Africa Is Changing. But What Happens to the People Growing Old in It?
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Africa is changing fast, and as more people move for work, education, and opportunity, families are becoming increasingly spread out. But what does that mean for the people growing old back home?
In this episode, I sit down with Yemi Danmola, founder of Iyaniwura Elders Oasis, a free daytime social center for women 70+ in Lagos. We talk about how an idea inspired by her grandmother became a growing community for older women, what it actually took to build and manage it from New York, and how migration is changing caregiving in African families.
From the realities of building back home to a 94-year-old woman who found a whole new group of friends, this conversation challenges us to think differently about aging, community, and what development should look like for every generation.
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