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...
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...
Feb 14, 2022 | Newsletters
Winter 2022 – Dedicated to the Idea Feb 14, 2022 | Newsletters By 2050, almost 20% of the world’s population will be over 65, and in modern or developed countries likeCanada this number could be as high as one in three or even one in two people. It is not just that we...
Oct 22, 2021 | Trip to Africa
Table Banking In 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...
Oct 21, 2021 | Trip to Africa
Swing Low Sweet Chariot In 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...
Oct 17, 2021 | Trip to Africa
Sponsor A Grandparent Kenya I 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...
Oct 14, 2021 | Trip to Africa
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,...
