The webinar will cover: 

• Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and welcome (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK). 

• Introduction to the GOLTC Care and Social Protection in Southern Africa Interest Group (Professor Elena Moore, UCT)

• Presentation: Rethinking rights and duties from the perspective of the elderly.  (Marianne S. Ulriksen, Associate Professor. Danish Centre for Welfare Studies (DaWS), University of Southern Denmark; and Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), University of Johannesburg)

• Presentation: Care for the Carers. Reflection on social security policy as a lens for understanding the landscape of social services reform in elder care. (Isobel Frye, Executive Director. Social Policy Initiative.) 

• Discussion about the Care and Social Protection in Southern Africa Interest Group next steps led by Professor Elena Moore, UCT