Our partner in Slovenia, Slovene Philanthropy has been touring festivals and gaining public support for Age Demands Action.
To see more photos, visit our gallery.
Some of the HelpAge team in London went down to the Houses of Parliament to show our support for Age Demands Action, older people’s rights and Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
At 1 o’clock exactly we took photos, videos and almost got passers-by involved too…
Here are the results!
Roxas Distirct, Quezon City
Nanay Elena said she was cooking when she noticed water coming into her house. She heard commotion outside her house… she saw people panicking, shouting how to escape the flood.
She said I was shocked how the water was rising very fast. When I went out of my house, the water was already up to my waist and when I tried to save my dog, it went up to my neck. That was the time that I began to panic. I just heard my nephew and my son shouting. My son came to rescue me, and I saw many people trying to climb up to the roof and my son and my neighbours helped me to climb.
Older people in Korea have taken a photo of themselves at 1pm with their index fingers raised to join others around the world and say ALL people, including older people, have human rights.
On 29 September, HelpAge Korea held an event at the International Development Cooperation Expo in Ewha Campus Complex in honour of Age Demands Action.
The idea was to get people to form the ADA logo using stickers. In total, they got 89 people - 89 stickers - involved.
Only 1 day to go until the International Day of Older People!
To find out more about HelpAge Korea, click here
The Coalition of Services for the Elderly (COSE) in the Philippines is responding to the devastating floods in Manilla by using its ADA money and older people’s groups to distribute relief packs to those in need. More updates will follow, but for now, click here to see the Philippines ADA page.
Moldovan actress and older perons, Ninela Caranfil has met with organisers of Age Demands Action in the country and expressed support for the campaign. Aged 62, the actress has a television and film career which spans five decades, with her first role in 1969. Click here to find out what’s happening in the country.
Yesterday, 120 older people marched through Nairobi finishing with a delegation meeting with Prime Minister Raila Odinga!! The streets of Nairobi were brought to a standstill as the procession marched with a band to raise awareness of older people being accused of witchcraft. The key request for action was for the existing law that bans witchcraft accusations to be enforced and those who have been guilty of killing older people accused of being witches to be brought to justice. Click here to find out more:
To listen to more clips and find out more about how Jamaica is supporting Age Demands Action, click here
A delegation of older people will be meeting with ministers and officials from the departments of Labour and Social Security, Health and Water and Housing. The meeting will take place on 1st of October in Middlesex, outside of Kingston Jamaica to coincide with the International day of the Older Person.
Issues raised will include housing conditions and pensions, as brought up by Mr Kenneth Hemley.
To find out more about the delegation in Jamaica, click here.
