Ciara Smith is a Programme Development and Funding Officer for Age International. She writes about her experience meeting Burundian refugees in Tanzania. A few months ago I visited Nduta refugee ..read more

In Indonesia, Cecilia Rose meets a 102-year-old great-grandmother who, during the 2018 tsunami, chose to stay home while everyone else evacuated ..read more

Kate Horstead, Policy Advisor at Age International, a global ageing charity, shares her thoughts on the importance of raising awareness of the critical but invisible unpaid and paid work that older women do in poorer countries ..read more

Something exceptional is taking place in London on 24th July: the first-ever Global Disability Summit, co-hosted by the UK and Kenya Governments and the International Disability Alliance. The Summit calls attention to the long-neglected rights of people with disability, and hopes to mobilize new global and national commitments on disability while showcasing good practice, innovation and evidence from across the world ..read more

After two days at the European Development Days in Brussels, I was left disheartened by the lack of thought spared for older women. As a sector, we are not including older women as a priority ..read more

50 years ago this week, two women walked out of the Ford factory in Dagenham in protest at being paid less than men for equal work. Five decades later and the question remains - how do we value and recognise different kinds of work fairly ..read more

'Understanding, Beliefs and Treatment of Dementia in Pakistan: Interim Findings' will be launched at two events in Pakistan, in Lahore on 20 April and Karachi on 23 April. A copy can be accessed here ..read more

The Government of Uganda has taken the landmark decision to make social pensions available to older people across the whole country ..read more

Age International is committed to safeguarding; we are taking a range of actions to reinforce our commitment to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone who comes into contact with the charity, whether beneficiaries, staff or volunteers ..read more

Anteneh is a Communications Officer for HelpAge - our partner in Ethiopia. His recent work visiting older people in areas badly affected by drought has opened his eyes to the unique challenges older people face during times of crisis ..read more