1. 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

2. Russia & its older persons

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

4. 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

5. Age-friendly Cities

6. 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!

7. 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

8. Wisdom Ripening

9. 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!

10. 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

11. Volunteer & Community Service

12. 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

13. 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

14. Arts & Crafts

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

16. Arts and Crafts
Weekly meeting of hobby groups
Volunteer teacher

17. 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

18. Theater group

19. Healthy Life Style

20. Healthy life style

21. Building awareness

22. 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

23. Organizing and presenting at conferences
Ufa, Bashkortostan, 2012

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

25. Social & Personal

26. Celebrating holidays & Birthdays together

27. Dating Club 13 new families started in 2012-2016!

28. Learning

29. 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”

30. UN & NPOs Ageing Forum in Vienna, 2012

31. St Petersburg, “Older Generation Forum”

32. 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

34. Please visit us online or in person!
My years are my treasure!