Whether a teenager or a person in our fifties, this topic is equally important to all, because we all have to retire one day in our life…right? If so…better plan from today…
Age-friendly Communities (AFC - a WHO Mission) give older people more opportunities to participate in everyday life, age healthily, and live without discrimination or poverty. They also provide an environment to age with dignity and autonomy and enjoy opportunities to grow and develop as individuals while contributing to their community.
This WHO’s mission is to stimulate and enable communities and cities worldwide to become increasingly age-friendly. According to WHO, this can be achieved by:
● Inspiring changes which can show ‘what can be done and how it can be done’;
● Connecting communities and cities worldwide to facilitate the exchange of information, knowledge and experience in providing an age-friendly environment; and
● Supporting communities and cities to find ‘Local and Global Problems’ and develop appropriate innovative and evidence-based solutions.
Currently, this WHO Global Network for Age-friendly mission includes 1705 cities and communities in 60 countries and covers over 330 million people worldwide.
An age-friendly city or community provides ample opportunities for voluntary work and paid employment. It encourages civic participation for older people so that they can continue to contribute to themselves and their communities, after retirement.
If you know any communities with this vision, they can be prompted to apply for Membership in this global community—WHO Application Form.
What is your opinion about this topic, dear all LGs, and also our Googler @DeniGu
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