Work and pensions
Krishna, 75, Nepal
Krishna has been receiving his pension for a year now. He says the pension is very important to his family, as now they can afford the medication they need.
Posted: 17 June 2010
Mariyam, 52, Sudan
Mariyam received a donkey from a HelpAge project. She is now more mobile, has increased her income and can better support her four children.
Posted: 10 June 2010
Momtaz, 60, Bangladesh
Momtaz works hard as a paddy harvester to earn a living. If she had a decent pension, she could take a job that wasn't so physically demanding.
Posted: 10 June 2010
Don Basilio, 71, Bolivia
Before Don Basilio join a Older People's Association supported by HelpAge, he did know what his rights were or which benefits he was entitled to.
Posted: 10 June 2010
Piyaseeli, 61, Sri Lanka
Piyaseeli, 61, used to spend 12 hour days at her sewing machine, often in pain. By joining an older people's association she got a grant to buy a more modern machine.
Posted: 08 June 2010
Octavia, 80, Peru
Octavia works hard every day to grow enough food to eat. A pension would give her enough to buy the medicine she needs.
Posted: 08 June 2010
Meera, 60, India
Meera had lost her family and felt very alone before she joined an older people's village funded by HelpAge India. Now she makes incense sticks for a living and is muc happier.
Posted: 08 June 2010
Valentina, 60, Moldova
Valentina could not access the documents she needed to get a pension. HelpAge, through our partner, went to the authorities and ensured Valentina got her pension.
Posted: 08 June 2010
Tubakwerwa, 58, Uganda
Tubakwerwa, 58, received a loan from HelpAge’s partner in Uganda. She invested it in a market stall selling fruit and vegetables.
Posted: 08 June 2010
Shanti, 80, Bangladesh
Shanti, 80, was forced to beg to survive until HelpAge's partner gave her a loan so she could support herself.
Posted: 08 June 2010