Publications

Access to safe water and hygiene and sanitation facilities plays a vital role in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for older people and people with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses who are often cited as most at risk. An inclusive approach to delivering aid is needed to ensure older people and people with disabilities are not overlooked in any humanitarian response.

This document provides governments, HelpAge International staff, network members and partners with key messages to advocate for the effective inclusion of older people in preparedness planning and ongoing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of pension payments.

The COVID-19 pandemic is greatly impacting the lives and psychosocial wellbeing of people all over the world. Providing psychosocial support during the different phases of the crisis is very important and can help people cope better, including older people, their caregivers and their families.

Comprising of Training manual, Training handouts, and Learning pack. The toolkit is designed for those trained to: reflect on perceptions of gender and other identities, across the life course and particularly in older age, and challenge unconscious bias; understand discrimination based on bias towards gender and other identities, particularly with regard to older people; understand why gender analysis is important in all development and humanitarian interventions; and learn how to carry out a gender analysis.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Learning pack is designed for HelpAge's gender focal points, staff, network members, and partners to use for complementary distance learning on gender equality.

Elder abuse is violence or any other type of harm because of older age. This flyer provides a definition and description of the types of elder abuse.

Elder abuse is violence or any other type of harm because of older age. This flyer provides advice for older people.

Elder abuse is violence or any other type of harm because of older age. It can be carried out by those who are close to older people, such as family and caregivers, or by social structures and institutions.

This guide supports HelpAge staff and network members in using Agenda 2030 to advance older people's rights and inclusion. It sets out six key steps for integrating ageing and age-inclusive policies into national implementation of Agenda 2030, from understanding existing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation, to mapping key advocacy stakeholders and identifying the main influencing opportunities in the SDG process.

This guide supports HelpAge staff and network members in using Agenda 2030 to advance older people's rights and inclusion. It sets out six key steps for integrating ageing and age-inclusive policies into national implementation of Agenda 2030, from understanding existing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation, to mapping key advocacy stakeholders and identifying the main influencing opportunities in the SDG process.