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A genuine Kenyan experience
By Hazel Austin, Posted 07 February 2012 See more by this blogger
Karibuni Sana readers and greetings from Kenya! I am currently seconded from Age UK to the HelpAge International regional office in Kenya, completing a three month placement based in Nairobi. This placement is all about supporting the regional office... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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CSD 2012: Ageing, MDGs and the pursuit of human rights
By Bethany Brown, Posted 31 January 2012 See more by this blogger
HelpAge International, with CEO Richard Blewitt and its affiliate HelpAge USA will be participating in the United Nations Commission on Social Development which kicks off on 1 February in New York. Older people are at the centre of the... Keep reading
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Livelihoods grants: Does size matter?
By Andrew Collodel, Posted 02 December 2011 See more by this blogger
At HelpAge, we work to ensure all older people have a regular and predictable income. However, we found recently in Pakistan that the US$180 grants we were giving older people to restart their livelihoods, were too small to be... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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Learning about social transfers in East Asia
By Camilla Williamson, Posted 10 November 2011 See more by this blogger
I am currently completing a three month secondment from Age UK to HelpAge International's East Asia Pacific Regional Development Centre in Chiang Mai, and have been very lucky to have had my time here coincide with their annual Social... Keep reading
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The G20 is a chance to show social pensions are an economic, not aid, solution for an unstable world
By Richard Blewitt, Posted 27 October 2011 See more by this blogger
At next month's G20 meeting in Cannes, world leaders will have no choice but to address European economic woes. However, I fear that after the welcome inclusion of development on the summit's agenda, they are at risk of not... Keep reading
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