The links below provide information on recent research or training activities undertaken by AFRAN members. To post news of your activities on this site please contact jacobus.hoffman@ageing.ox.ac.uk

Research

 Vera Roos:

“The Impact of Drought in the Bophirima District Municipality (South Africa) on Older People”

Facilitated by AFRAN, the African Centre for Disaster Studies in partnership with the Department of Psychology at the North-West University was commissioned by Help the Aged, UK to conduct a study on the impact of drought on older people in South Africa’s North-West Province.

This study formed part of a larger study aimed at assessing the impact of various types of emergencies on older people across the globe. The study focussed both on the negative effects of drought on older people, as well as the role of older people as resources in times of drought. The final report can be accessed at http://acds.co.za/images/jamba/final_report_hta_2007.pdf

Dr Sebastiana Kalula

Falls Prevention Technical Seminar of the WHO: International, National and Provincial Perspectives

www.who.int/ageing/projects/AFRO.pdf

Peter Eeuwijk:

From Cure to Care. Old-Age Vulnerability and Resilience in Tanzania

Helmut Spitzer

The (Missing) Social Protection for Older People in Tanzania: a comparative study in rural and urban areas

 KEF - Commission for Development Studies at the OeAD-GmbH

Genocide in Rwanda and its Effect on the Way of Life of Old People, Dr. Hiltrud Marzi, University of Mainz, Germany