Stories of Older People in Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine is facing sub-zero conditions and heavily shelled areas, and older people living there desperately need food, clean drinking water, and medication. Read the first-hand accounts of the struggles impacting older people amidst the war.
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...
The Big Day
The Big Day Today, I embark on a monitoring trip to Africa, visiting Ethiopia and Kenya for 5 weeks. In Ethiopia I will be visiting our HelpAge International and Global Affairs Canada project serving over 52,000 older persons and people with disabilities in seven...
Ethiopia
EthiopiaImproving the well-being and dignity of those with special needs, including older persons and individuals with disabilities, in Ethiopia.In Gambella, a region in southeastern Ethiopia, 381,660 refugees from South Sudan are sheltered across seven camps. Among...
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