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T h e P o r t a l s o f E P A C H A F o u n d a t i o n – P h a s e I I a r e O p e n :
EPACHA Foundation & The World
Proudly Celebrates
International Day of
Older Persons
October 1st - 2025
Courtesy, Humanity's Older Persons Around the World!
Though 'Youthful Years' may
seem long, long ago . . .
“Older Persons”
know how to gracefully grow.
Older Persons know how to wisely live.
Of good advice, Older Persons
can surely give.
“Older Persons”
can be a compass to guide . . .
Older Persons can lead in sure stride.
Youth can learn from
“Older Persons”
who are our aged and seasoned
“Trees of Wisdom”
who surely know . . . and can
surely show the
wise and prudent way to go.
- EPAHA Foundation -
Older Persons 2025 Theme:
Older Persons Driving Local and Global ACTION: Our Aspirations, Our
Well-Being and Our Rights
"As this year’s theme reminds us, older persons are powerful agents of change. Their voices must be heard in shaping policies, ending age-discrimination, and building inclusive societies."
Courtesy, United Nations
The number of people over 60 has more than doubled in the past thirty years to 1.2 billion. By 2050, another 900 million older persons will be a part of our human family. This is a profound demographic shift, with far-reaching consequences for economies, health systems and social cohesion.
We must respond with foresight and action. That means ensuring that the rights of older persons are fully respected, their dignity upheld, and their contributions recognised.
As this year’s theme reminds us, older persons are powerful agents of change. Their voices must be heard in shaping policies, ending age-discrimination, and building inclusive societies.
All communities and ages benefit from the wisdom of older persons. They have much to teach about navigating uncertainty, resolving conflict, and building solidarity across generations.
Let’s commit to listening, learning, and acting. Let’s build a world where all people – of every age – can live with respect, security and opportunity.
Text Courtesy, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres
Learn more about UNIDOP 2025 on the following web page:
Courtesy, United Nations
Remember . . .
Older Persons Have
"Human Rights!"
Learn more about the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A Question for the World's
Children & Youth . . .
Image Courtesy: Photo illustrations by Zachary Scott for The New York Times. Hair and Makeup:
Bruce Spaulding Fuller, Aimee Macabeo, Stephanie Daniel. Wardobe: Gillean McLeod.
Set and Props: Patrick Muller. Retouching: Electric Art, Amy Dresser.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/magazine/what-if-age-is-nothing-but-a-mind-set.html
Did you know that "younger persons"
have a responsibility to care for
"OLDER PERSONS?"
WHY?
Because one day "younger persons"
will also become "older persons"
needing care in older age
with the protection of
"HUMANS RIGHTS!"
Remember:
All Nations - great and small -
MUST ADHERE TO & ENSURE
THE "HUMAN RIGHTS"
OF OLDER PERSONS
with dignity, quality
healthcare & support
systems in every place
Around the World!
- EPACHA Foundation -
EPACHA's Special Tribute to . . .
Older Persons
Around the World!
Are you considering the needs
of the many millions of
“Older Persons”
around the world . . .
Who were once little boys
and girls?
Are you honoring "Older Persons"
and
showing gratitude as you should . . .
. . . in your Nations / Countries –
in your families and local
neighborhoods?
Are you aware of the many
arduous pathways that
“Older Persons”
have labored to pave
so that we who are younger
can have a much better life?
Do you know of the
h i s t o r i c b a t t l e s . . .
Photo Courtesy, Wikimedia Commons - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Airmen
and many, many
s a c r i f i c e s . . .
Courtesy, http://www.navajocodetalkers.org/
“Older Persons”
with honor did brave
and
un-begrudgingly gave?
U.S.A. - Veterans Day
Let’s now ask ourselves
some very important
QUESTIONS?
“Toward Older Persons . . .
How do we behave?”
Do we treat elderly
“Seniors”
with deserving kindness?
Do we treat them with utmost respect?
Or do we carelessly cast them aside
to utter poverty and neglect?
Courtesy, UNHCR - http://www.unhcr.org.uk/news-and-views/news-list/news-detail/article/at-99-grandma-from-bhutan-chooses-new-life-over-old.html
Do we abandon them to homelessness?
Courtesy, http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/when-their-kith-and-kin-dont-need-them-anymore/article3945236.ece?textsize=large&test=1
Do we ever think about their
emotional well-being?
Do we provide proper medical care?
Do we think about their loneliness?
Do we make them Happy . . .
Or do we make them cry . . .
. . . with sorrowful tears and sufferings
until they die.
Courtesy, UNHCR
Do you know that
“Humanity as a whole”
have a responsibility to . . .
Courtesy, UNHCR
“Older Persons”
in every place
Around the World?!
Courtesy, www.pictopia.com
From generation-to-generation . . .
little girls and little boys
grow-up to be . . .
“Older Persons!”
Photo Courtesy, www.UNCHR.org
So let’s all begin to make
some quality noise!
It’s time to let our voices be heard in
every place loud and clear . . .
for the safety, health and
overall well-being of . . .
“Older Persons”
everywhere!
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Courtesy, http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/ParksRecreation/SeniorPrograms/tabid/466/Default.aspx
- EPAHA Foundation -
Learn more about . . .
"International Day of Older Persons"
on the following United Nations web page:
Courtesy, United Nations
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