Bridget Sleap, HelpAge’s Rights Policy Advisor, (pictured left) writes about older people’s rights on Human Rights Day:

Across the world, populations are ageing. There is no denying that this phenomenon presents huge challenges. How do you protect the rights of an ageing population? How do you build stronger, more inclusive societies?

Equal members of society

Taking a human rights approach can help. Protecting older people’s rights, treating them with respect and on an equal basis with younger people will enable them to lead dignified, secure lives, as equal members of society, as is their right.

Human rights and development go hand in hand – respecting people’s rights results in better development, where respect, dignity and having a say are recognised alongside material security as important to people’s wellbeing.
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In the third and final instalment of her video blog from the Czech Republic, Margaret Kabango tells us about her meeting with local NGO Zivot 90 to discuss the decent work for older people project.

Margaret Kabango of Uganda Reach the Aged Association continues her video blog from the Czech Republic. Today, she reports from the conference on development effectiveness for civil society organisations.

Margaret Kabango of Uganda Reach the Aged Association is in the Czech Republic, to get older people’s voices heard at a conference on development effectiveness for civil society organisations.

Margaret will be talking to the Czech Development Agency and Sue Ryder International, about the need to include older people in international development programmes.  She’s also promoting HelpAge’s call for decent work for older people.

Follow Margaret’s progress on her video blog.