Organization of retired persons “Wisdom Ripening” My years are my treasure! Organization of retired persons “Wisdom Ripening” Gulnara Minnigaleeva, PhD Research fellow Centre for Studies of Civil Society and Nonprofit Sector State University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia CEO, Organization of Retired persons Wisdom Ripening Tuymazy, Bashkortostan

Russia & its older persons

Where the hell is it? Bashkortostan Capital: Ufa 2 official languages 4 mln population

Some Facts Population: 141,904,000 (73% urban) Population over 65: 13% 160 ethnic groups Education: 90% secondary education, 60 % professional and higher education «High income» country according to the World Bank ranking Minimum pension: 100 Euros Life expectancy: men 64, women 76 Pensionable age : Men 60, Women 55

Age-friendly Cities

Age-friendly start-up Building partnerships Age-friendly Tuymazy Age-friendly start-up Starting small Building on culture Building awareness Building partnerships My years are my treasure!

Regional Network Bottom up Regional Supervisory Council Regional leaders, government and nonprofit leaders Administrating bodies Association of Municipalities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare with "Wisdom Ripening" Municipalities Municipal Coordinating Councils are required to include local administration employees, older persons, NGOs, academic institutions Working groups according to 8 WHO domains

Wisdom Ripening

Our mission is to facilitate creating age-friendly conditions in all aspects of life We believe that Each year of one’s life is valuable for the person and for the community Older people are a resource for themselves and the community Every person at any age wants, can and should live in decent life Conditions Every person has the power to improve her/his own life and lives of people around If you want it, you should organize it! We will help!

Our projects Volunteering & community service Arts & Crafts Committees of the Age-friendly city project Grannies for children Grannies for Grannies Eco-volunteering Arts & Crafts Knitting Embroidery Sewing Singing Traditional dance Ball dance Healthy Life Style Aerobics Physical training Joints & stretching Swimming Club “Our health” Building awareness Organizing conferences Attending& presenting at conferences TV Studio “50+” Social and Personal Dating Club Celebrating holidays & birthdays together Learning Third Age University Travelling in nature City tours Conferences

Volunteer & Community Service

Volunteer & community service Board members are volunteers AFC committee (from Wisdom Ripening) are volunteers For age-friendly cities older volunteers meet once every 2-3 months and discuss what is next to be done

Volunteer & community service Grandmothers for grandchildren Older women help children from disadavntaged families and children with disabilities to learn, read, talk, play Grandmothers for grandmothers Older women socially visit the older old, who cannot go outside of the house because of poor health , for a conversation Subbotniks = Ecovolunteering Volunteer city and park areas clean ups (together with students) and ecological education for children

Arts & Crafts

Arts and Crafts Weekly meeting of hobby groups Volunteer teacher Expositions – sales

Arts and Crafts Weekly meeting of hobby groups Volunteer teacher

Festival of older persons’ performing arts Organized together with the regional government All cities in Bashkortostan participate Once a year there is a “gala” concert for winners of the regional competition

Theater group

Healthy Life Style

Healthy life style

Building awareness

Media: TV Studio “50+” Older people learn how to make movies and television programs 8-10 people in a group Study for 3-4 months Produce and air 2 shows per month on the local television Local television sponsors the air time and teacher is a volunteer No previous experience is needed

Organizing and presenting at conferences Ufa, Bashkortostan, 2012

World Cafes in Bashkortostan’s municipalities to help age-friendly processes

Social & Personal

Celebrating holidays & Birthdays together

Dating Club 13 new families started in 2012-2016!

Learning

Third Age University Started with 2 classes per month in 2007 Now 20 subjects Over 200 students Teachers – volunteers Or paid by the regional program “People’s Third Age Universities”

UN & NPOs Ageing Forum in Vienna, 2012

St Petersburg, “Older Generation Forum”

Travel club Organize trips n the nature or to cities Volunteer coordinators Negotiate discounts with travel agencies Organize groups Hire transport or Use the regional “Social tourism” program

Please visit us online or in person! My years are my treasure! www.moigoda.org www.wisdomripening.org