Age Demands Action update!
This year is shaping up to be our biggest Age Demands Action yet. In the campaign's sixth year, 61 countries will take part on 1 October - the UN International Day of Older Persons. And for the very first...
...first time the government is involved. Mauritius will be joining the campaign for the first time this year and will be focusing on social policy – including pensions, living standards...
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...first time the government is involved. Mauritius will be joining the campaign for the first time this year and will be focusing on social policy – including pensions, living standards...
Tanzanian village voices: Demography, epidemiology, policy and the realities of care
Tanzanian village voices: Demography, epidemiology, policy and the realities of care
For many, it seems hardly noteworthy to mention that the world is ageing. Contrary to common belief, it’s not only European and high-income countries that are agei
Great victory for thousands of older people
1 October 2013 marked the 7th year of our Age Demands Action campaign. Campaigners in 59 countries took part in this massive global campaign. It was an extremely successful day and we want to thank everybody across the world...
What are the impacts of population ageing in Trinidad and Tobago?
The world's population is ageing rapidly, causing development challenges for nations across the globe.
For many of the world's most developed nations, the shift to an ageing population took place over a long period of time, 100 years in some...
A lifetime of experience working on ageing
My years as a Board Member of HelpAge Kenya
I had the pleasure of catching up recently with Dr Mugo Gachuhi, one of the longest serving board members of HelpAge Kenya, having been on the board since 1999. We spoke...
What it’s like to be an aid worker in Sierra Leone after Ebola
Glynnis Cummings-John moved from the UK to Sierra Leone during the aftermath of Ebola as a Technical Inclusion Advisor for HelpAge International. She has been instrumental in the development of Sierra Leone's first National Ageing Policy, which will imp
Growing old on the rock: Ageing in Jamaica
Last week, I had the pleasure of appearing on the Live at 7 show on CMTV in Jamaica (fast forward to 11 minutes in) for a special feature on our ageing population and how we deal with it. The...
Zanzibar’s new universal pension the first of its kind in east Africa
Older men and women in Zanzibar will have a government-funded universal pension for the first time today (15 April).
The countdown to Age Demands Action begins!
On 1 October, the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, older people campaign against injustice and age discrimination as part of our Age Demands Action (ADA) campaign. This year, 58 countries will take part, with countries such as...
Linking lives in Brussels
My name is Karel, I‘m 23, live in Prague and have been involved in HelpAge’s Make it Ageless campaign since the beginning of the year. I attended the recent meeting in Brussels with HelpAge to call on the EU...