Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, the Hon Christian Santos GMD MP, paid a visit to the Waterport Day Centre yesterday.

Minister Santos presented three photos to the Waterport Day Centre from the ‘End The Stereotypes’ campaign which ran last year, and which aimed to challenge ageist stereotypes. The photos will now be displayed in the Day Centre for all service users to enjoy.

Age is one of the nine protected characteristics in Equality legislation, and the Ministry has introduced several initiatives to raise awareness of the issues affecting older persons. This year the Ministry of Equality marked the International Day of Older Persons in October with a panel discussion event and then celebrated Golden Week from 1st to 5th December culminating in the Golden Breakfast for over 65s.

Minister Santos said: “It’s always a pleasure to visit the Waterport Day Centre, especially today where I wanted to present mementos from the ‘End the Stereotypes’ campaign. The photos are to say thank you for always being welcomed with such energy and positivity by the staff and service users at the Centre and to celebrate our older persons in our community.”

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