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Older people crucial to cultural heritage
By Janice Lindsay, Posted 29 November 2010 See more by this blogger
Three and a half years ago I began an intriguing academic journey. My objective was to develop sustainable heritage tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). My focus was on young and older people. While I found the issues... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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Jamaica and Moldova unite to support grandparents
By Tatiana Sorocan, Posted 27 November 2010 See more by this blogger
This November, HelpAge in Moldova and its partner Second Breath hosted Julian Mckoy, from HelpAge in Jamaica and Venesse Morrison from the Jamaican organisation, Hope for Children Development Company. At first glance, you might think that Moldova and Jamaica... Keep reading
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Restoring resilience in Haiti
By Stephanie Citron, Posted 24 November 2010 See more by this blogger
This was my final day in Haiti. We trained an excellent group of Friends (trained volunteers some of whom are older people) today and had just the right number so that they could work comprehensively in small groups with... Keep reading
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Healing Haiti from the inside
By Stephanie Citron, Posted 12 November 2010 See more by this blogger
One of the Friends asked me today what I thought of Haiti. I told him that although I find the infrastructure horrific, I love the people. Though people are people and of course there are many differences, this is... Keep reading
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Making "Friends" in Haiti
By Stephanie Citron, Posted 11 November 2010 See more by this blogger
We just ended our second day of training "Friends" - trained volunteers and camp residents, many of whom are older people and beneficiaries themselves. The training yesterday at Delmas was really hot, crowded and in a pretty small tent... Keep reading
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