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			<title><![CDATA[Age Demands Action for Rights]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Older women and men have the same rights as everyone else: we are all born equal and this does not change as we grow older. Despite this, older women and men around the world continue to be discriminated against and denied their rights because of their old age.
The UN conventions on human rights th...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/ada-for-rights/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Media spokespeople]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A list of HelpAge International's main spokespeople across our key issues. 
To arrange an interview with any of our spokespeople please call the press office on + 44 (0) 207 148 7623.
General HelpAge spokespeople
 
Silvia Stefanoni, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Silvia joined HelpAge as Direc...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:47:01 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Other ways to raise money for HelpAge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[If you fancy getting creative there are lots of ways you can raise money to help improve the lives of older people.
Here are some suggestions:
Sell your stuff on eBay
Leave a gift in your Will
Start a fundraising page with Virgin Money Giving
If you need any support from our fundraising team yo...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/other-ways-to-raise-money-for-helpage/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Post-2015 and population ageing]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rapid population ageing is a global phenomenon, and both an accomplishment and a challenge. There are 810 million older people in the world, the majority in developing countries. By 2050, this number will increase to two billion.
If we are to adapt to this changing demography, global ageing must be...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:29:27 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/post2015-and-population-ageing/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Corporate partnerships]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[How will demographic change affect YOUR business?
Today, one in nine people around the world are aged 60 and over. By 2050, this will increase to one in five people.
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Ageing is a global megatrend and will challenge the sustainability of the world we live in and the way busi...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:41:17 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/support-help-age/corporate-partnerships/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Emergency guidelines]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Download our guidelines on shelter, preparing for an emergency, good practice, needs assessments, livelihoods and health.
Nutrition interventions
Nutrition interventions for older people in emergencies (1.4mb)
This document provides general guidance for the
implementation of emergency nutrition ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/resources/practical-guidelines/emergency-guidelines/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our board]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge International is governed by a strong and diverse board of trustees. At least six of our board members are representatives of our affiliates. 
Cynthia Cox Roman (Chair)
Cynthia Cox Roman is Chief Executive Officer of WIT Consulting, LLC, a strategic research and consulting firm based in Wa...]]></description>
			<author>Celia Till &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:09:34 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Meet the activists ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[There are thousands of older activists all over the world who are campaigning to ensure they are not ignored.
We have profiled some of them here - Philomena, Rispa, Josephine, Paul Kamau Gakinya, Paul Muthee, Rhoda, Berting, Kulumkan, Nandasena, Ferdinand, Getrude and Margaret. They are from Africa...]]></description>
			<author>Ichameleon &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:42:43 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/meet-the-activists-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[What is Age Demands Action?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
What is Age Demands Action?
Age Demands Action (ADA) is a grassroots campaign to fight age discrimination and combat the perception that older people are not important.
ADA campaign activities take place throughout the year, but 1 October is UN International Day of Older People and a key date fo...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:36:37 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/what-is-age-demands-action/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Madrid Plan (MIPAA)]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[2012 marked ten years since the adoption of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), a comprehensive action plan for governments and civil society, amongst other groups, for building a society for all ages.
MIPAA is the first global agreement which recognises older people as contr...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:23:04 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/rights/the-madrid-plan-mipaa/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[UNJUST: Support older people in emergencies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
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UNSEEN. UNHEARD. UNAIDED.
"You cannot understand the hardships faced by an older person. During the floods no one was there to look after me. It was disheartening to see older people like me being ignored."
Kokhab Bibi is 62 and from Pakistan. When devastating floods hit...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:21:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our ambassadors]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Our global ambassadors support our work by speaking at events and introducing us to new contacts. They have all worked closely with us and are recognised internationally as experts on ageing.
Professor Nana Araba Apt
Professor Nana Araba Apt is an academic from Ghana who has published widely on ag...]]></description>
			<author>Celia Till &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:49:23 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/who-we-are/our-ambassadors/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our leadership group]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Our leadership group is made up of our UK-based directors and our six regional representatives.
