Since 2021, the International Federation has a new partner, based in Greece: The Prolepsis Institute. Since 2019, the institute has been developing a project dedicated to isolated elderly people entitled Friendship at Any Age. Eleni Fagogeni, manager of the program, tells us about it… Eleni, can you tell us what is Prolepsis Institute and what […]
Physical, psychological, sexual, financial, verbal violences, neglect, humiliation, deprivation… Abuse is a difficult phenomenon to understand because of the variety of forms it can take. As the elderly are a particularly vulnerable group, they are regularly victims of abuse, sometimes without even realizing it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), elder abuse “consists of […]
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s how much we need real social interaction. And while life is finally returning to normal and allowing us to enjoy each other’s company, some people are not so lucky, especially the elderly. To prevent this, the member organizations of the International Federation of the Little Brothers of […]
With the ageing of the population, the question of end-of-life care for each individual is becoming increasingly important. Taking care of the sick and dying was once the duty of families and loved ones, a duty that was gradually transferred to medicine. Over the centuries, palliative care has become an established part of society as […]
Between May 23 and 25, 2022, the fundraising managers of the organizations in the international network of PFPs met in Paris for two days of reflection. The organizations present were: Les Petits Frères des Pauvres – France; Amigos de los Mayores – Spain; Asociația Niciodată Singur – Romania; Stowarzyszenie mali bracia Ubogich – Poland; Freunde […]
