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Table Banking
Table BankingIn rural Ahero, where we operate the Sponsor A Grandparent program, banks can be inaccessible for older people of low income. High bank fees, interest, and red tape make traditional banks impractical. JOOT Social Services, under the leadership of Sr Paul...
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Swing Low Sweet ChariotIn many places, like Kenya, when a destitute older person without kin or anyone to care for them dies, especially in a rural area, they are often just left. Whatever belongings they had are taken and the body is often found later, sometimes...
Sponsor A Grandparent Kenya
Sponsor A Grandparent KenyaI arrived at the airport in Kisumu, Western Kenya, greeted by Sister Paul, Sister Damaris, and Charles who drove me to their convent in the town of Ahero, which means “I love” in the Luo language. The Franciscan sisters, along with many...
We Raised the Roof in Kenya!
We Raised the Roof in Kenya!Today I had the great privilege to participate in the build of a new home for a Gran in Ahero, Kenya, Lewinta Yogo, an 83-year-old woman who lost all ten of her children. Our Raise the Roof program allowed us to build several houses,...
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.
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