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Preparations are well underway for the first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) that will take place in Istanbul in May 2016.

Tanzania's Economic and Social Research Foundation, in collaboration with HelpAge International, is organising a High Level National Dialogue Forum in Dar es Salaam on Thursday 1 September 2016. It will discuss the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how the commitment to "leave no one behind" has given older people new visibility in the post-2015 process.

Older people are among those worst affected by disasters and more must be done to protect them, according to HelpAge International.

Older people are campaigning for the right to be free from violence and abuse under international law on this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

HelpAge International and Sightsavers are launching a new three-year project in Tanzania funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The Mwangaza project will support vulnerable communities in the central Morogoro region with affordable and quality eye care services.

Tilahun joined our Age Demands Action (ADA) movement when it first began in 2007 and his work over the years embodied everything that activism should be. He was determined and passionate, acting on behalf of our cause, demanding change,...

HelpAge International has welcomed the WHO’s new action plan on ageing and health, calling on countries to promote healthy lives for older people.