This website is a living document of our worldwide research into the lives of elderly. In October 2017 there was an International Festival on Elderly in The Netherlands, accompanied by the publication of our book and documentary.
Most people have no space and time for compassion because they are too busy with their own stakes. An old man who had a stroke in an asylum in Dhaka. The only thing that is left of him is mumbling and in panic grasps my hand with the only hand that he has. Try to sit […]
We have arrived to Samaipata, a mountain village in Bolivia in the foothills of the Andes. Here we portray the people who have been born and raised in this town. Doña Hubaldina is an 86 years old woman. Her family has been living in Samaipata for generations. She has one daughter and one son. Her […]