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Exploring how communities across the region can enable people of all ages to participate, contribute and live with dignity throughout their lives.

Communities are improving wellbeing, strengthening social connections and becoming more resilient to climate change. 

HelpAge network members in Nepal are working together to understand how older people have been affected by the devastating floods, and what support they will need in the weeks and months ahead. 

A new assessment highlights the ongoing challenges facing affected communities, two months after the devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela.

In Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, older people and people with disabilities will have greater opportunities to shape the support they receive and lead practical solutions within their communities.

Through SCORE, older people in Moldova are advocating for practical changes in their communities. Their collective action helped secure a new lift at the local health centre.

Humanitarian workers from across the HelpAge global network reflect on what motivates them to keep going.

Support for older people works best when it is shaped by people and organisations who know local realities.

80 years old Jesucita has lived through some of Venezuela's most significant emergencies. Today, living in a tent with her daughter and granddaughter, she continues to face uncertainty with the same resilience that has guided her throughout her life. 

Years of advocacy by older people, civil society organisations and members of the HelpAge global network have helped secure a landmark new law that strengthens the rights of older people in Chile.

CADENA International's efforts focus on search and rescue, healthcare, relief distributions, psychosocial support and rapid needs assessments. 

Intensified Russian attacks across Ukraine have again exposed the challenges many older people face in reaching safety during air raids. HelpAge is calling for more accessible and inclusive protection measures and humanitarian assistance.