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Delegations of older people in 36 countries across the globe are meeting with their governments on and around 1 October. They will call for older people to be included in poverty, health and anti-discrimination policies.

Find out what delegations are doing in each country by clicking on the links below.

Dorothy, 62, South AfricaDorothy lives with HIV and is cared for at home by her family. She believes she may have caught the virus while caring for her sick daughters. DetailSlovakiaThe delegation in Slovakia will ask the government to raise the pension rate in preparation for the country's move to join the Euro in January 2009.DetailSerbiaThe 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.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.DetailUKHelp the Aged is planning to deliver a petition to the UK Government demanding the inclusion of older people in HIV and AIDS monitoringDetailSudanA delegation of older people in a Darfur refugee camp will call for improved protection for extremely vulnerable older people.DetailSierra LeoneOlder people will be calling on their government to provide more ID cards so older people can access healthcare benefitsDetailNetherlandsCordaid and World Granny are lobbying their government to change the way international development funds are spent.DetailThailandDetailSri LankaHelpAge Sri Lanka will be organising a peaceful demonstration of older people to call for subsidised transport.DetailFijiThe Fijian Age Demands Action delegation will ask its government to introduce a social pension.DetailZimbabweDespite 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.DetailDominicaThe Dominica Age Demands Action delegation will meet again with government ministers to see if commitments made in 2007 have been fulfilled.DetailGhanaDelegates in Ghana are meeting their Head of State, President John Kufour, on 1 October to call for better access to healthcare. DetailLatviaA total of 1,500 older people will take part in Age Demands Action in Latvia this year!DetailCosta RicaDetailAs part of the campaign in Nepal, NEPAN presented a national petition to their President on 1 October. DetailPanamaDetailIndia850 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. DetailEthiopia The Ethiopian Age Demands Action delegation will be meeting the Head of State to call for the inclusion of older people in Poverty Reduction StrategiesDetailSouth Africa Our partner organisation, MUSA, will be coordinating a march of older people and will meet with ministers on issues such as HIV testing for older peopleDetailKenya In Kenya a march of older people will deliver a statement to the speaker of the Kenyan parliament to call for improvements to ageing policies DetailVietnam Older people play a vital role in Vietnamese society and need their government's support. On and around 1 October 2007 the Vietnamese Age Demands Action delegation will make recommendations to their government to improve the lives of older people in Vietnam. 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. DetailBangladesh Older people in Bangladesh will lobby ministers for improvements in healthcare and the state pension.DetailUganda Older people play a vital role in Ugandan society and need their government's support. On and around 1 October 2007 the Ugandan Age Demands Action delegation will make recommendations to their government to improve the lives of older people in Uganda.DetailPhilippines Our partner organisation, COSE, is coordinating a march of over 1500 older people to call for social pensionsDetailTanzaniaOn and around 1 October 2007 the Tanzania Age Demands Action delegation will make recommendations to their government to improve the lives of older people in Tanzania. DetailMoldova With our partner organisation, Second Breath, older people will meet with a range of ministers to call for action on pensions and healthcareDetailIndonesiaThe Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Indonesia)committed to doubling the number recipients of a Social Pension by October 2009. DetailNepal75-year-old record-breaker and Everest conquerer, Mr Bahadur Serchan, is part of the Nepalese Age Demands Action campaign this year. DetailKyrgyzstanOlder people will meet with members of the Prime Minister's office to raise the issues faced by older people during the severely cold winter monthsDetailBulgariaHospice Miloserdie Association, our partner in Bulgaria, is taking part in Age Demands Action for the first time.DetailBosnia and HerzegovinaA delegation of 10 older people will meet ministers to ask for greater inclusion of older people in government planning and decision makingDetailTajikistanOlder people will meet ministers to call for improved access to healthcare by 2009DetailPeruDetailEcuadorThe National Association of Older People in Ecuador will address key government officials on 1 October. Detail