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June 2023 – Making a Difference Around the World
June 2023 - Making a Difference Around the World June 15th, 2023 | NewslettersHelpAge Canada is proud to support older people in the island nation of Dominica through our Sponsor a Grandparent program, which is made possible thanks to the hard work of volunteers in...
March 2023 – Marking One Year of Russia’s Full-Scale War in Ukraine
March 2023 – Marking OneYear of Russia’s Full-Scale War in Ukraine Mar 15, 2023 | NewslettersGregor Sneddon, Executive Director of HelpAge Canada, visited Ukraine in January 2023 to speakwith volunteers and internally displaced persons, and to see first-hand how older...
Türkiye and Syria Earthquake
Türkiye and SyriaMonday, February 6th, 2023In the early hours, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Türkiye and northern Syria, destroying hundreds of buildings, and killing tens of thousands of people – a number that will continue to rise as recovery efforts continue....
Lyubov, 77 – Dnipro Oblast
“My husband died a long time ago and I lived alone in downtown Lisichansk. For 20 days I slept in a corridor in the stairway. “It was bearable when the shelling was not that hard and then they started to attack really heavily. There was one day when the whole house...
Rima, 92 – Dnipro
“My house in Severodonetsk was destroyed on 10 April. We were in a shelter nearby at the time and stayed mostly underground for around two months in total. “In the early days of the war, it had been okay and we were just hoping that it would be over soon. Then a lot...
Pakistan Floods
Pakistan FloodsEnsuring older people receive life-saving support after a series of devastating floodsA season of heavy rainfall in Pakistan – upwards of six times the typical amount in some regions – has left a third of the country underwater. Around 33 million people...
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