We have a longer life expectancy: in Europe, in the last century, our life horizon has gained about 30 years of life, which raises new challenges today: how do we make aging sustainable and reorganize societies and coexistence systems?
By 2050, two billion people will be 60 or older, and of these, 80% will live in middle- or low-income countries. This is "the great revolution of the 21st century" according to Isabel Martínez, president of HelpAge International Spain, when defining the aging of our society. A reflection on how to create a sustainable and global aging model, captured in the photographic exhibition "Aging in Africa, Latin America and Asia" organized by HelpAge together with Obra Social "la Caixa" and Fundación Caja Navarra.
This traveling exhibition, which can be seen in cities such as Pamplona, Madrid, Murcia, Girona, Lleida and Olot, features a series of photographs with scenes from the daily lives of older people in countries such as Kenya, Burma, Colombia or Nepal.
"In reality, the first thing that surprises about the exhibition is seeing older people in these countries," declares Isabel Martínez in this Alma article. We are used to focusing only on what is close to us as if what we don't see doesn't exist, but aging exists all over the world, only in each place it is done in a different way and under different conditions. Although, as the president of HelpAge maintains, "the differences are not as many as we think." "Really, when you see the testimonies," Isabel continues, "you realize that older people have the same expectations, needs, and concerns everywhere in the world."
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