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GAA: News & Views
Senator
Cafaro Receives Award for Her Work on Behalf of Older
Ohioans (September 2009)
Senator Capri Silestri Cafaro, a former Social Analyst at
Global Action on Aging (Winter Team 2005/2006), is a
Democratic member of the Ohio Senate since her appointment
in 2007. The Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
has rewarded her commitment to protect the rights of older
Ohioans with “the Elected Official Advocacy Award for
2009.” This Award recognizes her long-standing interest in
public policy pertaining to health care and the needs of
older adults. Cafaro, the youngest woman ever to serve in
Ohio State Legislature, is also the Minority leader of the
Ohio Senate. Brava, Capri!
Nursing Homes Visit - An
Emotional Day (May 29, 2008)
GAA Intern Tina Malguth from Germany visited three
Brooklyn nursing homes in one day. She wanted to see
nursing homes in New York because she had been a volunteer
in several nursing homes in her home country. She reports
about her interesting experience and makes comparisons
between the facilities.She thanks Chiquita Smith and GAA
who made this trip possible.
Discussion with Chiquita
Smith (March 24, 2008)
Earlier this year, GAA Volunteer Chiquita Smith visited
GAA’s office staff, along with her home care aide, Pauline
Roach. They came to talk about the situation facing older
persons in nursing homes and in home care situations in
New York City. Both women analyzed some of the dilemmas
facing patients and workers in such institutions. This
account describes many of the problems to be found in the
US version of old age care. Both women urge conscientious
citizens to visit nursing homes on a regular basis so that
the “light of public opinion” can focus on abuse and
potential abuse. Further, regular friendly visits to
lonely, isolated seniors can change waiting for death to
living each day to its fullest.
Ageing In Belize, NCA Featured In
Global Action On Ageing Newsletter (July 25, 2007)
Lindy Jeffery, Executive Director of the National
Council on Ageing (NCA) of Belize, quickly responded to
the Global Action on Aging survey on the occasion of the
5 year review of the Madrid International Plan of Action
on Ageing. Along with a completed questionnaire, she
provided an astonishing poster
depicting the Voice of the organization. The poster
reveals the “voice” of the older people, part of the
public awareness campaign on behalf of the organization.
Lindy Jeffery thanks Global Action on Aging for publishing
the poster on its weekly newsletter cover page. She thinks
it shows the rest of the world that Belize cares and works
on improving the life of its senior population.
Intern Mariam Nahapetyan from
Armenia Meets AIWA Member (July 21, 2007)
Siroon P. Shahinian, Ph.D., psychologist and co-chair of
the Armenian International Women's Association (AIWA) of
New York, maintains close ties with Global Action on
Aging. She enjoyed meeting Mariam Nahapetyan, a GAA intern
from Armenia who pursued graduate level studies in
economics at Ohio University as a US State Department
(Muskie) scholar. Dr. Shahinian, a representative of
Armenian Diaspora in the US, gave Mariam an inclusive
overview about the Armenian community in New York City and
its social life. In return, Mariam told Dr. Shahinian
about her experience with GAA and her special interest in
social and private pension issues around the world. On
this occasion, Dr. Shahinian wrote an article pointing out
the aspirations of GAA and internship opportunities for
students across the world.
United
Methodist News Service Features GAA Summer Seminar
(June 22, 2007)
The News Service of the United Methodist Church in
New York recently published an article featuring
GAA’s Summer Seminar on “Older Women and
Disabilities.” GAA President Susanne Paul and
Program Coordinator Alischa Kugel invited Matthew
Sapolin, commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s
Office for People with Disabilities, as the guest
speaker. Sapolin suggested that the aging and
disability movements join forces on the issues of
accessibility and affordability of housing and
transportation, “letting the world know we are
empowered” for action.
Internships
Allow
Experience with UN, Aging Issues (August 12, 2005)
In an interview featured in the most recent
edition of the United Methodist Church 's News
publication, some members of the GAA's summer team along with GAA's President
Susanne Paul had the opportunity to share in their
experience at GAA, and explain the details of their
everyday work. Interns Stephanie Oduro, Priya Sharma,
Cindy Chin and Rou Fu, are attracted to GAA for various
reasons, and they come from different places, but often
share one thing in common: a background rich in culture
and language. Currently GAA is hosting interns from
different states within the US, along with China Taiwan
Japan Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Many are fluent
in one or more of the official languages of the United
Nations-English, French, Arabic, Spanish or Russian. For
more on the interns as well as GAA's goals and mission as
a Non-Governmental Organization in New York, refer to the
article.
If you have comments
about GAA, please feel free to send them to us at globalaging@globalaging.org.
Thank You !
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