...demanding the implementation of National Ageing Policy and be interviewed on national television and radio. In Indonesia, ADA will call on the Ministry of Health to develop a policy on...

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...demanding the implementation of National Ageing Policy and be interviewed on national television and radio. In Indonesia, ADA will call on the Ministry of Health to develop a policy on...

The countdown to Age Demands Action begins!

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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...

A lifetime of experience working on ageing

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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...

International Women’s Day: HelpAge addresses violence against older women at the UN

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This week, the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is taking place at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event also coincides with International Women’s Day, which takes place on 8 March and celebrates the achievements of women while campaigning for greater gender equality.

Growing old on the rock: Ageing in Jamaica

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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...

HelpAge launches new campaign to celebrate European day of Solidarity between Generations

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This year is the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EY2012). To further promote intergenerational solidarity, 29 April is the European day of Solidarity between Generations.
To celebrate the day, HelpAge has launched a new campaign to raise awareness among young people of what it means to be older in Europe and the developing world.

We cannot achieve gender equality without older women

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In the run up to the 2019 Women Deliver conference our board member Ferdous Begum discusses why older women are left out of gender equality debates.


Older women in lower and middle income countries face great obstacles to gender...

European Commission launches its proposals for the post-2015 framework

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This week in a cold grey Brussels, the European Commission (EC) launched its long-awaited communication on the post-2015 framework. This communication will help frame the European Union (EU) debate on this process in coming months and will contribute to..