Silvia Stefanoni, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Silvia joined HelpAge as Director of Programmes in January 2005, after holding a number of senior positions in Save the Children UK, including Regional ...]]></description>
			<author>Celia Till &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:41:41 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/who-we-are/leadership-group/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Open letter from the HelpAge European network to EU ministers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[OPEN LETTER FROM THE HELPAGE EUROPEAN NETWORK TO:
EU MINISTERS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ANDRIS PIEBALGS, EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR DEVELOPMENT
CATHERINE ASHTON, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY
HERMAN VAN ROMPUY, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL 
As you co...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:06:43 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/open-letter-from-the-helpage-european-network-to-eu-ministers/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sign the ADA petition for a UN convention on the rights of older people]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[My government has an obligation to uphold the rights of older people and protect them against discrimination.
A UN convention on the rights of older people would provide governments with a legal framework and support to pass laws  to protect and promote older people&rsquo;s rights.
A UN convention...]]></description>
			<author>Ichameleon &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:48:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/what-is-age-demands-action/sign-the-ada-petition/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Haiti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge has worked with partners in Haiti since 2001, empowering and supporting poor and vulnerable older people. We opened our Haiti office in 2009. 
Almost three years on since the earthquake of January 2010 we continue to support 200,000 older people who were affected &ndash; to improve their qu...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:12:28 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/where-we-work/caribbean/haiti/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ferdinand Mutua]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ferdinand, 67, is from Kangundo County, Kenya. Now retired from a job with Kenyan Airways, he is in charge of several older people's groups which engage in a variety of business activities. As a mentor to these groups, he helps them to maximise their profit, in addition to running his own businesses...]]></description>
			<author>Rose Lowe &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:25:34 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/meet-the-activists-/ferdinand-mutua/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Getrude Mwangi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Getrude is 65 years old and is the chairperson of an older people's group in Nairobi. She makes money by sourcing domestic help for clients and is paid per successful contact made. She also teaches traditional dancing, and as part of Age Demands Action in Kenya, she uses her performance skills to en...]]></description>
			<author>Rose Lowe &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:24:25 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/meet-the-activists-/getrude-mwangi/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Margaret Githinji]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Margaret, 79, is a retired teacher and lives in Nairobi. She has five children and sixteen granchildren. She is the founder of Diamond Aged People Association in Kenya, which has been running since 2006, and has been a friend of HelpAge Kenya since 2010.
You can start a conversation with Margaret b...]]></description>
			<author>Rose Lowe &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:22:24 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/meet-the-activists-/margaret-githinji/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[World Health Day: New survey reveals shortcomings in global battle against high blood pressure]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Attila Kulscar
This World Health Day, 7 April, will see doctors, students and army medics join older people's campaign groups around the world in a push for greater awareness of high blood pressure &ndash; also known as hypertension or raised blood pressure.
The theme for World Health Day 2013 ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:47:27 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/world-health-day-new-survey-reveals-shortcomings-in-global-battle-against-high-blood-pressure/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where we work]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
We work in over 65 countries with more than 100 Affiliates and 180 other partners across all continents. 
We have six regional development centres and offices in London, UK and Brussels, Belgium from which we support our work around the world.
Africa:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia
Gha...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Dobbing &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:49:13 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Age Demands Action on Health]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[World Health Day, 7 April, older people in 26 countries met their governments to remind them of the health commitments they made in previous years.
Raising awareness about high blood pressure
This year, the theme for World Health Day is hypertension. Also known as raised or high blood pressure, hy...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:25:11 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/age-demands-action-on-health/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in Europe ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
HelpAge Network Affiliates in the European Union are based in the following countries:
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Malta
Netherlands
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Czech Republic:
Zivot 90
Established in 1990, ZIVOT 90 is a civil society organisation working with...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:49:07 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/who-we-are/our-affiliates-/affiliates-in-europe-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[New survey reveals shortcomings in global battle against high blood pressure]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[7 April 2013
PRESS RELEASE: Strictly embargoed until 00.01am 7 April 2013This World Health Day on 7 April 2013 will see doctors, students and army medics join older people's campaign groups around the world in a push for greater awareness of high blood pressure - also known as hypertension or raise...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:56:26 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/new-survey-reveals-shortcomings-in-global-battle-against-high-blood-pressure/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Haiti: How a DEC appeal helped fund a healthy recovery]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Attila Kulcsar 
When a devastating earthquake hit Haiti's capital, Port au Prince, and the surrounding towns in January 2010 HelpAge had already been there for 9 years, working to empower and support poor and vulnerable older people.
The money raised through the DEC's Haiti Earthquake Appeal, a...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Dobbing &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/haiti-how-a-dec-appeal-helped-fund-a-healthy-recovery/</link>
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