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Olivier-Hugues Terreault

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2014

Brazil

Teatro do Sopro

Olivier-Hugues Terreault is preparing Brazilian society to be able to care for their growing elderly population. Through an innovative clowning therapy, he is equipping caregivers and seniors themselves with tools for communication, meanwhile his work with decision makers and the general population...

Simone Berti

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2012

Brazil

Instituto Chefs Especiais

By teaching practical culinary and social skills, Simone Berti is preparing individuals with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities to assimilate into society and be self-sufficient.

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Juliana Bacis Ceddia

Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2000

Brazil

Sociedade Amigos de Coração

Dr. Juliana Bacis Ceddia, a physician specializing in cardiology, has created an effective method for treating heart defects among infants, children, and adolescents from poor families. She has demonstrated that it is possible to reform Brazil's rigid and poorly funded public health system to...

Zdjęcie Mary Nally w granatowej marynarce przemawiającej przy mównicy.

Trzeci Wiek - siła seniorów

Problem demograficzny zachodu staje się coraz bardziej realny. Już teraz osoby w wieku 65+ stanowią 18,5% mieszkańców Unii Europejskiej, a w 2080 roku jeden na trzech obywateli będzie mógł się pochwalić takim wiekiem. Model starości wygląda teraz zupełnie inaczej niż jeszcze dziesięć lat temu, a...

Anne Basting: Forget Memory, Try Imagination

Ashoka Fellows Roundtable on Aging: Chapter 1 Anne Bastings: Forget Memory, Try Imagination!

Ashoka Fellow Anne Basting shares how and why she founded TimeSlips. Her Innovative approach to communicating with people with dementia is being replicated worldwide. Please Join Anne, other Ashoka Fellows and friends for this special event. Contact us for further information of the event.

Dy Suharya: Don´t Underestimate Memory Loss

Ashoka Fellows Roundtable on Aging: Chapter 2 DY Suharya : Do not Underestimate Memory Loss

Ashoka Fellow DY Suharya shares why she founded ALZI and how she pioneered a cross-generations movement to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer and their caregivers. Please Join DY, other Ashoka Fellows and friends for this special event. Contact us for more information and Event...

Ashoka Fellows Roundtable on Aging: Chapter 3 Ole Kassow: The Right to Relate

Ashoka Fellow Ole Kassow shares why he founded Cycling Without Age, and how offering free trishaw rides in his community turned into a global movement that creates relationships that break isolation and loneliness in old age. Please join Ole, other Ashoka Fellows and friends for this special event.

Ashoka Fellows Roundtable on Aging: Chapter 4 Sérgio Serapião: Celebrating Longevity

Ashoka Fellow Sérgio Serapião shares how and why he founded LAB60+, a movement of people and organizations, to revolutionize the meaning of longevity. Please join Sergio, other Ashoka Fellows and friends for this special event.

Ashoka Fellows Roundtable on Aging Chapter 5, Anil Patil: A Lifeline for Invisible Carers

Ashoka Fellow Anil Patil shares how and why he established Carers Worldwide, enabling support systems and infrastructure that transforms the lives of unpaid family carers in developing countries. Please join Anil, other Ashoka Fellows and friends for this special event.

Inside Ashoka: A New Kind of Prosecutor, with Adam Foss

Prosecutors wield incredible power — and discretion — when it comes to charging people with crimes and ultimately sending them to prison. Decades of a “tough on crime” culture within prosecutor offices have fed mass incarceration and its devastating consequences. But what if we could change that...