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So far, older people's voices are being heard at all levels of government from Presidents, Prime Ministers and First Ladies to local councillors and refugee camp officials!

Click on the map below to find out what's taking place in each of the 40 ADA countries.

Convincing the bankHelpAge India is supporting more than 350 self-help groups of older people who lost their livelihoods after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami to apply for loans from banks. DetailIrelandDetailEthiopia The Ethiopian Age Demands Action delegation met with the Head of State to call for the inclusion of older people in Poverty Reduction Strategies.DetailSouth Africa For Age Demands Action 2009, our partner organisation, MUSA, led a march of older people in Durban and met with ministers on issues such as HIV testing for older people.DetailKenya The Kenyan Age Demands Action delegation for 2008 delivered a statement to the speaker of the Kenyan parliament, calling for improvements to ageing policies. DetailZambiaThe Zambian Age Demands Action delegation will address the important issues of healthcare, social pensions, and demand a comprehensive and consultative ageing policy to meet older people's specific needs. DetailUganda Older people play a vital role in Ugandan society and need their government's support. On and around 1 October, the Ugandan Age Demands Action delegation will make recommendations to their government to improve the lives of older people in Uganda.DetailPhilippines For Age Demands Action 2008, our partner organisation, COSE, coordinated a march of over 1,500 older people to call for social pensions.DetailTanzaniaOn and around 1 October the Tanzania Age Demands Action delegation will make recommendations to their government to improve the lives of older people in Tanzania. DetailMoldova Moldova's 2008 Age Demands Action activities resulted in the launch of a new programme to ensure financial support for the most vulnerable older people.DetailIndonesiaThe 2008 Age Demands Action campaign saw the Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs for Indonesiacommit to doubling the number recipients of a Social Pension by October 2009. DetailNepalFind out what Nepal is doing for Age Demands Action. DetailKyrgyzstanFor Age Demands Action 2008, older people met with members of the Prime Minister's office to raise the issues faced by older people during the severely cold winter months.DetailGhanaDelegates in Ghana met with their Head of State, President John Kufour, on 1 October to call for better access to healthcare. DetailSierra LeoneFor Age Demands Action 2009, older people called on their government to provide more ID cards to improve access to healthcare benefits.DetailNetherlandsCordaid and World Granny are lobbying their government to change the way international development funds are spent.DetailThailandDetailFijiThe Fijian Age Demands Action delegation will ask its government to introduce a social pension.DetailTajikistanOlder people will meet ministers to call for improved access to healthcare by 2009DetailZimbabweDespite a tense political climate, HelpAge Zimbabwe delegates will meet with national ministries on 1 October.DetailCameroonOur partner RECEWAPEC is organising older people to lobby ministers for training in bee keeping and pig farmingDetailBoliviaAge Demands Action is taking place for the first time in Bolivia this year. Older people are meeting ministers to voice their concerns.DetailPeruDetailEcuadorThe National Association of Older People in Ecuador will address key government officials on 1 October. DetailSloveniaThe Age Demands Action delegation are planning to meet with the President of the Republic where they will participate in an open discussion on ageing issues in Slovenia.DetailBosnia and HerzegovinaA delegation of 10 older people will meet ministers to ask for greater inclusion of older people in government planning and decision makingDetailSerbiaThe Serbian Age Demands Action delegation will have a round table meeting with the Ministry for Social Care where they will encourage the government to provide social pensions to all older people without an income.DetailSudanA delegation of older people in a Darfur refugee camp will call for improved protection for extremely vulnerable older people.DetailIndia850 representatives from older people's associations in Cuddalore travelled to New Delhi on a specially commissioned train. Once there, they marched to parliament to deliver a memorandum on older people's rights. DetailBangladesh Find out what older people in Bangladesh are up to for Age Demands Action 2009.DetailVietnam Older people play a vital role in Vietnamese society and need their government's support. On and around 1 October, the Vietnamese Age Demands Action delegation will make recommendations to their government to improve the lives of older people in Vietnam. DetailCambodiaDetailColombiaDetailJamaicaDetailMalawiDetailMozambiqueDetailMyanmarDetailUnited KingdomDetailKoreaDetailIndia (Thar Desert)DetailIndonesia (Banda Aceh)DetailHaitiDetailAs part of the campaign in Nepal, NEPAN plan to present a petition of signatures to the President Detail