Older People's Associations
Older People's Associations are having a tremendous impact on the quality of older people's lives across Asia.
For instance, the associations arrange grants to improve an older person's working life or health visitors to check on them at home.
But the empowerment really starts when older people are trained to help themselves. They gain homecare and health awareness skills, which they can use in their communities, and learn how to join forces to claim their rights and entitlements.
Read more on our work with older people's associations in Asia.
Working together
Meet the people
Piyaseeli from Sri Lanka is 61 and cares for her teenage granddaughter.
She was was working hard as a seamstress for 12 hours a day and ended up exhausted, her knees and joints aching badly.
Piyaseeli joined a HelpAge-supported older people's assocation. They provided her with a simple solution that transformed her health and life.
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Meet the people
Sutrisno, 71, from Indonesia, is a member of his local older people's association.
It was set up by HelpAge in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, to support older people traumatised by the catastrophe.
Sustrino enjoys the activities organised by the association, particularly taking part in HelpAge's Age Demands Action campaign.
Read what Sustrino has to say about older people's associations.
