FaithActs x Ibasho Margaret Drive Centre was launched at Singapore

Ibasho, a new initiative under the Health District @ Queenstown, is partnering FaithActs’ new Active Ageing Centre in Margaret Drive to enable older persons to play a leading role in community change FaithActs and Ibasho are pleased to announce a collaboration between the social service agency and the global non-profit organisation, committed to creating socially integrated and resilient communities. This partnership aims to infuse Ibasho’s eight principles into FaithActs’ new Active Ageing Centre (AAC) in Margaret Drive, empowering older persons to lead activities and partake in community building. This project is supported by the Health District @ Queenstown. The new FaithActs x Ibasho Margaret Drive Centre was launched by Senior […]

Ibasho Singapore booklet

In June 2021, four Nanyang Girls High students: Kirstin, Yue Xin, Bing Xuan and Charmaine responded to an internship opportunity with ibasho. Their mission is to find out more about programme for older adults in ageing countries. They were attracted by the ethos of ibasho Japn: Seniors empowerment and eight key principles. In a short period of 3 weeks, they researched diligently on the topic and compared with the multicultural and multigenerational environment between different countries and Singapore. Dr Kelvin Tan, faculty member of Gerontology Programme in Singapore University of Social Science was their mentor. A close to heart conversation with Dr Emi Kiyota was the prized opportunity for the […]

Challenging Ageism

URA(Urban Redevelopment Authority) in Singapore has published an article about our Ibasho projects. I am so grateful to all who have been generously supporting and promoting Ibasho… It is our hope to work with more elders from various parts of the world, and learn from them… Click here to read the article.

Ibasho Lecture in Singapore

I had a great opportunity to share our Ibasho activities at the Creative Ageing Cities Symposium in Singapore. I was also able to learn from case studies and projects for aging were presented from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Singapore. I feel that our societal perception about aging is slowly shifting, as more younger people are joining for the discussion of aging. I hope that Ibasho can continue to encourage elders and lead the way to create a stronger communities for people of all ages. Emi