By 2050, the number of people in the world 65 and older will have doubled from 10% to 20%. Nearly 1.3 billion people – 80% of the elderly — will live in low-income countries.
As countries become more urbanized and families have fewer children, traditional family-based care for the elderly is breaking down. Also, traditional employment-based pensions systems don’t cover most informal workers in developing countries. Are we ready to take care of these generations of senior citizens? Will they have the resources to live in dignity in old age? Join our Facebook LIVE on September 15 at 12:30 pm EST and learn more, ask questions and share your ideas.
