ZDUS as the largest NGO representative of retired and old people in Slovenia calls on respect for human rights of older people and their fundamental freedoms. Their members add their
Inclusion Europe interviewed Jacqueline Pareys, 65, who worked long years for Inclusion Europe as an office helper. She told them about her life, what has changed and about the advice
His name is Chief Chibueze Akpu. He lives in a village in Kaduna State, Nigeria where he has worked all his life. He was an apprentice trader until the outbreak
Women who could not access education earlier in their life are often at higher risk of abuse or violence due to their dependency to family members. Harimaya (name changed), an
Vlaamse Ouderenraad collected stories from older persons. They asked them how they feel about ageing and how they would like to be perceived and empowered to participate equally in society.
Anna is 85 years old and despite some cognitive impairment and mobility issues she still lives alone. Her daughter Eliza lives nearby and assists Anna in her day-to-day life. Anna
Joan had a stroke at the age of 63 leading to acquired brain injury. After initially receiving great care in the stroke unit and two weeks of rehabilitation in a
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
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
This is the observation reported in a recent article published in March 2019 in the Belgian daily Le Soir and based on an unpublished study by the Federal Centre for