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HelpAge launches new campaign to celebrate European day of Solidarity between Generations

This year is the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EY2012). To further promote intergenerational solidarity, 29 April is the European day of Solidarity between Generations. To celebrate the day, HelpAge has launched a new campaign to raise awareness among young people of what it means to be older in Europe and the developing world.

Blog Action Day 2010: Stagnant water but active minds

Over 29 million readers and 3,000 blogs in 129 countries are all talking about one issue today: Water. For this year's Blog Action Day, the question is clear: Why do almost a billion people have no access to clean,...

International AIDS Conference 2012: Include older people in HIV statistics

On 22 July the HIV world’s attention will be turned to Washington D.C. as the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012, gets underway. HelpAge CEO, Richard Blewitt, HIV Policy Adviser, Rachel Albone and other staff working on HIV and representatives from our partner organisations will be at the conference.

What makes a city age-inclusive?

This is the final blog in a three-part series coinciding with our side event entitled Innovations on inclusion at the United Nation's Commission for Social Development in February 2016. Professor Vappu Taipale, incoming trustee at HelpAge and chair at..

We need a data revolution that leaves no one behind

This is the first blog in a series coinciding with our side event entitled Innovations on inclusion at the United Nation's Commission for Social Development in February 2016. Tony German from the Development Initiatives discusses how better data can...

Moving towards universal pension coverage in Mexico

In his new Pension Watch briefing Larry Willmore explores the recent increase in pension coverage in Mexico. In this blog he provides an overview of some of the issues, which are covered in greater depth here. Despite having one...

Young and older meet for a video chat

HelpAge International joined partnership with Tony Blair Faith Foundation to engage with students across the globe about issues that affect older people and knowledge about their faiths and beliefs.

Welcome to our new website!

Welcome to our new website! We are thrilled to be launching a brand new www.helpage.org. We hope the clear, clean design appeals to you, that it’s easy for you to find what you’re looking for, and that you are...