Anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
Anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) On Saturday 8 November we will mark the one-year anniversary of the typhoon that struck the central region of the Philippines on the morning of 8 November 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, was [...]
Older people’s associations exchange visit in Thailand
Ibis Style Hotel, Chiang Mai, ThailandOlder people’s associations exchange visit in Thailand Date: 11-13 November 2013 Venue: Ibis Style Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand ASEAN older people’s associations exchange event: older people met and reflected on ASEAN Declaration on Ageing With support from the European [...]
Regional Conference 2014 “Older People in Ageing Societies: Burden or Resource?”
Convention Center, the Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand , ThailandDate: 1-4 September 2014 Venue: Convention Center, the Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand Every two years, the HelpAge Network of organisations working on ageing in the Asia/Pacific region and its key allies gather for a Regional Conference. The 2014 Regional [...]
COSE Communication Planning Workshop
Robbinsdale Hotel, Sta. Mesa, Manila, PhilippinesDate: 10-12 September 2014 Venue: Robbinsdale Hotel, Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines Philippine policy-makers have long recognized the predicament of the elderly as presented in the 1986 Constitution. Older people have been included in many laws and policies regarding health and social services, [...]
Members from YEL marching in Jarkarta
Car Free Day area, JakartaDate: 21 September 2014 Venue: Car Free Day area, Jakarta As part of the Age Demands Action campaign, 115 members of our Indonesian affiliate, Yayasan Emong Lansia (YEL), marched with members of Alzheimer Indonesia in Jakarta. The march started early in [...]
Radio interview with key OPA spokepersons in Cambodia
Date: 29 September 2014 Time: 01:00 – 02:00 pm As part of Age Demands Action (ADA), older people in Cambodia will use the United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons on 1 October 2014 to call for action from the [...]
Walk for Life in celebration of Elderly Filipino Week
ManilaDate: 1 October 2014 Venue: Manila Our Philippines affliliate, Coalition of Services of the Elderly, held a walk today in Manila together with the Confederation of Older Persons’ Associations of the Philippines to celebrate IDOP2014 and call for better implementation of the Expanded [...]
Launch of Global AgeWatch Index 2014
WorldwideLaunch of Global AgeWatch Index 2014 Date: 1 October 2014 Venue: Worldwide HelpAge International will be launching the Global AgeWatch Index 2014 on 1 October 2014, which is the only index measuring the quality of life and the social and [...]
