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			<title><![CDATA[East Asia Pacific]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Since 1998, we have worked with partners across the East Asia Pacific region to run projects, carry out research and raise awareness of older people's issues.
We work with more than 40 partners providing services for older people, and training governments, academic institutions and development or...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:09:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Occupied Palestinian Territories ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge is the only international organisation present in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) that focuses on the needs of older people. We recognise that older people are an important minority with specific needs in terms of protection, healthcare and livelihoods.
We started working in the ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:18:27 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Conference: 100 years of social pensions ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The conference "100 years of social pensions, the challenge of global poverty and experiences of the social protection system in Sweden" will be held 1-2 October 2013 at the Essinge conference centre in Stockholm, Sweden. 
The event is being jointly organised by the Church of Sweden and HelpAge Int...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:30:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sign up for a Global AgeWatch Index email alert]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sign up for an email alert!
Our Global AgeWatch Index, which measures how well countries are supporting their older population will launch on 1 October.
In a world in which the number of older people will more than double by 2050, the Index compares how governments are supporting older people to l...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Dobbing &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:29:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cambodia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We have worked in Cambodia since 1992 and now focus our efforts on 120 rural villages in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces, where we:
Support village-based older people's associations - groups that foster social bonds and help older people to look after and empower each other.
Offer an eff...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:50:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in Latin America]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
HelpAge Network Affiliates in Latin America are based in the following countries:
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Haiti
Peru
Argentina:
Fundación ISALUD
 
 
Contact: Silvia GascónEmail: sgascon@isalud.edu.ar; sgascon@speedy.com.ar Website: www.isalud-edu.ar
 
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			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:05:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Open-ended Working Group on Ageing: The convention debate continues]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Bridget Sleap
The fourth session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) took place last week in New York (12-15 August 2013). The working group was set up in 2010 to discuss the possibility of new human rights instruments to protect older people's rights.
This year Member States d...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:45:15 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/un-openended-working-group-on-ageing-the-convention-debate-continues/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abdukayum, 68, Tajikistan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Abdukayum is 68. He has his own house with a big plot of irrigated land, where he spends most of his time working. 
His neighbours knew he lived alone and had almost nobody to protect his interests, so they took advantage of him.
They sent someone to negotiate with Abdukayum to transfer some piece...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:08:54 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/rights/abdukayum-68-tajikistan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Barnabas, 76, Uganda ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Barnabas, 76, lives with his wife and two orphaned grandchildren. His land was grabbed by his neighbour. A paralegal trained by HelpAge's partner, Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA) helped him get justice through a local court.
URAA trains community volunteers as paralegals to assist older pe...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:03:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don Agustin, 77, Peru]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[After working in a shoe factory for most of his life, Don Agustin was sacked without any explanation.
He did not have enough money to support his family, so he tried to access his pension.
However, his old company had not paid any contributions to the government on his behalf.
For years he tried ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:54:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Meher, 95, Bangladesh]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Meher is a widow and has several health problems. HelpAge partner Resource Integration Centre (RIC) helped her apply for an old-age allowance which means she can now afford to buy medication.
"I think I am about 95 years old - I am not sure exactly but I am getting very old now.
"I am a widow, my ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:43:08 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/rights/meher-95-bangladesh/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mr Thong, 69, Laos]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mr Thong, 69, has lived in Pakxeng district all his life. He has seven children, two step daughters and 14 grandchildren.
Four of his children still live close by in the village. He is in good health, except for his worsening eyesight, but his wife,
Min, 45, suffers from migraines and also has che...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:32:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nyamizi, 73, Tanzania]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Witchcraft accusations are a critical factor in women's rights abuses in Sukumaland, Tanzania, and are often generated by wider problems in the community.
For example, limited understanding of HIV and AIDS and other illnesses can result in the belief that a family has been "bewitched".
 Nyamizi sa...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:23:16 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hadija, early 60s, Tanzania]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Witchcraft accusations are a critical factor in women's rights abuses in Sukumaland, Tanzania, and are often generated by wider problems in the community. 
