Happy International Day of Older Persons 1 October 2021 - Sustainable lifestyle challenge by Sofonie Dala - Day 4. Theme: Digital Equity for All Ages

2021 Theme: Digital Equity for All Ages

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the fourth day of our sustainable lifestyle campaign.

The 2021 theme “Digital Equity for All Ages” affirms the need for access and meaningful participation in the digital world by older persons.

There's a need to create a social inclusion policy to incorporate core issues in ageing such as civil engagement, an ageing workforce, age-friendly communities, and Civic involvement.

Digital inclusion projects must be developed for more older people to be enabled to access the internet and technology that will benefit them in their later life.

With the right lifestyle, the chances are that you could live up to a decade longer. But what's the best prescription for long health? Is there a stand-out combination of diet and supplements that enhances lifespan and quality of life?

Our everyday motto is: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food"

Today we are visiting a 116 year old woman. She is called grandmother Graciana Nambuano. We came to her to understand the secret of a long life.

The video also shows beautiful trays and various decorations that this elderly woman makes in her daily routine.

According to her children and grandchildren, long time ago grandmother Graciana used to sell her works of art, but now she offers it to people for love.

Grandma couldn't talk to us because she was resting, but her grandchildren told us about the sustainable lifestyle she lives.

A conversation with her grandchildren

The grandmother lives in Luanda at her children's house and does not speak Portuguese, she is 116 years old and has given birth to 8 children. 6 died and she was left with only 2 sons.

She still has the strength to work, manufactures baskets with her own hands, sweeps the yard and cooks when she wants. When at home there is no one to cook, she takes the stove and prepares her food.

She eats almost everything, eats beans, but salt and oil can no longer be used in her food.

Does she consume something that harms her health?

She doesn't consume any of this. She doesn't smoke and doesn't drink alcohol, the only thing she consumes is soda, she really likes to drink soda but we are already cutting it due to the gas that can harm her. But she normally drinks traditional drinks, for example Quiissangua - tree juice drink and kissângua or ocissangua (a typical southern drink made from corn).

Recent reports by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) indicate that women and older persons experience digital inequity to a greater extent than other groups in society; they either lack access to technologies, or are often not benefitting fully from the opportunities provided by technological progress.

Meanwhile, as efforts to connect more people are currently under way, new risks have become apparent. For example, cybercrimes and misinformation threaten the human rights, privacy, and security of older people. The rapid speed of adoption of digital technology has outpaced policy and governance at the national, regional, and global levels. The Secretary-General’s Roadmap seeks to address these challenges by recommending concrete action to harness the best of these technologies and mitigate their risks.

Objectives of #UNIDOP2021:

• To bring awareness of the importance of digital inclusion of older persons, while tackling stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination associated with digitalization, taking into account sociocultural norms and the right to autonomy.
• To highlight policies to leverage digital technologies for full achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
• To address public and private interests, in the areas of availability, connectivity, design, affordability, capacity building, infrastructure, and innovation.
• To explore the role of policies and legal frameworks to ensure privacy and safety of older persons in the digital world.
• To highlight the need for a legally binding instrument on the rights of older persons and an intersectional person-centered human rights approach for a society for all ages.

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We have gone through the FOOD domain now it's time to think about the STUFF we buy: do I really need this new item? Could I find what I need through friends, family or in my community? If not, can I find this item in second-hand shops? By reshaping our needs and wants, we can collectively make the difference in reaching Sustainable Development Goal 12, to ensure responsible consumption and production.