Nov 14, 2024 | Lebanon, News
Fifty-seven-year-old Sabah and her family were forced to flee their home in Nabatieh, South Lebanon, amid the harrowing airstrikes. Alongside her husband, two sons, and daughter, she endured a gruelling journey, first to the southern suburbs of Beirut, then further...
Nov 12, 2024 | News, Stories of Older People
After undergoing open heart surgery, Jerry, an older person from Calgary, Alberta, knew he would need some extra help at home. That’s when one of his nurses referred him to Calgary Meals on Wheels’ Going Home program, which provides weekly meals to people who are...
Nov 12, 2024 | Lebanon, News
My name is Samira, I’m 72, and I want to tell you about my husband, Moussa. We’ve shared a lifetime together, and he has always been my strength and my companion. My husband is seventy-five years-old and is a man who has lived through many challenges. But...
Nov 12, 2024 | Campaigns, News
Lebanon In Lebanon, a region already facing significant economic and political challenges, over one million people have been displaced since fighting in the region intensified in late 2024. Many of these displaced people are older and have had to leave their homes and...
Nov 12, 2024 | Gaza, News
“I just want this war to end so we can go back to our lives and to our homes.” These were the first words 73-year-old Ridha shared as she began recounting her displacement ordeal that began more than a year ago. Shortly after 7 October 2023, heavy strikes...
