HelpAge International - Promoting the rights of older people
The HelpAge global network is a worldwide partnership working with and for older people globally, with a special focus on low and middle-income countries. Our mission is to promote the wellbeing and inclusion of older women and men, and reduce poverty and discrimination in later life. HelpAge International is a global non-profit organisation ...
About us - HelpAge International
About us. HelpAge International is a global non-profit organisation that works to improve the lives of older people around the world. We work through the HelpAge global network, an alliance of organisations committed to the wellbeing, dignity and voice of older people. The organisation was founded in 1983, and the global network has 199 global ...
Global network - HelpAge International
Global network. With 199 members in 98 countries, the HelpAge Global Network is a unique worldwide alliance standing up for the rights of older people. We share one major goal: creating a fairer world for older people so they can live safe, healthy and dignified lives. Find out about our network members, including how and when they were ...
What we do - HelpAge International
What we do. HelpAge International’s goal is to improve the lives of older women and men in low- and middle-income countries, especially those in crisis-prone and insecure areas. Our mission is to empower older people to lead dignified, active, and healthy lives. Our strategy, outlined in Strategy 2030, positions us as a global convenor ...
COVID-19: Guidance and advice for older people
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, a dry cough and shortage of breath. Some people may have aches and pains, a runny nose, sore throat or diarrhoea. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don’t feel unwell. Most people (about 80%) recover from COVID-19 without needing special treatment.
Support healthy ageing - HelpAge International
Support healthy ageing. Promoting healthy ageing is about maximising everyone’s ability to continue to do the things that matter to us as we get older. People around the world are living longer. By 2050 nearly one in five people in developing countries will be over the age of 60. Longer life expectancy is a cause for celebration, but this new ...
Advocacy by older people, with older people and for older people. HelpAge International is a global network of not-for-profit organisations with a mission to work with and for disadvantaged older people worldwide to achieve a lasting improvement in the quality of their lives. Any parts of this publication may be reproduced without permission ...
HelpAge at 40 - HelpAge International
HelpAge International has been advocating for the rights and voice of older people for 40 years. Dive into our history, discover our milestones, and explore our innovative solutions to complex problems. In November 1983, five organisations from around the world came together to set up HelpAge International. Their founding vision was to create a ...
Our history - HelpAge International
November 1983: HelpAge International is founded on 19 November 1983 by Sir Leslie Kirkley to start a global network of equal organisations working openly together to support older people around the world. 1991: 1 October is the first annual UN day for older people around the world. 1993: HIV/AIDS work begins in both Africa and Asia to challenge ...
lder people in Africa: a forgotten generationOlder people play a pivotal role in African society today but their needs are often ove. looked by development programmes and services.Older peo. le play a vital role in African society today. Across the continent, millions of families would not survive without the contribution of older people ...