Please watch the documentary film that captured the ways in which elders led inclusive community resiliency. This film was created with the generous support from the GFDRR (The World Bank).

This documentary shows how community elders were empowered to help the community recover after the great earthquake in Ofunato, Japan in 2011. It assesses the experience of the Ibasho approach on post-disaster recovery and strengthening social capital.

This film aims to capture the strength, wisdom, and humanity of elders, which will challenge our current social perception about aging and the role of elders.

Although this film focused on the recovery from the natural disasters, we should have this type of program and environment before the disasters to occur so that we will be better prepared for the another slowly approaching (potential) disaster called “global aging”….if we are not prepared.

Full Length version: 26min

Short version: 5min