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Given that the frequency and severity of natural disasters as a result of climate change are likely to increase, and that, by 2050, 22% of the world’s population will be aged 60 or over, it is...
Older people in Africa are involved in all aspects of the migration chain: they are voluntary or forced migrants themselves, they shape the migration experience of others by funding youth...
Nigeria has no functional national policy on the care and welfare of older persons. Changing demographics in Nigeria, in addition to the breakdown of the family structure and absence of a social...
As part of HelpAge International’s project on advancing the rights and protection of conflictaffected older South Sudanese migrants in Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan, HelpAge commissioned the...
The Ethiopian government's policy on food aid targeting excludes people thought to be over 60 years from participating in Employment Generation Schemes (food for work), regardless of their...
On this article from the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies, the authors highligh that Africa continues making progress in human rights, but the rights of older people continue...
This report presents the findings of an analysis of data collected by HelpAge International and it's network members using HelpAge's Health Outcomes Tool. The tool is designed to collect data to...
This report summaries the findings of a rapid needs assessment carried out in Wau, South Sudan. The aim of this RNA-OP is to support organisations to develop inclusive programmes and advocate for...
This report summarises our rapid needs assessment of the impact of Cyclone Idai on older people in Sofala Province, Mozambique. The report aims to support organisations operating in the affected...
This study evaluates the impact of Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Programme on poverty, human development, wellbeing and dignity in older age and on older people headed households.