Rayne Stroebel, a long-time collaborator of the Institute of Ageing in Africa and ILC South Africa, has been appointed an Associate of ILCSA. He started the company GERATEC (Gerontological Research, Training, Education and Caring) in 1996. It is the only company in South Africa that provides services exclusively to the long-term care sector for Older People. In 2010 he brought The Eden Alternative concept to South Africa (read more), and has helped many organisations for the older sector transform their service delivery to be more person-centered.
Rayne holds an MSc degree in Dementia Studies from Stirling University in the UK and is currently a PhD candidate in Dementia Studies at that institution. He will represent ILCSA in the ILC Global Association biennial meetings in Sydney, Australia in October/November 2019, together with ILCSA Co-President Sebastiana Kalula.