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This RNA targeted older people in Protection of Civilian sites (POC1 and POC3) and in the urban sites of Don Bosco, Mahad and Mangateen in South Sudan. The purpose was to assess and analyse the multi-sector impacts of COVID-19 on older people, including those displaced. The assessment was conducted in June-July 2020 by Humanitarian and Development Consortium (HDC) with technical support from HelpAge, to enable them both to adapt their programming and provide advocacy messages to humanitarian partners and the government.

Data on adults over 50 years of age was collected through phone surveys with refugees and host community members in Amman, Irbid, Mafraq and Zarqa governorates in Jordan. HelpAge undertook a multi-sector RNA in May 2020 and results shown represent the views and experience of older people sampled.

Practical toolkit to help you make a case for older people's rights and a UN convention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 rapid needs assessment of older people in Lebanon. To inform and be able to adapt its programming and provide advocacy messages to humanitarian partners and the government, HelpAge undertook a multi-sector Rapid Needs Assessment in Lebanon in late May of 2020 and results shown represent the views and experience of older people sampled.

Access to safe water and hygiene and sanitation facilities plays a vital role in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for older people and people with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses who are often cited as most at risk. An inclusive approach to delivering aid is needed to ensure older people and people with disabilities are not overlooked in any humanitarian response.

This document provides governments, HelpAge International staff, network members and partners with key messages to advocate for the effective inclusion of older people in preparedness planning and ongoing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of pension payments.

HelpAge International facilitates a global network of organisations united to advance the health, dignity and security of older people. We leverage our partnerships with local organisations to deploy a community-based service model which addresses the disproportionate health risks faced by older people and mitigates against the collateral impacts of measures such as lockdowns and closures.

The COVID-19 pandemic is greatly impacting the lives and psychosocial wellbeing of people all over the world. Providing psychosocial support during the different phases of the crisis is very important and can help people cope better, including older people, their caregivers and their families.

Comprising of Training manual, Training handouts, and Learning pack. The toolkit is designed for those trained to: reflect on perceptions of gender and other identities, across the life course and particularly in older age, and challenge unconscious bias; understand discrimination based on bias towards gender and other identities, particularly with regard to older people; understand why gender analysis is important in all development and humanitarian interventions; and learn how to carry out a gender analysis.

Part of the HelpAge International Gender equality training toolkit. The Training manual and accompanying Handouts are designed for HelpAge's gender focal points to use for training colleagues, network members and partners to promote gender equality in their work.