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YOU helped win this award!
By Marilyn F. Grist, Posted 21 March 2012 See more by this blogger
I hope that you saw last week that HelpAge International is the recipient of the 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize! We were chosen from a field of more than 200 applicants and are truly humbled that our work... Keep reading
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What do you know about older women?
By Bethany Brown, Posted 07 March 2012 See more by this blogger
Here is something most people know: women live longer than men. Here is something else most people know: women are usually poorer than men. What most people might not know is that older women carry the weight of the... Keep reading
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CSD 2012: Aging, MDGs, and the Pursuit of Human Rights
By Bethany Brown, Posted 21 February 2012 See more by this blogger
HelpAge USA along with HelpAge International CEO, Richard Blewitt, participated in the United Nations Commission on Social Development the first week of February in New York. Older people were at the center of the key themes of the meeting,... Keep reading
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Older People Caring at the Heart of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa
By Bethany Brown, Posted 23 January 2012 See more by this blogger
HelpAge USA is part of a network of 85 affiliates, advocating for older people's rights and delivering services with and for them in low- and middle-income countries around the world. We recently spoke with Voice of America s television... Keep reading (2 Comments)
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Older people learning to care for each other in Haiti’s Camps, two years on
By Bethany Brown, Posted 12 January 2012 See more by this blogger
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. In these two years, we have all read about the challenges the people of the country face: poverty, political uncertainty, and violence. In this new year, urban camp... Keep reading