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Ageing in the media
By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 22 October 2010 See more by this blogger
You wait to read a news story about global ageing for weeks and then they all come at once! It's been a busy week for those of us who trawl through the global media looking for stories about ageing.... Keep reading
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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)
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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)
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"It is necessary to empower older people so they can help themselves"
By Dina Muhataeva, Posted 24 September 2010 See more by this blogger
I have been a leader of the Older Person's Group of Jany-Pahta village of Sokuluk rayon of Chui province since 2008. I am also the leader of a self-help group "Yrys" (which means "Prosperity" in Kyrgyz). Based on my... Keep reading
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Floods, mud and desperate measures
By Jonathan Barden, Posted 09 September 2010 See more by this blogger
Back in Pakistan to support our team here. Ten minutes to landing at Sukkur airport in Sindh province and as far as the eye can see, which is pretty far at 6,000ft, the ground is covered with water. Only... Keep reading
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