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We hope you will take a minute to view the three inspiring videos below.
Brief But Spectacular: Videos
WATCH: This ‘Friendship Bench’ is
pulling on the healing power of grandmothers
"The Friendship Bench" recruits grandmothers as mental health counselors to bridge the mental health treatment gap in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe, like most countries, is grappling with a severe shortage of mental health care providers–one psychiatrist for every 1.5 million people– and a surplus of grandmothers seeking purpose in their lives.
WATCH: How one organization is aiming to counter ageism
When Ximena Abogabir turned 70, she noticed a shift in how her colleagues in
Santiago, Chile, treated her. Her own experience, along with rising stereotypes about older people’s value in the workplace and society, inspired her to
co-create “Travesía100” an organization to help counter ageism in her country and beyond.
WATCH: At this cafe in Japan, building empathy across generations is on the menu
Japan is ahead of the global curve in the percentage of its citizens over 80 —
and also ahead in responding to the impact of its rapidly aging population on society. Throughout the country, local officials and others are creating spaces where older adults can mingle with their neighbors in a lively social setting to relieve loneliness.