written by Mariam El Osri My name is Mariam El Osri, born and raised in Antwerp and currently living in Borgerhout (Antwerp) with my husband and two kids. For the past 19 years, I have been professionally active in the social sector. First within Antwerp Integration Centre (de8) and since the fusion of several organizations […]
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Introducing our New Member Marja Saikka
written by Marja Saikka I started my work with aging migrants in 2009 when my work as a Social Instructor in Kontula Service Centre begun. My first job was to create a model for intercultural work in our Service Centre. We have customers from at least ten different cultural backgrounds. We offer three peer support […]
Unique research invalidates myths about dementia care for the elderly having a migration background
written by Saloua Berdai Chaouni Diverse Elderly Care combines for the first time the vision of the elderly, caregivers and professional caregivers in one study. With the results of four years of research, Saloua Berdai Chaouni and Ann Claeys refute current opinions and representations about (dementia) care for older adults with a migration background. […]
Roy Wesenhagen ENIEC Member for Age-Friendly Hague
by Roy Wesenhagen Today was another inspiring day. I had a very engaging meeting with 7 active members of the German parliament The ‘Bundestages’ representing CDU/CSU, FDP, SPD, BÜNDNIS 90/ Die GRÜNEN and DIE LINKE. We were able to share knowledge and experiences about age-friendly environments. With underlying themes such as #aging, #accessibility, #mobility, #welfare, […]
Eniec members in the Conference “Care for and social well-being of older migrants”
Next year on the 19th of February five of our ENIEC members will contribute to a conference in Leiden, The Netherlands, which is organised by Imiscoe, a European network of scholars of migration and integration with a focus on comparative research. The theme of this conference is ‘Care for and social well-being of older migrants’. Hanna […]
Specialist in Migration Health course launched in Pécs
written by Nikolett Arnold The University of Pécs Medical School Department of Migration Health has launched the Specialist in Migration Health course this fall. The course is full-time postgraduate training course for students who already have at least a Bachelor’s degree in a one of the specified fields. The course is a 120 ECTS course […]
A week dedicated to ageism and migration!
October 22 – 29, is the week dedicated to ageism and migration! ENIEC members are invited to participate in this campaign launched by AGE Platform to mark the 70th anniversary of the International Human Rights Day During 10 weeks, AGE Platform dedicates each week to cover a specific theme to illustrate the widespread effect of ageism and how it […]
ENIEC board members held its first meeting after the Annual Meeting in April
On 14-16 June, Eniec’s Board Members met in Bristol, UK, at Bristol Black Cares center, an organization that supports careers and those whom they care for to access mainstream care and health related public services. Our Chair, Lola Casal-Sanchez, together Conny van der Aalsvort, treasurer of ENIEC and Sari Heikkinen and Nikki Arnold, board members […]
What about China?
By Frédéric Lauscher China is definitely not a European Country. So why are we writing here about China in the context of ENIEC? China is a very big country in terms of size and in terms of population. 18.47% of the world population live in China, so we talk about 1.4 billion people. It‟s a […]
