Oct 1, 2019
In celebration of International Day of Older Persons, I talk with two guests who are using their retirement to help fellow senior citizens. After a career working in Cambodian hospitals, Ou Vanda was painfully aware of the health issues facing older people in her country. Upon his return to the Philippines, former educator Rizal Balatbat found himself learning about senior issues and broadcasting. I talk to Ou about establishing an OPA in her village and Rizal about his radio show and how both are educating and pushing for policy changes through their work.
Additional Resources
This special series of episodes features conversations with partners from Voice. Based in Africa and Asia, these individuals -often leaders of organizations or small groups- are working tirelessly to ensure that their own voices as well as those they represent are at the table and not on the menu. The moments they share are their very own and the conversations are impromptu and candid.
About Voice:
Voice is an
innovative grant facility that promotes inclusion and diversity in
Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Laos, Cambodia,
Philippines and Indonesia. It aims to amplify and connect thus far
unheard voices in efforts to leave no one behind based on the
principle of Nothing About Us Without Us. Voice is financed
by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and executed by
Oxfam Novib and Hivos.