Sarah Obama (pictured on the right), the grandmother of US president Barack Obama, has joined our Age Demands Action campaign by donning an ADA T shirt and showing her support for older people’s rights around the world.
Too often older people are ignored or excluded because they are seen as a burden on society.
Not only is this wrong in principle, but this discrimination also ignores the fact that older people make huge contributions – through working, caring and sharing their experience.
Delegations of older people united around the world on 1 October, UN International Day of Older People, to push for better treatment from their governments and support Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states: ALL people are born free and equal in dignity and rights.Find out more about Age Demands Action.
Read more about Age Demands Action.