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EU-Parlamentspräsident Martin Schulz zu Besuch bei Ashoka Fellow Horst Krumbach

Etwa 750.000 Menschen leben in Deutschland in Pflegeheimen - Tendenz steigend. Während ihre medizinische Versorgung durch Qualitätsstandards in der Regel gewährleistet ist, leidet in vielen Fällen die emotionale Versorgung durch zu wenig Personal und fehlende persönliche Bindungen. An dieser Stelle...

Simone Berti

Ashoka Fellow depuis aoû 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.

Simone Berti

Ashoka Fellow depuis aoû 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.

Simone Berti

Ashoka Fellow depuis aoû 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.

The New Longevity: Brazil's Gig Economy For Seniors

Sérgio Serapião was in his thirties when he began inviting Brazilian seniors out for a cup of coffee. A decade later, Brazilians over 60 still convene the Café com Vida, or “coffee with life” in cities throughout the country. These gatherings offer seniors a public forum to re-engage in community...

Bringing the generations together

The pandemic has been forcing younger and older people to stay physically apart in order to stay safe. But this shouldn't cloud our essential interdependence, says Marc Freedman, founder of Encore, writer, and Ashoka Fellow. Join us Jan. 27 when we hear from Marc about how collaborating across...

Table for Ten: Social entrepreneurs take on longevity and aging

How 10 Ashoka Fellows are redefining the experience of aging in countries around the world

Five insights to rewrite the narrative around aging

Demographic shifts offer a chance to shape the future of humanity. Social entrepreneurs show us how

Forget Memory, Try Imagination: A Social Innovator Takes On Dementia

Are you creative? Of course you are, says social entrepreneur Anne Basting, who for three decades has unleashed innate creativity in seniors, their families and caregivers, and nursing home staff. When memory fades, what survives is imagination, a creative force so powerful that it can break...

The Right To Relate: Cycling Without Age

In 2012, Ole Kassow started giving free trishaw rides to elderly residents of a nearby nursing home. Today, over 1.5 million people have taken a ride with members of Ole’s global Cycling Without Age network. It turns out that slowing down, taking in the scenery, and enjoying light conversation...