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HelpAge network members are making sure older women are included in social pension schemes in Tanzania and Malawi.
Older people are speaking out and we are listening. Our collection of life stories captures the strength and resilience behind a lifetime of experience. Older people like 70-year-old Daw San Lwin are ...
When a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar in March 2025, thousands of people were affected. But for many older people, the disaster has only deepened long-standing exclusion and hardship. A ...
A new report highlights how older people are driving change through income-generating activities across Asia and Africa.
How older people are driving change through income-generating activities across Asia and Africa.
In April 2025, HelpAge Tanzania marks its first anniversary as an independent organisation, celebrating twelve months of determined action to advance the rights, health, and wellbeing of older people ...
Balykchy is a small town at the western end of Lake Issyk-Kul in eastern Kyrgyzstan, and I am visiting the town’s Older People’s Association. Many of its members no longer have the company and support ...
When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar in March, it jolted the country from its already precarious state. Communities already grappling with conflict and economic hardship were left ...
Six distinguished leaders in ageing, development, and human rights have joined the Board of HelpAge International in recent months, deepening the organisation’s global expertise and commitment to ...
Everyone affected by humanitarian crises deserves to be seen, heard, and supported – including older people and those with disabilities, who are too often overlooked. HelpAge International is working ...