As family support changes in Nepal, a new self-care programme is giving older people the tools to stay healthy and ...

Amel and HelpAge have launched an Ageing Unit in Lebanon to promote the rights and wellbeing of older people through advocacy ...

We welcome the draft’s focus on leadership, equity and integrated, people-centred care. We’re especially encouraged by ...

HelpAge network members in Malawi and Tanzania are stepping up to make sure older women get the support they deserve through social protection systems. At recent national workshops, HelpAge ...

Older people are speaking out and we are listening. Our collection of life stories captures the strength and resilience behind a lifetime of experience. For older people like Daw Than Than Swe, 74, ...

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy HelpAge’s current strategic planning is inadequate, lacking a cohesive framework to support the ...

When a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar in March 2025, thousands of people were affected. But for many older people, the disaster has only deepened long-standing exclusion and hardship. A ...

A new report from HelpAge International spotlights the vital role that Older People’s Associations (OPAs) play in helping older people earn a living and improve their wellbeing. Focusing on Asia and ...

In April 2025, HelpAge Tanzania marks its first anniversary as an independent organisation, celebrating twelve months of determined action to advance the rights, health, and wellbeing of older people ...

Balykchy is a small town at the western end of Lake Issyk-Kul in eastern Kyrgyzstan, and I am visiting the town’s Older People’s Association. Many of its members no longer have the company and support ...