Honoring Jan Hively’s Legacy: Building Multigenerational Leadership
 

Our beloved co-founder, Dr. Jan Hively, was a prodigious note taker and connector not only of people but of ideas and concepts. 

Before her passing, she asked friend and colleague Osnat Lustig to help distill insights from her 20+ years of notes and archives. Osnat’s reflections now guide us toward a vital question: How can we co-create a new intergenerational leadership model inspired by Jan’s vision? 

We started exploring a new model at the August 50/50 conversation, and will continue till a new model emerges.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our September 50/50 session. We will resume our regular schedule in October.

Every month Moira Allan, our co-founder and international coordinator, hosts an Open House for anyone who wants to find out more about our network. We offer a choice of two sessions to accommodate PION’s global outreach.

Americas, Europe, Africa
Tuesday, 9 September
 1pm EDT / 6pm BST 
 7pm CEST / 7pm SAST

Asia, Australasia
Wednesday, 10 September
7am CEST / 6am BST  
1pm SGT / 4pm AEDT 

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Working for the Africa We Want 

Five PIONeers were appointed to serve on the new eleven-member steering group of the SGA-Africa (Stakeholder Group on Ageing-Africa) with the two co-chairs,  Dr Priscilla Shunhgu, Executive Director of Help Age, Zimbabwe; and Dr Iwot Ndaeyo Akpan, a seasoned public health leader with more than  25 years of experience in community health matters from Nigeria. Our PIONeer members are Nesta Hatendi, PION’s African lead, from Zimbabwe, Paulette Metang, founder of Acamage, the Older Women’s network, the Intergenerational platform in Cameroon and member of the GAROP Steering committee; Vijay Naraidoo, recently nominated  Chairman of the Senior Citizens Council of Mauritius; Magen Mutepfa, professor of psychology at the University of Botswana and co-founder of Ageless, and Moira Allan, co-founder of the global Pass It On Network.

Your Voice Matters – Make it Heard 
 

Are you aged 60 or older? Speak up!

As we reach the midpoint of the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) is conducting a global survey to better understand the lived experiences of older people.

This is a meaningful opportunity to share your perspectives on health, well-being, inclusion, and more, while helping to shape policies and environments that reflect the needs and rights of older people around the world.

Your input will directly support the Decade of Healthy Ageing, a global effort led by governments, civil society, the private sector, media, and older people themselves to prioritize healthy ageing and ensure that everyone can fulfil their potential with equality and respect.

By taking just a few minutes to complete the survey, you are contributing to a worldwide movement to promote dignity, inclusion, and opportunity for people of all ages.

✅ Now available in six languages:

🇬🇧 English | 🇫🇷 French | 🇷🇺 Russian | 🇪🇸 Spanish | 🇦🇪 Arabic | 🇨🇳 Chinese

To know more about this initiative visit: Survey on the Lived Experiences of Older People at the Midpoint of the Decade 

Together, we can help build a future where everyone can age with purpose, dignity, and choice.

Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., Outlines the Five Grand Challenges to Navigate Longevity 
 

At USAging’s 50th Annual Conference (July 22, 2025), Ken Dychtwald shared five “grand challenges” to turn risk into opportunity: match healthspan to lifespan, secure finances across generations, fight ageism in the marketplace, and redefine purpose for modern elders. He called it “the most important speech of my career.”

Rising longevity, declining fertility, and the ageing of the baby boom are reshaping every aspect of health, healthcare, and society. Without innovative solutions, this age wave could bring pension strains, more degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, and even political tensions between generation. View here.

Oregon Bans Age Questions on Job Applications 

AARP Oregon secured a new law ensuring fairer hiring by prohibiting age-related questions before interviews—a model ready to inspire other states.

UPDATE: The Governor just signed HB 3187 A, AARP Oregon’s workplace age discrimination law. 

The House passed the House HB 3187 by a vote of 42-16 and the Senate 20-9. In May, Governor Tina Kotek signed the bill into law.

