Ageways 72 celebrates the achievements of HelpAge International on its 25th anniversary. It also shows that, with the right support, older people can achieve much for themselves and their communities.

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This report presents the evaluation findings of a project supporting older people and their dependents in Tanzania. It shows that even small pensions are effective in bringing stability and dignity to the lives of older people and will greatly improve the wellbeing of the grandchildren in their care.

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This report shows that interventions aimed at achieving the MDGs must respond to the intergenerational nature of poverty and to rapid population ageing. It makes clear that it is essential to adopt a rights-based approach because this will ensure a focus on the poorest and most marginalised people.

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This report summarises the evaluation findings of a project supporting older people and their dependents in Tanzania. It shows that even small pensions are effective in bringing stability and dignity to the lives of older people and will greatly improve the wellbeing of the grandchildren in their care.

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This practical guide to older people's rights covers a wide range of issues, from pensions and social benefits to property rights. It includes comprehensive contact lists for easy reference, with many important addresses and telephone numbers.

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This leaflet offers advice to grandparents who are bringing up grandchildren in the absence of the children's parents. It is especially relevant to families where the parents have migrated abroad.

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This issue reports on a groundbreaking series of national and regional consultations on social protection in Africa and carries features on the World Disasters Report and the Chronic Poverty Report. It also discusses issues around HIV and AIDS and Older People and talks about the causes and consequences of the global food crisis, and explains how social protection schemes can cushion its effects.

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This publication introduces the ‘New Rural Social Pension Insurance Programme of Baoji City’, one of the first of its kind in China. It provides administration of the programme, impacts of the programme on rural older people as well as challenges, sustainability and recommendations of the programme.

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Includes articles on relief aid in Myanmar and China, ROK-ASEAN homecare meetings in Brunei and Myanmar, advocacy training in Central Asia, update on regional conference 2008 in Bali, UN endorsement of HelpAge International key policy recommendations in emergencies, and articles on climate change in Asia.

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The evidence of the impact of HIV and AIDS on older people from HelpAge International research and programmes highlights the hugely problematic gap in the HIV and AIDS response. This is the result of the neglect of older people in HIV and AIDS indicators and therefore, also, in international and national policy and programming.

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