Emergencies
HelpAge has over 20 years' experience of working with and for older people in emergencies.
We work to ensure that older people are included in immediate and long-term humanitarian relief efforts on the ground, and in humanitarian policies and guidelines.
Syria crisis
The ongoing conflict in Syria has left over 1.5 million people as refugees. Find out how we're helping older people and their families affected by the conflict.
Mozambique floods
Flooding in Mozambique affected thousands of people, forcing them to flee their homes and lose their land and livestock. Find out how we're helping older people rebuild their lives.
Sri Lanka floods
Heavy rain fall in Sri Lanka has affected over half a million people. Through our sister organisation, HelpAge Sri Lanka, we're providing older people with healthcare and other necessities.
Pakistan displacement
We're distributing emergency relief items to older displaced people in Jalozai camp and those affected by the 2012 floods in Shikarpur district.
Humanitarian policy
Our humanitarian policy work ensures that older people are visible and included in humanitarian relief efforts.
How we work
We work with older people, local and regional partners, carrying out immediate relief programmes and longer term rehabilitation projects.
Older people's needs
HelpAge is the only international development agency to focus on older people's specific needs in emergencies.
