A Global Peer-Learning Network for Active Ageing
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Ageing - Community Support - Work & Economic Security - Lifelong Learning
Our perceptions about ageing affect our health and quality of life as we grow old. Added longevity, new medical procedures, and assistive technologies have empowered positive aging. It’s important for us to see the potential and learn about the ways in which we can live better longer. We must combat pervasive ageism that focuses exclusively on needs and disabilities. Learn more...
There’s no better way to gain personal support for positive aging than in a support group of people who are sharing their experience over time. And on a broader platform, there’s no better place to live than in communities that deliberately develop infrastructure that empowers the engagement, mobility, and security of older residents. Learn more...
Whether paid or unpaid, meaningful work builds on personal strengths, offers a sense of purpose, and produces benefits for both the doer and the community. Throughout the world, however, ageism in the workplace is pervasive, even while the increasing threat of financial insecurity in old age is creating anxiety. Learn more...
We are both teachers and learners all of our life, and there are now Third Age Universities and Lifelong Learning programs growing all over the world to foster peer-to-peer learning as well as traditional adult education. Learn more...
Blog Articles
When I was coming up to 60 I started to worry seriously about money. I am a solo ager who had chosen to work between my homeland, South Africa, and France. I couldn’t look forward to a comfortable retirement in either and in any event I didn’t feel like retiring. Oh happy day when I
Here is an interview with Jeff Rubin, a vocal elder advocate who believes that every individual has the right to be heard and the power to make a difference regardless of ability or age. He is also the author of “Wisdom of Age: Perception and insights from one generation to another.” Having spent over 20
By Sara Zeff Geber, Ph.D. Author of Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers Is living alone a problem in itself? Most single people of all ages tell me they like living on their own, free to come and go as they please, watch the TV show of their choice and see friends and family on
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