Spain

The city of Ourense is one of the four provincial capitals of the region of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Being a former Roman settlement at the confluence of the Miño…

Brazil

Porto Alegre tem se preocupado há bastante tempo com a sua qualidade de vida. Dentro dos programas e serviços que a cidade realiza destacam-se:

• Adequação de praças às pessoas da terceira…
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United States of America

As a collaborative effort between the City of Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce and the University of Arkansas, Age-Friendly Fayetteville seeks to create a community that encourages and embraces…

United States of America

In July 2012, Chicago joined the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities. As a part of the WHO network, Chicago joined a growing number of cities and communities…

Argentina

La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been involved in the Age-friendly Cities project since 2006. In partnership with ISALUD university and WHO, a participatory age-friendly baseline assessment…

United States of America

The City of Henderson has a history of providing quality recreational and housing services for its senior population. The City of Henderson currently has two senior recreation centers, The Downtown…

United States of America

Sarasota County joined AARP and the World Health Organization’s Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in early 2015 – the first community in Florida to do so.

The origins of Age-Friendly…

Poland

Gdynia is a relatively young city that gained municipal rights in 1926. 25 percent of its close to 240000 inhabitants are over 60 years old.  The majority took part in developing the city…

United States of America

The City of Lansing, Michigan, joined the Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in 2015.

The City hosts an annual Senior Activities Fair with educational and interactive activities and information…

United States of America

Since 2001, Tallahassee has participated in the Florida Department of Elder Affairs’ Communities For A Lifetime (CFAL) initiative to make our community more age-friendly. Several ‘domains’ were inventoried throughout the…

United Kingdom

In August 2012, Liverpool’s elected mayor Joe Anderson signed a pledge signalling the city’s commitment to being an age-friendly city. Liverpool were accepted as a member of the Global Network…

China

Tsuen Wan District Age-friendly Community Scheme

Tsuen Wan District develops rapidly with a current population over 300 000 and ever growing number of elderly people. In view of this, the Tsuen…

United States of America

Located almost in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge, Corte Madera takes pride in its small-town atmosphere and volunteer spirit. Early in 2014, a citizens’ group formed to help…

United States of America

The city of Springfield is known throughout the state of Oregon being a progressive city while maintaining a special ‘Hometown Feel’ that our residents respect and enjoy. Along with our…

France

Nogent sur Marne ou le bien vivre ensemble – Une démarche globale et centrée sur les seniors.

En 2007, la ville répond aux enjeux du vieillissement en créant plusieurs groupes de travail (Conseil…

Iceland

The City of Reykjavik was accepted as a participant in The World Health Organization (WHO) Age-Friendly Cities Project in June 2015. Reykjavík wishes to be an age-friendly city that takes…

United Kingdom

London Borough of Southwark joined the WHO Global Network in 2015 as part of our council’s Fairer Future promise to become an age-friendly borough. We want everyone to get the…

Netherlands

The policy of the city of Amsterdam already takes specific needs of elderly people and elderly people with a disadvantage into account. The city will use the age friendly initiative…

Sweden

After attending the Quebec conference in 2013, the City of Gothenburg is convinced that the network will give us valuable support in developing a city for all ages. The political…

France

The city of Toulouse began the Toulouse Age-friendly programme to develop a real politic of closeness, health, well-being and solidarity for Seniors.

The ambition of the programme in Toulouse is to propose a…