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The Association for Happy Adults (AAF) collaborates with UNATE and the Master of Social Management Pontifical Catholic University of Peru The PUCP (PUCP) organized an international conference on “Wisdom and Empowerment: Active Ageing in the 21st Century”. The aim was to discuss and promote strategies Ageing Intergenerational activity.

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During the event, experts said that Peru’s population is aging dangerously and is not prepared to face its consequences. Dependency and care needs of the elderly are increasing, but the existing system is not adequate to meet these needs.

Another key issue is the lack of family and social support for the elderly, who can no longer rely on relatives as they did before. This is because teenagers and young adults (up to about 28 years old) lead isolated lives, focusing on technology and social networks, and empathy and affection for the elderly are not a priority.

On the other hand, the AAF noted that global and national statistics show that life expectancy is increasing while birth rates are falling, a phenomenon known as the demographic transition, leading to an accelerated aging of societies.

Here are the global and national statistics:

• The global elderly population (aged 65 and over) is expected to increase from 703 million in 2019 to 1.5 billion in 2050.
• In Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of older persons is projected to triple, from 76 million in 2019 to 198 million in 2050.
• In Peru, the elderly population is expected to increase from 12% to 25% of the total population by 2050.
• Life expectancy in Peru increased to 75.5 years, but the birth rate fell.

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It is worth mentioning that the conference was opened by the Vice-President of the aforementioned university, Eduardo Ismodes, and brought together world-renowned experts to discuss and promote active aging strategies in an intergenerational manner. The day’s activities were closed by the new President of PUCP, Dr. Julio del Valle, who expressed his full support for the development of activities that benefit the elderly population.

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