SUMARYATI is always eager to come to the audience hall of Gedongtengen subdistrict. This 63-year-old woman is happy to visit the people’s hall in Jalan Jlagran Lor, Yogyakarta. Why? This old lady is a member of the Tresno Wredho Group RW 13 Jogonegaran, an association for elderly people. “Chatting amiably with my peers makes me feel healthy and young,” said this resident of Sosromenduran village, laughingly.

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