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Haiti: Running a marathon in a minefield

By Stephanie Citron, Posted 08 November 2010 See more by this blogger

I just finished the second day of this first three day training and feel like I am running a marathon in a minefield. Many of the participants are talented and willing, but many have been so traumatised since the... Keep reading
Haiti: First day of training

By Stephanie Citron, Posted 07 November 2010 See more by this blogger

I started my part of the psychosocial training yesterday at the Censhop Hospital. I have 16 participants: Steve, the HelpAge Psychosocial coordinator, four HelpAge nurses, two HelpAge public health docs, two programme people from HelpAge, a HelpAge community agent... Keep reading
Older people: Survivors, protectors, leaders, peacemakers

By Sarah Packwood, Posted 21 October 2010 See more by this blogger

I read with relief and joy that the aidworker, Frans Barnard, working for Save the Children, has been freed by Somali gunmen. Two things immediately struck me from the article "Somali gunmen release British hostage" by Mustafa Haji Abdinur... Keep reading (3 Comments)
Response to Duncan Green: What does ageing mean for development?

By Mark Gorman, Posted 19 October 2010 See more by this blogger

Following Duncan Green's (Head of Research at Oxfam GB) blog post "What does global aging mean to development?" (his spelling, not mine), I was more than happy to take him up on his kind offer of writing a response... Keep reading (4 Comments)
Kyrgyzstan: Inspirational response to a serious emergency

By Richard Blewitt, Posted 07 October 2010 See more by this blogger

I am in Kyrgyzstan at the moment, visiting our Regional Development Centre and seeing the work we carry out through our programmes. In June this year, around one million people were affected by violence in Kyrgyzstan, in particular in... Keep reading