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Older People

Here are the real life, 'learning by doing' Inspire stories relating to projects working with Older People around the world. Click on the links on the left of the page for more stories.

Do you have a story about working with Older People that is helping to make people's lives better or do you know of a project working in this area of expertise? Then why not help to inspire and encourage others by sending the story by email to Libby Brayshaw.

Guardian of the Natural Forest

www.glinet.org photographSo many dreams and ideas have poured out. Our work to create 'New Value of Hill Land' is achieving its goal. Human beings have been living in the islands of Japan for over 10 thousand years. To be able to pass on nature's wisdom and resources, we should not only make good use of new ideas and technology, but also protect the gen fukei in Japanese ideology.

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YMCA and new trendy community centre in Shanghai

On November 15 2004, a delegation of UK social entrepreneurs visited the Huaihai Community Centre in downtown Shanghai with Mr. Wu Jianrong, the general secretary of the Shanghai YMCA, the managing organization of the community centre. Wu warmly received the UK visitors and introduced the history of YMCA.

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Social Awareness and Development Organisation for Women - SAADOW

SAADOW is registered as a Non-Governmental Organization formed by 15 women members and with a qualified social worker as Executive Director. Our society is assisting the development of Women, Children, Aged, Rural health, General awareness, Natural farming and Medicine in Natham and Sanarpatti Blocks, Dindigul District and Kottampatti Block in Madurai District, Tamilnadu. And further our society is implementing felt-need based projects with community participation in the project villages.

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