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Nepal earthquake: Longer-term plan to support older people
I am writing this on the flight back from Nepal to London, after a quick three day visit. It is now just over a month since the terrible earthquake that struck on 25 April. I travelled there with Sola...
Generation Equality: Don’t side-line older women!
After the first meeting of the UN Generation Equality Campaign in Mexico, HelpAge is appealing to leaders, civil society and feminist movements not to side-line older women if they want to achieve the desired progress towards gender equality.
Working for a better life
Already a few months into my 12 month assignment with HelpAge International and my first opportunity to reflect was on the bus winding through the mountains west of Chiang Mai. My destination was the agricultural district of Samoeng. Here,...
World AIDS Day: The HIV epidemic is ageing and we must all respond
Thursday 1 December is World AIDS Day and this year the HIV community has much to celebrate. We have seen declines in new infections; new and ambitious commitments and targets for the HIV response set by world leaders at...
Consultancy: Project Officer
HelpAge International is looking to recruit a consultant currently based in Colombia to provide support as the Project Officer for mainstreaming Urban Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Latin America.
How can Europe lead the way?
Over the last two years, citizens across Europe have been exchanging messages with older people in developing countries, making their voices heard and showing solidarity through our "Europe Lead the Way" campaign. The campaign is gaining momentum in Europ
World Economic Forum: Recognising the importance of social protection
A new paper by The World Economic Forum advocates “a new social contract based on a new economic model, which places equal emphasis on growth, employment and social protection”.
Bangladesh’s new social security strategy to bring 30m into safety net programmes
Bangladesh's long-awaited National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) has been launched - the first life-course approach to policy that will bring more than 30 million people into social safety net programmes.
Intending to reduce extreme poverty, improve