Young People key to creating Age-Friendly Communities
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Young People key to creating Age-Friendly Communities

Solita OkureFounder & Executive Director Young People key to creating Age-Friendly Communities As a young leader of a community-based organization serving older people, I am often asked what motivates me. My answer is always that, beyond fulfilling a humanitarian obligation, it is actually in the best interest of young people to create age-friendly communities. This is because, while young people currently comprise over 75% of the population in Uganda, the increase in Ugandans’ average lifespan from 50 years in 2002 to 68 years in 2022, as revealed in recent data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) released in March this year, should both excite and prompt them to action. This extended life expectancy means that today's young people…
October 26, 2024Posted inCommunities
How to Safeguard Elderly People This Festive Season
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How to Safeguard Elderly People This Festive Season

Solita OkureFounder & Executive Director How to Safeguard Elderly People This Festive Season The festive season is typically a time for reconnecting with family and friends and for celebration in our communities. However, for elderly people, it can also be a high-risk period. Their feelings of loneliness are heightened, their experience of neglect and isolation intensified, and the likelihood of their abuse is even greater. These acts are perpetrated by members of their families and communities, either intentionally to exploit elderly people’s vulnerabilities or unintentionally due to a lack of awareness, differences in age, and varying expectations and needs between the elderly people and those around them.So, this festive season, what can we all do to help combat loneliness, neglect,…
December 20, 2023Posted inInclusion