The tenth briefing in our Pension Watch series aims to add to the debate on the way forward for social protection in Kenya, with a focus on income security in old age. It describes how a universal pension will be the most practical and efficient way to rapidly increase coverage while avoiding fragmentation within the pension system.
Older people's lives at risk: Addressing the crisis in Ethiopia.
This publication looks at psychosocial support and how it relates to older carers in Africa. It offers recommendations to influence policies which provide support for older carers. It targets decision makers, health care workers and government agencies.
This study by HelpAge International and the Zanzibar Department for Health and Social Welfare recommends that a universal pension scheme is the best way to alleviate poverty among older people.
Action needed for Tanzania's older people in crisis.
Older people in crisis in Yemen: an urgent call for action
Older people's lives at risk.
Iran: Population Ageing – Policy case study
This briefing explains the nature of gender inequality in older age and recommends how the EU’s development and external action policies on gender equality and women’s empowerment can be implemented in a way that will benefit all people in older age.
Over the past year, I have been involved in the "Voices of the Marginalised" project as a researcher in Bangladesh. The research project was done by HelpAge, ADD International, Alzheimer's Disease International and Sightsavers and facilitated by Internati
