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We run over 40 projects in 17 countries, including Botswana, Burkino Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Some of our key projects are listed below.
| Building the case for social pensions in Africa |
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HelpAge International is coordinating a project in Africa as part of its global campaign for universal social (non-contributory) pensions. Read more about: Building the case for social pensions in Africa |
| Working with youth in west Darfur | |
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The long drawn-out conflict in Darfur, Sudan has created divisions between older and younger generations. HelpAge International is working with youth-focused agencies to help close the gap. |
| Alleviating poverty accross generations in rural Kenya | |
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Currently there are 1.1 million AIDS orphans in Kenya. By 2010 this number will be in excess of 1.8 million. The majority of the orphans are under the care of older people. Read more about: Alleviating poverty accross generations in rural Kenya |
| Supporting older people affected by the war in southern Sudan | |
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HelpAge International’s one-year project, supported by ECHO, has been providing support to war-affected vulnerable groups and returnees in southern Sudan. Read more about: Supporting older people affected by the war in southern Sudan |
For more information on these and other HelpAge International projects in the region, please contact the Africa regional development centre.
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