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Empowering Older People at the UN
By Bethany Brown, Posted 19 February 2013 See more by this blogger
Last week, the 51st session of the Commission for Social Development (CSD) began at the United Nations in New York. Each year, the Commission takes up key social development themes; the focus this year is on empowerment. This CSD... Keep reading
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Mrs. Florida Shakes on Aging in Jamaica
By Bethany Brown, Posted 18 December 2012 See more by this blogger
Visting the community of Bybrook Mrs. Florida Shakes, age 80, lives in Bybrook, Jamaica. We met her two weeks ago when HelpAge visited the community to begin assessing damages in preparation for support to the town after Hurricane Sandy... Keep reading
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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
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