ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERLY IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON
Organization information
YACHANA Foundation
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Summary
Elderly people need to feel useful, have inter-generational contact, be active physically and stimulated with new ideas in nature. 150 elderly people will visit Yachana weekly to participate in agricultural projects in the rainforest. Participants have been farmers and will feel "at home" with this focus. The innovator of the program is Douglas McMeekin, who is 78 years old, has lived at Yachana for 28 years and can relate to the needs and limitations of his generation.
Project locations
Ecuador