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Elders

Elders holds the memory of villages, songs and journeys. This programme offers company and care information, and records memory with consent.

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  1. Shadi Ghaderi, Robab Sahaf, Mohammadi Shahbolaghi Farahnaz et al. (2012). Prevalence of Depression in Elderly Kurdish Community Residing in Boukan, Iran. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals).
  2. Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Mohammad Farajzadeh, Maryam Karami et al. (2016). Investigating the relation between health-related quality of life and sleep quality in the Kurdish elderly of Saqqez. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals).
  3. The Display for older journals about Kurds & Kurdistan is almost ready (2018). Kurdish Exile Museum.

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Company

    Regular gatherings in a Community Cell, in the elder’s own variety.

  • 02

    Care information

    Guides on care for elders abroad and on public services.

  • 03

    Recording memory

    Oral history recorded with consent and stored with care.

  • 04

    Between generations

    Sessions where elders and young people meet and talk.

02Who it is for

  • Older Kurds
  • Family carers
  • Young people who want to listen
  • Oral historians

03How it works

Contact
a family or elder registers interest.
Visit
a Community Cell arranges company or a gathering.
Consent
before any recording, the elder agrees in writing or on record.
Archive
recordings are kept under the elder’s chosen terms.

04What it always keeps

  • Nothing is recorded without consent
  • An elder may withdraw a recording at any time
  • Testimony about violence follows the ethics of survivors’ testimony
  • No medical advice is given

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    Leadership, identity and heritage for young Kurds in the homeland and the diaspora.

  • Forming

    Women

    Women’s leadership, enterprise and mutual support, at home and abroad.

  • In preparation

    Wellbeing

    Vetted referrals to culturally competent care, and literacy on trauma and resilience.

  • In preparation

    Newcomers

    A local guide from a Community Cell for your first months in a new country.

  • Forming

    Families and mother-tongue schools

    Support for families who pass on Kurdish and for weekend mother-tongue schools.

  • In preparation

    Convenings

    Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues where safety requires it.

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Elders. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/elders/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Elders.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/elders/.

BibTeX
@misc{kco2026_development_elders,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Elders},
	url = {https://kurds.global/development/elders/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/elders/},
}

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AU  - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization
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PY  - 2026
ID  - kco2026_development_
N1  - Licence: CC BY 4.0
TI  - Elders
UR  - https://kurds.global/development/elders/
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08Research and sources

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  1. Prevalence of Depression in Elderly Kurdish Community Residing in Boukan, Iran

    Shadi Ghaderi, Robab Sahaf, Mohammadi Shahbolaghi Farahnaz et al. · 2012 · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    ArticleOpenAlex

  2. Investigating the relation between health-related quality of life and sleep quality in the Kurdish elderly of Saqqez

    Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Mohammad Farajzadeh, Maryam Karami et al. · 2016 · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-SA

  3. The Display for older journals about Kurds & Kurdistan is almost ready

    2018 · Kurdish Exile Museum

    ArticleKurdish Exile Museum

Sources, licences and fetch dates: Kurdish Exile Museum (Site feed; headline and link only), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.

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