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			<title><![CDATA[Rispa Mudege]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rispa Mudege, 72, grandmother, Kenya
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Name: Rispa MudegeDate of birth: 1939Lives: Nairobi, Kenya
Background: I was born in the year 1939 in Sabatia District in Western Kenya. My parents were peasant farmers.
Education: I benefited from the informal edu...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paul Kamau Gakinya]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Paul, 74, cares for orphans, Kenya
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Name: Paul Kamau GakinyaDate of birth: 1939Lives: Karinde, Kenya
Background: I was born in Kajiado Township within Ngong Division into a family of 10 siblings.
Education: In my younger days I joined a seminary hoping ...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Philomena Maingi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Philomena, 70, retired teacher, Kenya
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Name: Philomena MaingiDate of birth: 1941
Lives: Kangundo, Kenya
Occupation: Retired teacher
Education: "I was fortunate enough to complete my primary education in Kenya Junior Secondary Education and passe...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New bill proposes pensions for older farmers in Haiti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Sarah Marzouk
On 7 February, Senator Nènel Cassis, of the Haitian Commission of Agriculture will introduce a bill on "Social Security for Haitian Agricultural Communities" in the Senate.
The bill proposes the establishment of a new organisation called National Institute for Social Security in R...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/new-bill-proposes-pensions-for-older-farmers-in-haiti/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Davos 2012: Older people’s rights at the World Economic Forum]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Navdha Malhotra
HelpAge is at the World Economic Forum this week where our Chief Executive, Richard Blewitt, will be speaking about the rights of older people at sessions on "New Models for Ageing Societies" and "Healthy Brains, Bright Economies".
Lack of protection for older people's rights
D...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/davos-2012-older-peoples-rights-at-the-world-economic-forum/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[How we are accountable]]></title>
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We are accountable to our donors, partners and the public worldwide. Above all, we are accountable to the older men and women with and for whom we work.
To ensure our accountability we:
arrange external evaluations of our high value contracts (almost all our contracts above £250,000 in value are...]]></description>
			<author>Celia Till &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/who-we-are/how-we-are-accountable/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kenya]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Kenya is the primary financial and communications hub of East Africa. It also serves as the regional headquarters for HelpAge International's work in Africa.
Despite its strategic importance, many Kenyans live in poverty and have inadequate access to education, health services and food. Kenya, like...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leave a legacy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Make a lasting difference to older people in developing countries by remembering HelpAge International with a gift in your Will.
Leaving a charitable legacy or bequest
Would you like to contribute to ensuring no older person in a developing country is left without food or income security?
Do you ...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/support-help-age/leave-a-legacy/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jamaica]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge's work in Jamaica aims at tackling age discrimination, promoting solidarity between generations and moving towards a society for all ages.
Our main areas of work are:
secure incomes
health 
HIV and AIDS and social care 
disaster risk reduction 
human rights and justice.
We use various...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></title>
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In partnership with local organisations and older people themselves, we work to overcome challenges such as:
Rights: We make sure older people know their rights and how to claim them.
Benefits: We work with governments to ensure older people get basic healthcare, education and income.
Incomes: ...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Europe: Lead the way]]></title>
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What's the problem?
The European Union (EU) is the world's largest donor of aid to developing countries. But older people are almost invisible in its aid strategy.
The guidelines on how to distribute EU aid hardly mention older people. This means anti-poverty strategies developed further down th...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/get-the-eu-age-active/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fundraise with Virgin Money Giving]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
You can now use fundraising website Virgin Money Giving to raise money for HelpAge International via our registered page.
Registering with Virgin Money Giving is an easy way to organise your fundraising if you were hosting or taking part in a sponsored event to raise money for us.
You can use it...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/support-help-age/raise-money-for-helpage-with-virgin-money-giving/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ADA leaders]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In 2011 for the first time, older people from communities around the world have nominated their Age Demands Action leaders. 
