Ibasho

Creating Socially Integrated and Sustainable Communities that Value Their Elders.

About Ibasho

Ibasho means “a place where you can feel like yourself” in Japanese. At Ibasho we believe this is what every person should have as they age – a place to live in safety, comfort and dignity, where he or she is valued as a person full of history and experience.
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8 Principles

Ibasho’s eight principles guide elders as they take a leadership role in creating an interdependent support system, finding ways to give back to their community, and becoming change agents who help create a more inclusive and resilient community.
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What do we do?

Ibasho partners with groups that are interested in creating communities aligned with Ibasho’s values. We provide flexible services to meet the needs of clients, ranging from consultations, assembling teams of experts, to project development and training of operators and caregivers.
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Ibasho Projects

The first Ibasho project was founded in Japan in 2012, after the tsunami during the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. It includes an elder-created and managed community hub, a café, a vegetable garden, a farmers’ market, a ramen noodle shop, a daycare, an evacuation center, and a community resource center in which elders teach cultural traditions to younger people. The Ibasho project was replicated in Nepal after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, and in the Philippines after typhoon Yolanda in 2014. This section introduces the process and outcomes of the Ibasho projects in those two countries.

Recent Posts

FaithActs x Ibasho Margaret Drive Centre was launched at Singapore

2024-04-02 Ibasho

Ibasho, a new initiative under the Health District @ Queenstown, is partnering FaithActs’ new Active Ageing Centre in Margaret Drive to enable older persons to play a leading role in community change FaithActs and Ibasho are pleased to announce a collaboration between the social service agency and the global non-profit organisation, committed to creating socially integrated and resilient communities. This partnership aims to infuse Ibasho’s eight principles into FaithActs’ new Active Ageing Centre (AAC) in Margaret Drive, empowering older persons to lead activities and partake in community building. This project is supported by the Health District @ Queenstown. The new FaithActs x Ibasho Margaret Drive Centre was launched by Senior […]

Purposeful Longevity & Community Building Symposium

2023-09-30 Ibasho

The number of ageing societies around the world are increasing, signalling a crucial need to address how this demographic shift impacts the health and well-being for older persons. Jointly held by the Centre for Population Health and Next Age Institute of the National University of Singapore, the symposium brings together academics, experts, policymakers and community organisers in Asia to share their experiences on community-based initiatives to empower and enhance the lives of the ageing community. The one-day symposium aims to be a great learning opportunity for all participants on identifying the best practices for optimising the health and well-being of older persons and provide a more holistic perspective on well-being […]

Feeding activity at The Philippines

2021-07-15 Ibasho

On July 10th, 2021, after conducting the Senior Citizens Association of Barangay Bagong Buhay (SCA-BBB) Monthly Meeting, the SCA-BBB and Ibasho Philippines leaders join hands once again in facilitating a feeding activity for the less fortunate children of Barangay Bagong Buhay, as the country celebrates its 47th Annual Nutrition Month. The feeding activity was made possible through a generous donor (We sincerely thank you for your support). The activity was repeated on July 11th as they divided the children into 2 groups for better facilitation.

Ibasho Singapore booklet

2021-07-10 Ibasho

In June 2021, four Nanyang Girls High students: Kirstin, Yue Xin, Bing Xuan and Charmaine responded to an internship opportunity with ibasho. Their mission is to find out more about programme for older adults in ageing countries. They were attracted by the ethos of ibasho Japn: Seniors empowerment and eight key principles. In a short period of 3 weeks, they researched diligently on the topic and compared with the multicultural and multigenerational environment between different countries and Singapore. Dr Kelvin Tan, faculty member of Gerontology Programme in Singapore University of Social Science was their mentor. A close to heart conversation with Dr Emi Kiyota was the prized opportunity for the […]