March 2023 – Marking One Year of Russia’s Full-Scale War in Ukraine

Mar 15, 2023 | Newsletters

March 2023 – Marking OneYear of Russia’s Full-Scale War in Ukraine Mar 15, 2023 | Newsletters Gregor Sneddon, Executive Director of HelpAge Canada, visited Ukraine in January 2023 to speakwith volunteers and internally displaced persons, and to see first-hand how...

[VIDEO] Ethiopia: Supporting Older People in Crisis | February 2023 Field Visit

Feb 17, 2023 | Ethiopia, Videos

A video from a refugee camp in Ethiopia, February 2023 As part of HelpAge Canada’s project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, to deliver humanitarian aid to address the health, nutrition and protection needs of older people and persons with specific needs (PSNs)...

Türkiye and Syria Earthquake

Feb 6, 2023 | Campaigns, News

Türkiye and Syria Monday, February 6th, 2023 In 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

Oct 25, 2022 | Ukraine

“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

Oct 25, 2022 | Ukraine

“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

Sep 15, 2022 | Campaigns

Pakistan Floods Ensuring older people receive life-saving support after a series of devastating floods A 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...

Thank you

Jun 15, 2022 | Videos

HAC’s Executive Director gives heart-felt thanks to the outpouring of support for Ukraine’s older people facing...

100 Days on: Millions of older people neglected in Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis

Jun 3, 2022 | Press Releases

HelpAge Canada warns that more must be done to prioritize the particular challenges and needs of millions of older people caught in Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis. People over the age of 65 are being overlooked in the humanitarian response, despite making up a...

Spring 2022 – Ageism is REAL

Apr 29, 2022 | Newsletters

Spring 2022 – Ageism is REAL Apr 29, 2022 | Newsletters One of the most powerful experiences I have had with HelpAge Canada is travelling and being confronted, face to face, with hard working, family loving, self-giving older people, who are destitute because there is...

Older people on the edge of survival in eastern Ukraine 

Mar 4, 2022 | News

Older people living in sub-zero conditions and heavily shelled areas of Eastern Ukraine desperately need food, clean drinking water and medication, according to a survey released today. The survey taken by HelpAge International staff and volunteers offers a glimpse of...