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Life at the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp
Life at the Nguenyyiel Refugee CampThe Nguenyyiel Refugee camp shelters 97,949 refugees, the largest of the seven camps in Gambella. The focus of the HelpAge intervention funded by Global Affairs Canada, includes Protection and Inclusion, Health and Nutrition, and...
Sponsor a Grandparent program in Ethiopia
Project Officer, Bezawit Alemayehu Abera, details her work with Eneredada Elder People Association in Ethiopia where HelpAge Canada offers its Sponsor a Grandparent program.
Exploring Gambella, Ethiopia
Exploring Gambella, EthiopiaGambella is a region in southeastern Ethiopia that bridges the Baro River and borders South Sudan. It is one of the most marginalized areas of Ethiopia and home to approximately 380,000 refugees from South Sudan sheltered across seven...
Visiting the Jewi and Tierkidi Refugee Camps
Visiting the Jewi and Tierkidi Refugee CampsThe Jewi and Tierkidi Refugee Camps shelter 61,164 and 68,001 refugees from South Sudan. Both camps focused on providing protection and inclusion, and health and nutrition to older people and people with special needs. We...
Sponsor A Grandparent Program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sponsor A Grandparent Program in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaToday I had the opportunity to visit two of the communities where HelpAge International operates its Sponsor A Grandparent Program. This program allows sponsors to support destitute older people through a variety...
International Day of Older Persons in Gambella
International Day of Older Persons in GambellaThis morning the HelpAge Senior Director of Operations, Kinfe, and I flew to Gambella, in the South Western part of the country bordering South Sudan. We drove directly to the Jewi Refugee Camp hosting roughly 60,000...
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