Ibasho partners with local organizations and communities to design and create socially integrated and sustainable communities that value their elders. Ibasho creates a place where elders find the opportunities to contribute to their community members of all ages.

Our Core Values are:

Elders as assets
Multi-generational community life
Local participation and control
Design based on elders’ needs and cultural values
Design guided by elders’ stories and wisdom
Evidence based practices
Global perspective to exchange knowledge and replicate what works

Our Goals:

Reinforce the value of aging
Promote the value of socially integrating elders within the wider community
Demonstrate multi-generational social, economic, and environmental benefits
Facilitate shared learning and replicate model between the developed and developing worlds