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Older women are critical to achieving the MDGs
By Bridget Sleap, Posted 20 September 2010 See more by this blogger
Older women are critical to achieving the MDGs, so why are they discriminated against by society - and by development targets? The Millennium Declaration on which the MDGs are all based, pledged "to promote gender equality and the empowerment... Keep reading
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Over 1,700 surveys on ageing completed in Bangladesh
By Ferdoushi Begum, Posted 17 September 2010 See more by this blogger
As part of Age Demands Action this year, we are doing a global survey on what it's like to get older in the world today. Surveys are being collected in over 20 countries and the results will help to... Keep reading
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Older people are the roots of the trees
By Bertin Meance, Posted 14 September 2010 See more by this blogger
Bertin Meance is the Recovery Coordinator for HelpAge International in Haiti and an Age Demands Action (ADA) activist. Here, he talks about the preparations for the campaign in Haiti: More than 700 older people joined forces "In preparation for... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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"Age Demands Action survey was a great experience"
By Tima Suale, Posted 13 September 2010 See more by this blogger
Tima Suale is an Age Demands Action activist working for HelpAge Mozambique. Here, she explains how she took part in our survey about people's perspectives on ageing in the country: "We did the ADA survey in Mozambique in nine... Keep reading
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Survey results in - what do people around the world really think about ageing?
By Jennifer Williams, Posted 13 September 2010 See more by this blogger
This year, as part of Age Demands Action, we are doing a survey to find out what people around the world really think about what it's like to get older. People in 48 countries worldwide are taking part in... Keep reading
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