OUR VISION
A society where all older adults can live with dignity, health, and safety, and where intergenerational solidarity is valued.

OUR MISSION
To develop and implement awareness and education programs and solution models that will ensure the well-being, welfare, and participation of older adults in society and prepare different generations of society for aging; to define and defend the rights and legal safeguards that will ensure everyone can age with dignity.

OUR MANIFESTO
65+ Elder Rights Association defends the right of every individual to grow into old age
– With honor and dignity.
– In a healthy, active state, engaged fully in life,
– Continuing to learn and produce,
– Hand in hand with other generations,
– Without becoming lonely, poor and deprived,
– Without discrimination and abuse,
– Their medical, social, psychological, economic and legal needs appropriate to their changing physical and mental states fully met,
With their living preferences respected.

OUR VALUES
Scientific Approach and Innovation
– We base all our actions on data, research, and evolving science and technology.
– We support the development of new approaches and solutions and the creation of
evidence-based policies.
Rights and Dignity-Focused Approach
– We view older persons not only as those who need protection, but as individuals who
contribute to society.
– We advocate for individuals of all ages to lead dignified, meaningful, and participatory
lives in society.
– We advocate for equal access to information, services, and social rights for every
individual.

– We advocate for the rights of older persons, together with them and, when necessary,
on their behalf.
Diversity and Inclusion
– We embrace a pluralistic perspective that brings together different experiences and voices.
 – We include individuals of all ages, genders, and cultures in our processes.
Meaningful and Lasting Impact
– We design our activities to be measurable in terms of results.
– We prioritize activities that will provide lasting and sustainable change that responds to
social needs.

Openness and Ethical Stance
– We embrace a transparent, reliable, and socially responsible approach.
– We act with ethical principles and transparency in the use of resources, partnerships,
collaborations, and decision-making processes.
– We aim to make our activities, all our products, and our working systems accessible.
Autonomy
– We propose policies related to our field but remain independent and impartial towards
political parties and organizations.
– We do not allow special interest groups to influence our activities.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Developing Partnerships
– Establishing strategic partnerships with public institutions, local governments,
universities, and civil society organizations
– Joining networks and developing joint projects on national and international platforms
– Establishing partnerships that encourage intergenerational interaction and experience
sharing
– Strengthening partnerships through effective planning, implementation, and evaluation
processes
Strengthening Access to Education and Services
– Offering continuously evolving and diverse training programs for older adults, their
relatives, volunteers, and care professionals
– Developing awareness and training programs on aging for local governments with our
expert members
– Creating guidance and support systems that facilitate access to information, education,
and social services
– Strengthening digital literacy through content and practical training
– Developing tools that support intergenerational learning in training modules

Information Sharing and Awareness
– Providing up-to-date, accurate, and accessible information sharing through the website
and social media
– Producing awareness campaigns and thematic publications that transform perceptions
of aging
– Inform both older individuals and younger generations with digital content
– Provide publicly available data and information sets that contribute to social awareness

Resource Creation and Sustainability
– Ensure financial resource diversity for the association (donations, sponsorships, grants,
projects, etc.)
– Clarify resource development goals and integrate them into strategic planning
– Create sustainability through corporate support, community funding, and economic
initiatives

Strengthening Technological Infrastructure
– Widespread and continuous improvement of the use of technology in the internal
operations of the Association

– Facilitate data collection, analysis, reporting, and training processes through digital
infrastructure
– Develop support systems that will increase the access of older persons to digital tools

Policy Development and Globalization
– Developing institutional capacity for advocacy for the rights of older persons
– Establishing an advocacy and policy-making infrastructure, generating effective policy
proposals
– Positioning the association within the international movement for the rights of older
persons by establishing global partnerships
– Being represented on European and global platforms and disseminating good practices