HelpAge International, Vietnam Country Office HelpAge International established a country office in Vietnam in 2011. Our main focus in Vietnam is to support the development and implementation of age-friendly development policies and programmes. We also set up and build [...]
HelpAge Myanmar Country Office HelpAge International established a country office in Myanmar in 2008. It has since been working closely with communities to develop multifunctional Older People’s Self Help Groups (OPSHG) and inclusive Village Development Committees (VDC) in the [...]
Yayasan Emong Lansia Yayasan Emong Lansia (YEL) was established in 1996 by the HelpAge network and became an affiliate in 2010. Their vision is an Indonesia with happy, healthy, active and independent older people and their mission is to [...]
HelpAge Cambodia In 1991, HelpAge International established a Country Programme Office in Cambodia. Its initial operation was undertaking humanitarian relief work in response to Cambodian refugees repatriating from Thai border camps before transitioning to community development work. Since 1992, [...]
Emergencies and older people South East Asia and the Pacific are impacted by natural hazards to greater extent than any other region in the world. Every year, disasters cause significant loss of life and hinder economic and social [...]
Community based organisations of older people are found throughout South East Asia. These are commonly called older people’s associations (OPAs) however may go by other names in different countries, for example intergenerational self-help groups in Vietnam, and older people’s organisations in [...]
Health is a key concern for older people, as with age comes increased likelihood of functional limitations and chronic illness. Poor health affects not just the older person, but their family who may need to provide care for someone now unable to [...]
Care needs of older people While most older people are healthy and independent, some must learn to manage and live with chronic diseases or disabilities, and others have serious diseases or disabilities that require intensive care and support from others. [...]
What are social pensions? Social pensions are a proven means of reducing old-age poverty and supporting multi-generational households. The term ‘pension’ is widely used to describe a range of cash income, mainly for older people, including both non-contributory and contributory [...]
National approaches Many countries have a national approach to improving the lives of older people in their country. In Indonesia, a National Plan of Action on Ageing is renewed every 5 years, while in Cambodia the National Policy for the Elderly was [...]
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