Embark on a reflective voyage through the last four decades as HelpAge International commemorates its 40th anniversary. Our photo gallery is a heartfelt tribute to the incredible journey we’ve undertaken, showcasing the evolution of our organisation through snapshots of our work over the years.
From modest beginnings to the present day, these images capture not just our accomplishments, but also the enduring spirit of collaboration, perseverance, and the profound connections forged within our community.
Intergenerational self-help groups in Vietnam come together for a first aid training session, 2014
Diana, Princess of Wales, innagurating HelpAge office in Brussels, Belgium, 1990.
Founding of HelpAge in 1983.
As the first INGO to champion social protection, our advocacy work hits a milestone with the Livingstone Call for Action. 2006
Founders of ProVida, a key member of HelpAge, Eduardo García and Rita Duarte, join Diana, Princess of Wales, at a London fair in the late 1980s.
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, meeting Babushka Viktoria and HelpAge in Moldova. 2022.
Older citizen monitoring in Uganda. 2011.
HelpAge Asia Regional Conference. Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2014
HelpAge meeting with older people in Pakistan, 2018
IDOP celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1999
Project on goat keeping and provision of clean water in Kenya, 1988.
HelpAge receives the prestigious 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
Laboratory technician that partners with HelpAge and TESFA to do voluntary counselling and testing on HIV/AIDS, 2011
HelpAge responds to the genocide in Rwanda, supporting refugees crossing the border into Tanzania. 1994.
The UN General Assembly decides to observe the year 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons (IYOP), and HelpAge publishes its first guidelines on how to respond to older people’s needs in emergencies.
Senior run in the Czech Republic. Zivot90 (on their t-shirts) is HelpAge network member. 2015
Bakery project of HelpAge founding members Provida, early 1980s.
Livelihood project in Asmera, Eritrea. 1995
World Diabetes Day celebration in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2016
HelpAge Asia Regional Conference. Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1994.
ADA for Rights 2014 in Kenya
When a major earthquake strikes in Gujarat, HelpAge works with HelpAge India to deliver its first humanitarian response in Asia. 2001
Older people march on the streets of Batken, Kyrgyzstan, for the Age Demand Action campaign in 2017.
HelpAge Global meeting in Delhi, India, 1991
Intergenerational self-help group in Vietnam, 2000
Age Demands Action in Germany. Campaigners, 'clown doctors' and members of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. 2011
Income generating activities in Asmera, Eritrea, 1994