For example, limited understanding of HIV and AIDS and other illnesses can result in the belief that a family has been "bewitched".Witches are ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:22:47 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/rights/hadija-tanzania/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Inocencio, 74, and Corina, 64, Colombia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Inocencio and his wife Corina of 51 years have lived through all of Colombia's relentless civil conflict - some 50 years of uncertainty and violence.
They were displaced from a department in the south of Colombia due to fighting between illegal armed groups.
They had to abandon their 40 hectares o...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:13:23 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/rights/inocencio-74-and-corina-64-colombia/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Syria crisis]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Over two years of war have had a devastating impact on many Syrian families and left more than four million people in need of aid.
To date, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that there are over 1.6 million registered Syrian refugees, 2.6% of which are over 60. Many more are not registered, ar...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:16:51 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/emergencies/syria-crisis/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Health policy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Global population ageing will provide major health challenges in the 21st Century.
But health providers are unprepared for this challenge.
Globally, chronic illness now causes more deaths and disabilities in older people than communicable diseases.
Older people are the main caregivers in many poo...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:05:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alejandro, 71, The Philippines]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Alejandro, 71, is one of the 10.5 million Filipinos who work in the informal sector.
He has been a street cigarette vendor for two years. Before he started selling cigarettes, he worked in a market for ten years carrying and transporting goods.
Alejandro said: "I get easily tired now. I can no lon...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:19:57 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/work-and-pensions/alejandro-71-the-philippines/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Safarbek, 98, Kyrgyzstan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge works across Eastern Europe and Central Asia promoting and securing pensions for older people, like Safarbek, 98, from Kyrgyzstan.
We collect evidence as well as advising and lobbying governments to ensure older people's right to pensions and income security.
The problems in this region ar...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:37:47 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/work-and-pensions/safarbek-98-kyrgyzstan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tubakwerwa, 58, Uganda]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tubakwerwa, 58, received a loan from HelpAge's partner, Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA). 
She invested it in a market stall selling fruit and vegetables.
The money she earns from this helps her to feed the seven grandchildren she cares for but as she gets older, her working life is gettin...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/work-and-pensions/tubakwerwa-58-uganda/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Valentina, 60, Moldova]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge works across Eastern Europe and Central Asia promoting and securing older people's access to their benefits, like Valentina, 60, from Moldova.
Valentina told us: "The loss of my son, who died in a road accident when he was only 21, was the hardest point in my life. After that I started to h...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:41:02 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/work-and-pensions/valentina-60-moldova/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Octavia, 80, Peru]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge works with partners in Peru to put pensions on the public agenda so that older people, like Octavia, don't have to struggle any more. We also provide training and information so that older people can influence the policies that affect them. 
Octavia said: "I am 80 now but I still have to wo...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:15:38 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/work-and-pensions/octavia-80-peru/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Piyaseeli, 61, Sri Lanka]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Spending 12-hour days pedalling on an old-fashioned sewing machine would leave most people in pain.
When you're in your sixties, it's going to take a huge toll. Just ask Piyaseeli from Sri Lanka, who ended up exhausted, her knees and joints aching badly.
And the sewing wasn't all she had to do. Wi...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:43:32 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/work-and-pensions/piyaseeli-sri-lanka/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Krishna, 75, Nepal]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nepal introduced a universal pension scheme in 1995, the first of its kind in the region. 
In 2009, the age of eligibility was lowered from 75 to 70. 
The government also increased the amount to 500 Rupees (US$6.50) per person per month. 
This shows the recognition by the State of the important r...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:55:52 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/work-and-pensions/krishna-75-nepal/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pu Guonu, 75, China: Coping alone]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[North-East Asia is one of the fastest ageing parts of the world. In 2010, six countries &ndash; China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation &ndash; accounted for 31% of the world's population aged 65 years and above. In China alone,...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:21:46 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/life-stories/ageing-in-the-21st-century-a-celebration-and-a-challenge/pu-guonu-75-coping-alone-in-rural-china/</link>
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