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Announcing the Canadian CBSS Interim Community Leadership Council
In January 2024, HelpAge Canada placed an open call for nominations for the first national leadership council for the CBSS sector – the Canadian CBSS Interim Community Leadership Council (ICLC) – and selected two community leaders, Karen McDonald (Healthy Aging...
190 Days of War in Gaza: A Personal Account
Oday El-Meghari is the Executive Director of El Wedad, a Palestinian civil society association based in Gaza that works to develop and rehabilitate the local community in the areas of community development, capacity building, and psychological and social...
VIDEO: Supporting Older Ukrainians’ Wellbeing– HelpAge Canada and the Canada-Ukraine Foundation
VIDEO: “It’s our time to shine” – Films made by older people for the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing
Video and caption credit – UN Decade of Healthy Ageing In 2021, groups of older people from Canada, Jordan and Togo were involved in a project to ensure their voices were heard from the start of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030). This project used the...
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Humanitarian Crisis in GazaA humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza. Humanitarian aid to the region has been severely restricted, and people in Gaza are in dire need of medical supplies, food, clean drinking water, and more, as bombardments continue to threaten...
An Update on the 2023 Morocco Earthquake
On September 8th, 2023, a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck mountain-circled communities in Morocco, around 70 kilometres south of Marrakesh. Nearly 3000 people died and over 5000 people were injured, with many having been trapped under the crumbled debris...
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