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The Global Reporting Program, in partnership with The Globe and Mail, has launched a year-long multi-media project looking into a subject many of us don’t like to think about — aging. Growing Older profiles four seniors in four countries as they contend with the challenges of aging.

Globally, we are at a tipping point. The World Health Organization reports that by 2050, over two billion people will be over 60 years old. That’s more than one-fifth of the projected global population. The structures that support older people are not equipped to deal with the rising number of seniors. Many systems, be it government programs or informal family caregivers, are already buckling.

Growing Older is reported by fellows at the Global Reporting Program and André Picard. The project is produced in partnership with The Globe and Mail and illustrated by Peter Mothe.
 
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Where you live influences your quality of life, health outcomes, government support, and financial security as you age.
In South Korea, nearly half of women aged 66+ are living in poverty. Yeong-Im Jung is one of them. She collects recyclables to help meet basic needs.

Yeong-Im Jung
In a poll, 85 per cent of Canadians said they’d do “everything they can” to age at home. Quita Longmore shares that sentiment — but it can be challenging in practice.

Quita Longmore
Finland has the highest prevalence of dementia in the OECD. Despite his diagnosis, Lasse Ainasoja says the country is “safe to grow old in.”

Lasse Ainasoja
As the world heats up, older people are at high risk. In Sweden, Lisa Högberg and the “Grand Panthers” are trying to hold the government to its net-zero goal.

Lisa Högberg
One of Canada’s most prominent health reporters, André Picard, has literally written the book when it comes to aging. In his latest column, he reminds us that an aging world is not necessarily a bad thing; a slowdown in births could contribute to a healthier planet. 

“Young and old alike strive for the same thing: some agency, some sense of control, in a world that seems increasingly cruel and alienating.” – André Picard

But unlocking the full potential of an older population means changing our perspective on “seniors,” by prioritizing living better along with living longer. Instead of seeing seniors as a burden on society, Picard points out, “We rarely hear from older people themselves about the challenges (and joys) of aging, or about their priorities.”

Read Picard’s full feature article here, or you can find it in the Monday, October 24th print edition of The Globe and Mail.
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