Impact review for the Accountability and Fulfilment for Older People to Raise their Dignity Programme – AFFORD
This impact review examines the long-term outcomes and impacts of the Accountability and Fulfilment for Older People to Raise their Dignity II (AFFORD II) Programme, implemented by HelpAge International from 2017 to 2024 in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique.
The review evaluates the programme’s results and contributions, while also exploring lessons learned, as well as the scalability and replicability of its approach.
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Older people’s right to social protection and to work
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Ensuring inclusive climate action in Bangladesh
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Expanding social protection for older people in Jordan (Arabic)
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Expanding social protection for older people in Jordan
Only half of Jordan’s population aged 60 years or older are part of formal pension schemes.

Decent work in Zambia
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Learnings and innovations in social protection for older people in urban Kenya
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Decent work among older people engaged in nature-based solutions in Indonesia

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Adaptive and shock responsive social protection
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Argentina – Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
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Ethiopia: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
Older people's lives at risk: Addressing the crisis in Ethiopia.

Malawi: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
Older people in urgent need of support in Malawi.

Mozambique: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
Older people's lives at risk: Addressing the crisis in Mozambique

Sri Lanka: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
Sri Lanka's economic crisis hits older people hards - an urgent call for action.

Tanzania: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
Action needed for Tanzania's older people in crisis.

Yemen: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
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Philippines: Addressing the food, fuel and finance crisis (Policy brief)
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Learning and capitalisation process: CSO and Trade Union network building on Social Protection
HelpAge International is looking for an experienced consultant for its assignment: Learning and capitalisation process: CSO and Trade Union network building on Social Protection
COVID-19: Como las personas mayores pueden cobrar de forma segura los pagos de pensiones durante la pandemia
Este documento proporciona a los gobiernos, al personal de HelpAge International, a los miembros de la red y a los asociados mensajes clave para hacer incidencia a favor de la inclusion efectiva de las personas mayores en la planificacion de la preparacion y las respuestas que estan en marcha frente a la pandemia COVID-19 en el contexto de los pagos de pensiones.
How to administer pension payments during the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Towards a rights-based Social Protection System for Lebanon (Arabic)
This brief sets out to provide a concise analysis of the state of Lebanon's social protection system in the context of the ongoing economic and social crisis, with a particular focus on the ability of the country's social protection system to ensure income security in old age for all Lebanese.
Towards a rights-based Social Protection System for Lebanon
This brief sets out to provide a concise analysis of the state of Lebanon's social protection system in the context of the ongoing economic and social crisis, with a particular focus on the ability of the country's social protection system to ensure income security in old age for all Lebanese.
Why social pensions? Achieving income security for all in older age
This paper aims to present a concise yet comprehensive argument for the importance of old age social pensions as an effective, efficient and affordable policy to achieve income security, and reduce poverty and inequality in older age.
Social protection, social cohesion and national reconciliation in Myanmar
This report presents findings from a desk study on how national social protection programmes have promoted social cohesion and national reconciliation in post-conflict contexts internationally.
Impact Evaluation of the Zanzibar Universal Pension Scheme
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Annual report and financial statements 2018/2019
Our Annual report and financial statements presents a review of our activities and achievements in 2018/19.
Impact of Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer on Older People and their Households: A mixed method of the Social Cash Transfer and a discussion of a universal old age social pension for Malawi
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Why social pensions? Achieving income security for all older people in Myanmar
This policy brief looks at how universal social pensions can provide income security for all older people in Myanmar.
Migration and ageing: Income security during old age for the refugee and migrant population in Colombia and Peru – Report (Spanish)
Ageing on the move - Report - Spanish
Migration and ageing: Income security during old age for the refugee and migrant population in Colombia and Peru – Policy Brief (Spanish)
Ageing on the move - Policy Brief - Spanish
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HelpAge Management Response to the Sida Recommendations
This is the HelpAge Management Response to the Sida Evaluation Report, including action plans in response to the 14 specific recommendations outlined in the report.
Executive Summary of Sida Evaluation Report
This indepdendent report assesses progress against our 2015-2018 funding agreement with Sida, the relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of our strategy implementation model, and recommendations towards HelpAge's strategy beyond 2020. A copy of the full evaluation report is available upon request via [email protected]
Unblock results: A case study of HelpAge International in Tanzania
This case study is part of the Unblocking Results case study series,an ODI research project on aid and governance constraints. Unblocking Results seeks to gather evidence on whether, and how well, aid can help to resolve or mitigate governance problems that often hinder the delivery of broad-based public services in developing countries.