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rity o in m ic n h t e 's d Age Scotlan community development officers Age Scotland employed two ethnic minority community development officers in October 2021 through the Scottish Government’s Equality and Human Rights grant. Their main goals are to: • Enable and support the growth of a more diverse Age Scotland membership • Build productive relationships with ethnic minority older people’s groups and communities • Co-ordinate programmes of national and regional networking, training, and engagement opportunities • Connect groups to Age Scotland’s services, offers and activities.
Meet the EMCDOs Jaime is Chinese Canadian and grew up with immigrant parents who struggled with the cultural differences and barriers in a small Canadian town. Having lived experience of growing up with racism and faced with various inequalities, it has given her the passion and drive to work with ethnic minorities. Having previously worked with older Chinese communities, she continues to see the barriers they are facing. She hopes that her work with Age Scotland will allow her to expand her repertoire to connect and educate other older ethnic minorities of Scotland. Wahida was born in England and raised in Edinburgh. With her upbringing within a loving Pakistani family, she is now a mother and grandmother to two sons and two grandchildren of mixed heritage. She is acutely aware
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