Aging and Development Posted on 09/12/2019 (22/03/2022) by Chris Anyango RESEARCH RESEARCH // WHAT WE DO // Aging and Development Aging and Development Signature Issues Our priority area for the Aging and Development unit is long-term care. We aim to illuminate current realities and experiences of informal and formal long-term care (LTC). This includes provision and receipt; understand the broader development implications of LTC, and to identify and assess emerging models and approaches to forging long-term care systems for Africa within the broader framework of the care economy. OVERVIEW APHRC is the sole African research institution engaged in evidence generation about responding to the growing needs of more than 60 million people in Africa, over the age of 60. The programmatic areas are united under an overarching goal to respond to the needs, economic rationales, conceptual frames and options for action on the rights and well-being of older populations. The Center’s evidence-informed argument on the need for differentiated models of long-term care for Africa’s elderly population was adopted as the African Union’s common position on aging. Our strength is in our ability to influence agendas at the national, regional and global levels as we work to change perceptions of older people in Africa, as well as advocate for their considerations as countries develop their own national strategies to harness the potential of the Demographic Dividend. Related Projects ONGOING PROJECT Working Group on Aging and Achieving a First Demographic Dividend in Africa The working group, a partnership initiative of APHRC, the African Union Department of Social Affairs and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Social Development Policy Division. ONGOING PROJECT 2013 – 2015 Understanding Resilience in Later Life in a Low Resource Setting This mixed method study aimed to examine how social capital, economic, and individual factors interact to shape the wellbeing of older people living in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya ONGOING PROJECT 2013 Toward a Pilot Evidence Revolution on Ageing in Kenya This project is a direct outcome of the Global AgeWatch Index Initiative carried out in 2013. ONGOING PROJECT 2018 – 2020 Piloting the who age-friendly city indicator guide Employing secondary analysis of the Center’s NUHDSS and UPHD data and relevant qualitative evidence as well as some primary data collection the project undertook a pilot of WHO’s proposed set of core Age-friendly Cities (AFC) indicators in Korogocho and Viwandani. ONGOING PROJECT 2017 – 2019 Later Life Generativity in Deprived Urban Contexts ‘Generativity’ – an explicit concern and drive to nurture, guide and ensure the well-being of future generations, toward ultimately leaving a lasting legacy – is posited as a universal and feature of later life, with important implications for approaches to harness population aging. PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2021 – 2025 Kinship, Nuptiality, and Child Health Outcomes in a Low Income Urban Area This project is a mixed-method, longitudinal five-year study being carried out in the two communities within the Nairobi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS), Korogocho and Viwandani. ONGOING PROJECT 2018 – 2019 Impacts of the older persons cash transfer programme ONGOING PROJECT Exploring Musculoskeletal Conditions in Urban Informal settings ONGOING PROJECT 2021 – 2023 CARE ECONOMY AFRICA: TOWARD TRANSFORMATIVE CARE SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES TO HARNESS AFRICA’S DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION The care economy project is geared towards an Africa-centric agenda to spearhead research and policy engagement to advance and inform policy action focusing on early child care (ECC) and long-term care (LTC) systems and economies. FEATURED PUBLICATIONS Briefing Papers Social Support, Physical Activity and Psychological Distress Among Community-Dwelling Older… January 25, 2019 View Publication Technical Reports Global Population Aging: Peril or Promise? 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