Caring for the Caregivers
Program Initiator: Nutricia Brazil, Danone Ecosystem Fund, Observatory of Human Longevity and Ageing, and Red Cross Brazil
Brasil
Goal: to improve support for elderly people by caregivers in Brazil, Caring for the Caregivers provides medical nutrition training.
Brief description: The project provides medical nutrition training to professionalize those working as caregivers, and creates a professional association to support them with legal, medical and socio-cultural advice. The project aims to strengthen the caregivers’ profession, contributing to the health and quality of life of the elderly in Brazil through appropriate nutrition.