These ADA leaders are committed to fighting for older people's rights and have experience of age discrimination. They are spokespeople who are able to represent their communi...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/what-is-age-demands-action/ada-leaders/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Emergency guidelines]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Download our guidelines on shelter, preparing for an emergency and good practice.
Good practice    
Protecting older people in emergencies: good practice guide (470 kb)    
When communities are struck by conflict or natural disaster, older people are among the most vulnerable people affected. How...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/resources/practical-guidelines/emergency-guidelines/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[International Women’s Day: Empowering older women "high on agenda"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Rosaleen Cunningham
International Women's Day was marked for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, where more than one million women and men attended rallies.
In addition to the right to vote and to hold public office, they demanded women's rights to work, to vocational t...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/international-womens-day-empowering-older-women-must-be-high-on-the-agenda/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where we work]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We work in 60 countries with more than 90 Affiliates and 180 other partners across all continents. 
We have six regional development centres and an office in London, UK from which we support our work around the world. To find out more, click on the icons in the map below.
View Where we work in a l...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Dobbing &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Haiti earthquake two years on: "Discrimination against older people is rife"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Trayner and Navdha Malhotra
Over three million people, including 200,000 older people were affected by the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010.
Since the earthquake, HelpAge has provided 25,000 older people and their families with food, cash, essential basic items, shelter and mobility a...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/haiti-earthquake-two-years-on-discrimination-against-older-people-is-rife/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Two years on: Older Haitians fight discrimination as rebuilding efforts continue]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[11 January 2012
HelpAge International warns: "Two years on, we cannot continue to let older people's rights be ignored."
Over 200,000 older people were directly affected by the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010. Since then, HelpAge International has delivered aid to 25,000 older Haitians whose l...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/two-years-on-older-haitians-fight-discrimination-as-rebuilding-efforts-continue/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Social protection policy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
We passionately support social protection for people in the developing world - whether in the form of cash payments, such as pensions, or insurance.
Here's why. Life in developing countries is full of risks and shocks, such as natural disasters or the deaths of breadwinners. And financial destitu...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Dobbing &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/social-protection/pensions-policy/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gilbert, 66, Haiti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Gilbert, 66, has been a carpenter for 17 years. He rents a small workshop where he makes chairs and other household items. 
He lives alone in Tapis Rouge camp in Port-au-Prince after his house was destroyed by the earthquake two years ago. He has one son who is nine, two daughters and three grandch...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/emergencies/gilbert-66-haiti/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Talk to Rhoda]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Campaigners around the world have been connecting across borders to champion the rights of older people through our Age Demands Action campaign.
A unique dialogue has seen some of our campaigners in Kenya connect with older people in European countries such as the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, S...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/meet-the-activists/rhoda-ngima/talk-to-rhoda/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Talk to Paul]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Campaigners around the world have been connecting across borders to champion the rights of older people through our Age Demands Action campaign.
A unique dialogue has seen some of our campaigners in Kenya connect with older people in European countries such as the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, S...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/meet-the-activists/paul-muthee/talk-to-paul/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Talk to Josephine]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Campaigners around the world have been connecting across borders to champion the rights of older people through our Age Demands Action campaign.
A unique dialogue has seen some of our campaigners in Kenya connect with older people in European countries such as the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, S...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/meet-the-activists/josephine-napkonde/talk-to-josephine/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Haiti earthquake]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[At least three million people, including 200,000 older people, were affected directly by the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010. 
Older Haitians have had their lives destroyed but they want to play an active part in rebuilding their country.
Since the earthquake struck two years ago, HelpAge has ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/haiti-earthquake/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ HelpAge International and Age UK statement : DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal helps 1.3 million people ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[8 January 2012
Today's announcement that 1.3 million people have been helped, just six months after DEC member agencies launched an appeal for East Africa, is testament to the generosity of everyone who contributed to the £75 million* raised for life-saving aid.
DEC member, Age UK, and sister orga...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/dec-east-africa-crisis-appeal-helps-13-million-people/</link>
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