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Meridian launched the Meridian Donation Match Program with HelpAge Canada.
Meridian is making a commitment to match up to $250,000 in donations from Directors, employees, Members and the public to two selected not-profit organizations: HelpAge Canada along with Food4Kids will get up to $125,000 each. The results of this campaign with Meridian will ensure that HelpAge Canada can continue to provide seniors’ emergency relief.…
Read MoreHayat survived the Beirut explosion.
Read Hayat’s first hand experience… Hayat Taleb is a sixty-year-old Lebanese woman who lives in Karantina with little access to health care and poor living conditions. She recalls what happened to her when the explosion happened in the port of Beirut. “All I can remember about six o’clock in the evening on August 4th is…
Read MoreContainment wreaks havoc on our society’s most vulnerable and isolated population.
HelpAge Canada board member Christine Vilcocq speaks with TVA nouvelles about the 3 Dangers of confinement: Depression, Decompensation and Deconditioning. “Seniors are losing their mental and physical conditioning,” says expert Christine Vilcocq. The list of seniors in distress is growing and the situation is far from over, according to Ms. Vilcocq, gerontologist and director of operations for…
Read MoreHelpAge Canada is thrilled to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director: Gregor Sneddon
HelpAge Canada is thrilled to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director: Gregor Sneddon, BBA, BTh, MPTh, MATh. Gregor is passionate about working with the vulnerable and the marginalized, the poor, and the elderly. He comes to us after serving in ordained ministry with the Anglican Church of Canada. Gregor worked as a chaplain with the homeless or those at risk of homelessness and…
Read MoreCSE and HelpAge Sri Lanka organize health camp in Padukka
Read the full article here by Biz Adaderana… The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in collaboration with HelpAge Sri Lanka recently organized a Medical and Eye Camp for senior citizens residing in and around Padukka. The initiative was held at Sri Punyaloka Viharaya, Watareka and attracted over 150 participants from the locality. A distribution of spectacles…
Read MoreUN member states begin discussing older people’s rights in earnest at the ninth Open-ended Working Group
Member states of the United Nations have finally started talking about what older people’s rights look like. Despite the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) being tasked with identifying the main elements in a new international legal instrument to protect the rights of older people, progress has been slow because not all member states agree…
Read MoreDemanding an end to elder abuse in Nepal – HelpAge International
On 15 June 2018, World Elder Abuse Awareness day, campaigners in 47 countries called for older people’s rights to autonomy and independence to be respected and protected. According to the World Health Organization, more than 15% of older people around the world experience some form of abuse in their community. This abuse is predicted to increase…
Read MoreThe Older Refugees from Burundi – HelpAge International
Political turmoil and violence in Burundi in recent decades have driven hundreds of thousands of people to flee the country. The latest flashpoint came in April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would run for a third term, despite a two-term limit being set out in Burundi’s constitution. Protests were met with a brutal…
Read MoreCongratulations to Kenya on the launch of its universal social pension, now how can we help make it a success? – HelpAge International
Starting this week, more than half a million older women and men in Kenya are receiving their first ever pensions. Under the new Government-funded Inua Jamii 70 and Above universal social pension, launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday 2 June, all Kenyans over 70 will receive 2,000 shillings (just under US$20) per month. This…
Read MoreWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Today, on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, older campaigners around the world are calling on their governments to attend July’s Open-ended Working Group on Ageing. Age Demands Action campaigners in 47 countries will put a spotlight on the denial of older people’s right to autonomy and independence. Campaigners will use campaigns resources provided by HelpAge,…
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