Moldova
Working in Moldova since 2000, we collaborate closely with our partner Second Breath, among others, to:
- improve policies affecting older people at local, national and international levels
- build a network of hundreds of volunteers to help older people in need
- empower older Moldovans to take part in local government and decision making.
The difference we made in 2009-10
- We helped 500 households to improve their inter-generational relationships by promoting the sharing of traditional knowledge, particularly traditional handicrafts.
- 900 more multi-generational households now enjoy increased access to healthcare, social pensions and transport benefits.
- We helped more than 2,800 older people sort out tax and healthcare issues via community projects led by older people themselves.
- We distributed 1,400 guides on older people's rights to relevant organisations, volunteers and older people themselves.
What next?
- We will go on supporting multigenerational households - helping the older people left behind when sons and daughters migrate to work abroad.
- We willl work to end the discrimination and abuse faced by older people by promoting victims' rights among civil society groups.
- We will raise awareness of the health issues that older people face and work to reduce their risks of getting ill.
Our partners
Second Breath, Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family, UNICEF, IOM, Inspiration