Tracing the journey and replication of the Ibasho concept from Japan after the Great Eastern Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011, to the Philippines, after Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 and the Nepal Earthquake in 2015. Creating coalitions in each of the unique cultural contexts and enabling the elders to become a resource for community resilience. Elders are the change agents which has been recognized after these disasters and the idea of Ibasho has been able to transcend national borders and take root in these communities.
Tracing the journey and replication of the Ibasho concept from Japan after the Great Eastern Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011, to the Philippines, after Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 and the Nepal Earthquake in 2015. Creating coalitions in each of the unique cultural contexts and enabling the elders to become a resource for community resilience. Elders are the change agents which has been recognized after these disasters and the idea of Ibasho has been able to transcend national borders and take root in these communities.