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Paris is 500th member of WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities

On 19 June 2017, WHO’s Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC) welcomed Paris, France, as its 500th member. The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo and her deputy Dominique Versini – responsible for early childhood, the protection of children and the fight against exclusion and the elderly – formalised their commitment to become an […]

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Return on the world elder abuse awareness day, the 15th June of 2017

The world elder abuse awareness day took place last 15th of June, 2017, on the theme : “Understand and end the financial abuse on elderly : a question coming under human rights”. This day underlined the importance of preventing the elderly financial exploitation, because they must be able to completely enjoy human rights, without discimination.

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92 years old and still perched on parallel bars

Gymnastics is very strenuous , even more parallel bars that require a great arms strength and a strong abdominal belt. Despite that, some tournaments take place for elderly, especially the Turnfest in Berlin, where athletes come and go since last 3rd of June. But one of them drew all the attention : the 92-year-old German

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Go To College And Graduate Just Like This 94-Year-Old Great Grandmother

More than 50 years. That is what it took for Amy Cranton to obtain her bachelor’s degree. Freshly graduated from the Southern New Hampshire University with her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English, she can be proud to say that she accomplished a dream brutally stopped in 1962.

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