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CSD 2012: Aging, MDGs, and the Pursuit of Human Rights
By Bethany Brown, Posted 21 February 2012 See more by this blogger
HelpAge USA along with HelpAge International CEO, Richard Blewitt, participated in the United Nations Commission on Social Development the first week of February in New York. Older people were at the center of the key themes of the meeting,... Keep reading
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Older People Caring at the Heart of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa
By Bethany Brown, Posted 23 January 2012 See more by this blogger
HelpAge USA is part of a network of 85 affiliates, advocating for older people's rights and delivering services with and for them in low- and middle-income countries around the world. We recently spoke with Voice of America s television... Keep reading (2 Comments)
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Older people learning to care for each other in Haiti’s Camps, two years on
By Bethany Brown, Posted 12 January 2012 See more by this blogger
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. In these two years, we have all read about the challenges the people of the country face: poverty, political uncertainty, and violence. In this new year, urban camp... Keep reading
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If you and your family were hungry, what would you do?
By Bethany Brown, Posted 06 December 2011 See more by this blogger
What if you knew what to do for your family's hunger, but didn't have resources to do anything about it? Older people in the isolated high plains of Bolivia know what to do - farming has been a way... Keep reading (1 Comment)