Publications

This leaflet looks at why HIV and AIDS prevention strategies are important for older people in Africa and advocates how relevant strategies can be implemented.

This leaflet describes the scale and impact of HIV and AIDS on older people in Africa and advocates for prevention, treatment, care and support strategies for older people.

This issue of Ageing in Africa looks at how emergencies affect older people. It highlights the work done by HelpAge and its partners in Africa during and after emergency situations.

This issue focuses on advocacy groups and traditional health practitioners in South Africa, and the role of the media in Ethiopia and Tanzania in advocating for older people’s rights in the response to HIV and AIDS.

This report outlines some of the Latin America Partnership Programme Arrangement (LAPPA)’s achievements. In Peru, HelpAge International supported citizens to obtain a non-contributory pension which will benefit over 163,000 older people by the end of 2011.

This report was commissioned by the Latin American Partnership Programme Arrangement (LAPPA) – of which HelpAge International is a member. It discusses climate change and outlines ten key principles for action in Latin America.

HelpAge International is one of DFID’s Latin America partners. This report outlines the work being undertaken by to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to overcome the challenges faced by people in Latin America.

Provides guidelines for involving older people in planning, carrying out and disseminating research. Includes case studies, participatory exercises, examples of materials and sources of further information.

Ageways 76 looks at the many reasons why older people go hungry, from the impact of global food price rises to lack of understanding of older people’s nutritional needs, and suggests ways to tackle these problems.

The survey gives a glimpse into what life is like for older people across the globe today. It reveals what they think about ageing and what they would like to see their governments do to make life in older age better.

This Portuguese-language report describes a pilot project in Tete, Mozambique to support the livelihoods of older people caring for orphaned and vulnerable children through goat-rearing, micro-credit and social cash transfers.

This document aims to strengthen understanding and awareness of the need for a convention on the rights of older persons.