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.
Pakistan floods
We're distributing much needed emergency relief items to older people caught up in the Pakistan floods of 2010 and 2011.
Other emergencies
We're currently working in Haiti, DR Congo, Darfur, Kyrgyzstan, Colombia and the occupied Palestinian territories to support older men and women affected by natural disasters and conflict.
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.
