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Challenging Ageism in the City of Salisbury

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The City of Salisbury understood the most powerful way to combat ageism was to ensure older people had access to information, opportunities to be heard, their ideas responded to, and processes in place to build their capacity to be community contributors and leaders.‘COTA SA Conversations with Northern Seniors’ is one initiative which reflects how this…

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Started: 2015
Location: City of Salisbury, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Social protection

Young people and seniors working together in their community

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In 1984, the City of Pointe-Claire created the Aid for Seniors program providing seniors with household chores and outdoor maintenance work carried out free of charge by students. This program enables low-income seniors to remain in their homes longer, helps break their isolation, and promotes involvement in the community, employment for young people, and inter-generational…

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Started: 1984
Location: City of Pointe-Claire, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Conception and design of the Age-Friendly Manchester Older People’s Charter

The aim of this work was to create a simple and concise description of the values and objectives of Age-Friendly Manchester to the companies, organisations and groups across the city. The charter format was used as tool to ensure this message becomes embedded into the fabric of the city. In other words, making it possible…

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Started: 2015
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Social protection

Emirate of Sharjah

Emirate of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

Sharjah Government works on furnishing sustainable programs and services for older people, within the frame of its endeavor to face the expansion of cities and the increase in the rate…

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City population: 12324022.5 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Southern District, Hong Kong

Southern District, Hong Kong
China

The Southern District was one of the pioneer districts being selected to participate in the 2008 Age-friendly Community Project under the Hong Kong Plan of Action on Aging. Since 2008,…

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City population: 27000015.2 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Busan

Busan
Republic of Korea

Under the goal of establishing a happy and age-friendly city, Busan Metropolitan City has been implementing various policies focused on providing a comfortable retirement life for the elderly. Our policies…

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City population: 355454322.15 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Best Before Date Media Campaign to combat ageism

There is no magic age when your attitude and treatment of people should change. The Peterborough Council on Aging partnered with Brand Health to develop a marketing campaign that aimed to change people’s thinking about aging and how we often have a negative impression of people once they reach a certain age, such as 60,…

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Started: 2014
Location: Peterborough, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Social protection

Kadıköy Municipality’s Social Center

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Kadıköy Municipality aims at assisting the local seniors by offering facilities for active ageing, providing psychological support, and contributing to their social life and personal development through protective, preventive and supportive services. Inaugurated on December 4th, 2013, the Social Center targets the elderly population in Kadıköy aged 65 and above. Kadıköy’s Social Center has the…

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Started: 2013
Location: Kadikoy, Turkey
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
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Intergenerational Meeting

FOZ CÔA MORE SOCIAL 2016 – Intergenerational MeetingThis initiative is designed to promote active aging of the elderly, this time placing a greater focus on the issue of the importance of the relationship between generations.In this event we were held extensive range activities designed to encourage the sharing of experiences and knowledge between generations.An initiative…

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Started: 2010
Location: Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
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Promising Practices Brief: Theatre-arts Docudrama to Counter Ageism and Enhance Public Discourse on Aging

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Respect and social inclusion represent a core domain of livability in an age-friendly community. Fostering respect and social inclusion is particularly important for cultures which have stigmatized aging and consequently shaped negative perceptions of self and others. Among the innovative possibilities to enhance respect in age-friendly communities, the stories of neighborhood residents shared via the…

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Started: 2015
Location: Sarasota County, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Social protection

Priority Seats at Rain-shelters in Kwai Tsing District

The Age-Friendly Community Ambassadors (Kwai Tsing) (AFCAs-K&T) carried out a community assessment project on Age-Friendly outdoor environment in Kwai Tsing in 2015. As of May 2016, there are 271 rainshelters on pathways or footpaths in Kwai Tsing, but only 102 have seats installed. As such, AFCAs-K&T suggested the Kwai Tsing District Council (K&TDC) to install…

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Started: 2015
Location: Kwai Tsing District Hong Kong, China
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development

Floirac

Floirac
France

Située dans le Sud-Ouest de la France, Floirac est une commune limitrophe de Bordeaux, sur la rive droite de la Garonne, au Sud-Est de Bordeaux. Elle fait partie de de…

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City population: 1675922 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Vaulx-en-Velin

Vaulx-en-Velin
France

GÉOGRAPHIE
Superficie : 2 094 hectares.
Altitude moyenne : 171 mètres.
Vaulx-en-Velin (43394 habitants) fait partie de la Métropole de Lyon : 4ème ville du Rhône après Lyon (496343), Villeurbanne…

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City population: 4339416.45 % over 60Joined Network in 2016