Republic of Bashkortostan’sAge-friendly Cities and Communities Program

Gulnara Minnigaleeva, PhD

Research fellowCentre for Studies of Civil Society and Nonprofit Sector State University Higher School of EconomicsMoscow, Russia

CEO, Organization of Retired persons Wisdom RipeningTuymazy, Bashkortostan

Where the hell is it?Bashkortostan

Capital: Ufa2 official languages 4 mln population

How do people live here?Canvas by V. Polenov, 1880 Photo by G.Minnigaleeva, 2011

Some Facts about Russia• 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: 150 Euros

• Life expectancy: men 64, women 76

• Pensionable age : Men 60, Women 55

1 PhaseResearch

Age-friendly projects and organization

Regional network

Age-friendly projects and organization

Age-friendly start-up

Starting small

Building on culture

Building awareness

Building partnership

s

My years are my

treasure!

Age-friendly projects and organization

Age-friendly start-up

Starting small

Building on culture

Building awareness

Building partnership

s

My years are my

treasure!

Regional Network

Working groups according to 8 WHO domains

21 Municipalities

Municipal Coordinating Councils are required to include local administration employees, older persons, NGOs, academic

institutions

Administrating bodies Association of Municipalities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare with "Wisdom Ripening"

Regional Supervisory Council

Regional leaders, government and nonprofit leaders

Bottom up

Regional AFC programsPeople's

Universities of Third Age

Social Tourism

Barrier -free environment

Medical services

Local municipaliti

es' initiatives

Constraints Accomplishments

Building the “resource” not a burden thinking

Regional AFC programs

Policy makers on board

“Allergy” to Soviet mandatory

volunteering

Lack of donation culture

Distrust of NGOs and generally

grassroots initiatives

What we need next?•More awareness

•More interaction with the global network

•More exchange of ideas and practices at grassroots level

My years are my treasure!

www.moigoda.org

www.wisdomripening.org