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Generation Change: Young women volunteers provide companionship for Russia's elderly

February 26, 2013

Marina Kochevalova is a member of Starost v radost, or "It's nice to be old." Founded in 2006, its young women volunteers provide much needed companionship and care for the elderly in Russia.

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Marina Kochevalova Copyright: Geert Groot Koerkamp
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Letter writing, entertainment and friendship - no job is too small for Liza Oleskina and Marina Kochevalova when it comes to taking care of the elderly in Russia. They are members of Starost v radost, or "It's nice to be old." Founded in 2006, its young women volunteers provide much needed companionship for the older generation from the Urals to Siberia. Report: Geert Groot Koerkamp, Moscow
LifestyleFebruary 26, 201305:33 min
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