Standing Up for Humanity – A Dream Revived in Lexington

A simple act. A bold statement. A call for unity.
 

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This week, on the 62nd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the streets of downtown Lexington echoed with his spirit.

Pioneer Jeff Rubin, Kentucky’s representative with the Pass It On Network to the UN Stakeholder Group on Ageing, joined forces with community organizations to launch the “Hands Across – Stand Together” event.

Side by side, people formed a living chain along Versailles Road and Main Street—holding hands for a full hour in a moving display of unity and hope.

It was a reminder that small actions can spark big change, and that Dr. King’s dream lives on when communities come together.

📺 Jeff Rubin also shared his vision on local television stations — watch the interview here.  

Why AI is a Must for All
 

PIONeer Joze Gricar, tireless animator of the worldwide Professors Emeriti Network, believes ardently that older people should adapt AI.

Read How AI is changing education: insights by

Simon Biggs, Vice Chancellor and President at James Cook University, Australia and Chair, Innovative Research Universities (IRU)

An Inspiring Story of Retirement and Renewal

Podcast with Dori Mintzer's Revolutionize Your Retirement!

This is a story about Renewment®, a word Helen Dennis and her co-founder, Bernice Bratter, made up.  The word is a combination of retirement and renewal. 
View here.

“As I look back on my life, I see that every part of it was preparation for the next. The most trivial of incidents fits into the larger pattern like a mosaic in a preconceived design.” 

                                      – Margaret Sanger, 1879-1966 

Ageing Well in the Commonwealth
A roadway for healthy ageing across the life course
 

Addressing crucial and unprecedented public policy challenges, this film explores critical topics such as ageism, healthcare, economic insecurity, and Alzheimer’s disease, using Dr. Robert Butler’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Why Survive? as a guide. View here.   

Combating Ageism in Europe: a Matter of Democracy, Cohesion, Competitiveness and Preparedness
 

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10-12 September 2025
IFA’s 17^th Conference 

Cape Town, South Africa, is the IFA’s choice for its 17^th Conference on with a pre-conference event on 9 September. A variety of themes from Connecting Ageing and the Economy, Building Capacity in Low/Middle Income Communities to Improving Practice through Digital Technologies, and Human Rights (Ageism / Abuse). 
Register here.

17 September 2025

Federal Housing Updates for Aging Advocates

The Trump Administration’s actions around housing and homelessness threaten to harm low-income older adults, who are the fastest-growing group among people experiencing homelessness. The growing gap between incomes and rents means affordable housing is increasingly out of reach for seniors. Yet instead of investing in proven solutions like federal rental assistance, the Administration is seeking to weaken and make cuts to housing and homeless assistance programs, which will deepen the homelessness crisis for older adults.  

This webinar, Federal Housing Updates for Aging Advocates (at 11am PT / 2pm ET), will provide an overview of policy threats and opportunities affecting older adults’ access to federal housing and homeless assistance programs

26 September 2025 13h30

NGO committee on Ageing’s UN Vienna’s Conference to Celebrate International Day of Older People. View flyer.

29-30 September 2025 

National Virtual Village Gathering 

This is an ONLINE-ONLY ZOOM EVENT designed to share knowledge  around the theme of Empowering the Future: Celebrating 25 years of the Village Movement. Register here.

8-12 October 2025

EURAG in Paris

Bi-annual meeting of the oldest European federation by and for older people. Theme: How to improve the daily life of older people 

13-15 October 2025

International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) conference, Anaheim, CA

The conference is for professionals, not older consumers.

https://icaaconference.icaa.cc/call_for_presentation.php 

20-21 October 2025 - Cannes, France

Cannes, France - 18th edition of the SilverEco & Ageing Well International Festival 
Applications open participation, awards, and speaker opportunities. Learn more.  

4-6 November 2025 

Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar

The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the "World Social Summit" in 2025, under the title "the Second World Summit for Social Development." Further information available here.

5-8 July 2026 

23rd IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
Theme:  Ageing Well in a Globalized World