Media Advisory What: An interactive side event to discuss the inclusion of older people in Sustainable Development Goals during the 2019 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) Where: Marrakesh, Morocco When: Wednesday, 17 April 2019 Time: 1.00PM – 2.30PM Background Africa region like the rest of the world is Read more…
CONCEPT NOTE Title: Independence, Autonomy and Rights of Older Persons in the African Context Background: Africa is experiencing the highest increase in the number of older persons. In 2017, Africa was home to 69 million older persons accounting for 7.1% of global population of older persons. With a projected 229% Read more…
Having secured its recognition and inclusion within the African Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism Group on Sustainable Development, Stakeholder Group on Ageing Africa (SGA Africa), organized the first Annual African Regional Conference on Ageing from November 5-7 2018, at the Sheraton Abuja Hotel. The aim of the inaugural conference, included Read more…
It is a strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. Its builds on, and seeks to accelerate the implementation of past and existing continental initiatives for growth and sustainable development. Some of the past and current initiatives it builds on include: the Lagos Read more…
