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Age Demands Action in Nepal: Singing for change

By John McGeachy, Posted 03 November 2011 See more by this blogger

Whether it's Age Demands Action posters in public buses in Serbia or human chains formed by older people in Bangladesh, ADA campaigners have always used a range of innovative methods to raise awareness of older people's issues. Alongside meetings... Keep reading
Five years of Age Demands Action in Kyrgyzstan

By Aisuluu Kamchybekova, Posted 01 November 2011 See more by this blogger

On 12 October this year older people in Kyrgyzstan celebrated the UN International Day of Older Persons for the fifth time! They met key government representatives at a national conference in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek. Speaking passionately about their... Keep reading
Pensions for the poorest: Actions speak louder than words

By Salvacion Basiano, Posted 30 October 2011 See more by this blogger

Older people in the Philippines are now pushing to shape the country’s welfare programme for the poorest older people. We have spent so much time, including being interviewed on prime time TV, getting a bill passed to provide a... Keep reading
Bridging the gap between generations

By Sawang Kaewkantha, Posted 26 October 2011 See more by this blogger

We talked to Sawang about his part in our joint project with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Face to Faith, where via live web chat, he spoke to students across the globe about issues that affect older people, their... Keep reading
International Day for Disaster Reduction: Children and young people as partners for DRR (with a little help from older people!)

By Godfred Paul, Posted 13 October 2011 See more by this blogger

This International Day of Disaster Reduction, I was thinking about the theme of children and young people being partners in disaster risk reduction and how it applies to my own experience working in emergencies with HelpAge. Ketsana, known in... Keep reading