Mrs. Ransasinghe Arachchige Ariyawathi, a venerable resident of the Gampaha district, embodies resilience and community spirit at 81 years old. In 2004, she founded the Ullalapola Samagi senior citizen community, a beacon of support and solidarity for the elderly in her locality
When we arrived, Nakwamekwi had gone to give one of her chickens to a neighbour, who would take it and sell it at the Lodwar town market. This way she would save on the transport cost to Lodwar town. We sent her two grandsons to get her, and she arrived shortly after, greeted us, and offered us seats. Then we started the interview by asking...
My father was a farmer who owned 15 acres of agricultural land. In 1999, I traveled to Birapurusottampur to learn doll-making. After I mastered the craft, I became a master trainer and trained many women from the women's group.
I lost my job recently and was not able to sustain myself. I joined the center 2 months back. I have a bed, food, and sanitary materials. I like work and I clean the compound every day.
Inayado lives in the Thar desert in India, where older people are leading their communities by using traditional rainwater harvesting techniques with the help of Age International’s partners.
In the past, I worked on a farm and planted betel and coconuts. Then, I changed to basket weaving as I was getting old. Basket weaving is more stable than working in the yard, and I don’t need to work in the sun and or go far away
