
Elderly care must pay more attention to exclusion mechanisms
There are more and more elderly people with migration roots. But not in the nursing home. Researcher Saloua Berdai argues for a proactive policy and more attention for invisible exclusion
“Open attitude is a prerequisite to culture-sensitive care” stress Fatoş
This testimony is extracted from an interview of Fatoş Ipek-Demir by Linda van Ingen published in Dutch here. Photo by Marion Duimel. There was no good place for a Turkish
“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
“They told me to never come back”
As she is still mourning her husband, Odile is accused of being a witch and kicked out of her house where she was looking after her grand children and great
“I didn’t realize was that my age would be a factor holding me back”
Zelda earned her PhD at the age of 56. She is telling us the higher education journey she went through after starting college in her late 30s and how her
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“When I’m 64, will I be living in a community that accepts me and that I can contribute to?”
Dr. Isaiah Durosaiye is an expert of AGE Platform Europe active in the field of employment issues. In this video, he talks people’s anxiety about people migrating to the U.K.
Looking at the ethnic and religious minorities of Europe: they’re ageing too!
Frequently the “migrant” factor is forgotten in discussions on Europe’s ageing population, despite the fact that the EU is home to a significant population of older migrants and ethnic and
‘Take your money, get out of Denmark and don’t come back’
Bashy Quraishy is National Coordinator of ENAR Denmark. In this interview, first published in 2012, he reveals his perceptions and experience of becoming an older ethnic minority in Denmark, and