Yesterday I was at Forest Day which featured the President of Mexico. Even though the speech was rather formal it was good to hear him talk about the need to recover local knowledge and respect the land and customs...
I am concerned that even though we can listen to the negotiations we can't speak. Despite this, the day was good as I went to the parallel Climate Day event where there was a session about participative planning and...
I am feeling really frustrated today. I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel for ordinary people in these discussions! So many things are being talked about - sustainable agriculture, financial mechanisms, emission reductions - but...
Our man in Canc n, Jorge Espinoza, is reporting back from COP16, the climate change conference in Mexico. He is there to speak out about how older people in Bolivia experience climate change and how their traditional knowledge could...
Good news is no news it seems when it comes to stories about older people and global ageing. It seemed to us that media stories that highlight elder abuse and extreme rights violations have been on the increase over...
Today, 1 December, people around the world are gathering to mark World AIDS Day. HIV and AIDS are still thought of as a 'younger persons'' illnesses but this World AIDS Day we want people to know that millions of...
Three and a half years ago I began an intriguing academic journey. My objective was to develop sustainable heritage tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). My focus was on young and older people. While I found the issues...
On Wednesday, December 1 older people across Africa will mark this year's World AIDS Day with a call for greater respect of their human rights. This year's World AIDS Day theme is Universal Access and Human Rights. This is...
This November, HelpAge in Moldova and its partner Second Breath hosted Julian Mckoy, from HelpAge in Jamaica and Venesse Morrison from the Jamaican organisation, Hope for Children Development Company. At first glance, you might think that Moldova and Jama
On 23 November, UNAIDS launched its latest Global Report on the AIDS Epidemic. Its findings were based on reports submitted by member states to the UN earlier this year. The report has many positive messages: Since 1999, the number...
This was my final day in Haiti. We trained an excellent group of Friends (trained volunteers some of whom are older people) today and had just the right number so that they could work comprehensively in small groups with...
During the rest of my trip to Sri Lanka, I had the opportunity of visiting one of HelpAge and Age UK's 30 Sponsor a Grandparent (SAG) programmes. This is a scheme funded by the British public to provide for...
