Global Movement for Active Ageing
The Global Movement for Active Ageing (GMAA) is a project conceived by the World Health Organization (WHO) and launched in 1999 – International Year of Older Persons – on the occasion of the Global Embrace walking. An open and integrated network, with the aim of fomenting policies and practices which favour Active Ageing, offering ideas for action, programmes and projects. The GMAA messages celebrate the International Year of Older Persons and point out the need to inaugurate 'a society for all ages'.
| Walking event in Teresina, PI, Brazil, 1999: participation of people all ages... |
Without paradigm and myths about ageing. And celebrating life. CIES acts as an organizer of the database and focal point of the Global Embrace in Brazil. |
Global Embrace
The Global Embrace, one of the GMAA actions to divulge the concept of Active Ageing promotes the ideal of health and quality of life and is an inter-generational activity. It occured in all continents from 1999 to 2002 always on the International Day of Older Persons. Each year adopting a different theme stressing the importance to grow old in physical and mental health.
| ... in Tramandai, RS, Brazil: walking along the beach |
The CIES, focal point of the Brazilian Embrace participates in the event in the country, mainly in the establishment of a communication channel with the states organizers , in the dissemination as well as in the collection of data. |
