with and where

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Blogposts October 22, 2018

When older people flee their homes from danger, ageism is a barrier to accessing help

Based on evidence from Helpage International, older people are more at risk during forced displacement “We are not given any respect, support and space in decision-making processes. In a recent