age – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Young Brit brings tech to the elderly https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/09/young-brit-brings-tech-to-the-elderly/ Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:42:02 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=4055 Keeping up to date with new technology can be daunting for people of any age but if you’re in your 70s or 80s and have gone your whole life without mobile phones, let alone Facebook and Twitter, new technology can be downright frightening. Nevertheless, many senior citizens have to get used to the Internet to do essential things like pay bills and book doctors appointments.

And that’s where Rachel Elson comes in. The 20-year-old from Walsall in the English Midlands has decided to give up her spare time to teach older people about new technology.

Listen to Liam Starkey’s report from Walsall:

Young Brit brings tech to the elderly

 

Rachel Elson

Rachel Elson (right) with one of her tech learners (Photo: Rachel Elson)

]]> Cake and coffee for an hour and an ear https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/06/cake-and-coffee-for-an-hour-and-an-ear/ Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:59:39 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3681 Instead of surfing the web or playing soccer, 15-year-old Nicholas spends each Wednesday afternoon with an elderly widow. He lends his time and an ear – but gains in turn a completely new perspective on life.

Listen to the report by Li Fern Ong:

Coffee and cake for an hour and an ear

Nicholas Kessler and Hertha Belau

Hertha Belau (right) says Nicholas prefers marble cake when he comes to visit her each week (Photo: Li Fern Ong)

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