Bringing generations together in Chile to combat social isolation
by editors@theworld.org (Jane Chambers) from The World: Latest Stories on (#7978N)
Chile is one of Latin America's fastest-aging countries. Around 15% of its citizens are over the age of 65 - nearly half of whom report feeling lonely. One local nonprofit foundation is bringing generations together to try and combat this social isolation. As part of The World's series exploring solutions to the global problem of loneliness, Jane Chambers reports from Santiago.