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Welcome to our new website!

By Caroline Dobbing, Posted 08 September 2010 See more by this blogger

Welcome to our new website! We are thrilled to be launching a brand new www.helpage.org. We hope the clear, clean design appeals to you, that it’s easy for you to find what you’re looking for, and that you are... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Age Demands Action campaign belongs to older people

By Generosa Macaiba, Posted 07 September 2010 See more by this blogger

Generosa Macaiba is an ADA activist who works for the Coalition of Services for the Elderly in the Philippines. Here she talks about ADA 2008: ADA 2008 was great for us in the Philippines! 1600 older persons marched to... Keep reading
Activists across South Asia stand up for older people's rights

By Jennifer Williams, Posted 05 September 2010 See more by this blogger

Over the past two years, older people across South Asia have joined together around 1 October to demand an end to age discrimination. In 2008 in India, an amazing 850 older people boarded an officially named "HelpAge Special" train... Keep reading
Older people in Central Asia and Eastern Europe push for change

By Aisuluu Kamchybekova, Posted 03 September 2010 See more by this blogger

The fantastic campaigning efforts of older people across Eastern Europe and Central Asia has led to real change over the past two years! Older people take action Hundreds of older people have joined forces each year on 1 October... Keep reading
ADA activists take action in Asia

By Tai Sorolump, Posted 03 September 2010 See more by this blogger

Right across the Asia Pacific region, the inspiring campaigning efforts of Age Demands Action activists have made national governments sit up and listen! Older people from Cambodia, to Fiji, to Thailand and the Philippines have met the decision makers,... Keep reading