Tanzania
In Tanzania, we focus on:
- reducing the impact of HIV and AIDS on older people and their families both by working directly with them, and by influencing government policy
- raising the profile of older people in society, and making sure their voices are heard by local authorities
- strengthening the position of older women, so they can claim their rights and fight back against abuses such as witchcraft accusations
- improving older people's incomes
- fighting malaria by providing mosquito nets and education.
The difference we made in 2009-10
- Thanks to our influence, 48 out of 132 district councils now include older people's needs in their plans and budgets.
- In the villages where we work, we have cut the number of murders related to witchcraft accusations by 90%.
- There has been a drastic drop in malaria cases in villages where we have provided insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
What next?
We now aim to:
- get more older people talking directly to officials about their needs through our Age Demands Action campaign
- work out the value and benefits of a universal pension - so we can convince the government it is the right thing to do
- make sure older people's needs are part of all HIV and AIDS treatment programmes and services.
Our partners
AFRIWAG, CHAWAMA, MORETEA, NABROHO, PADI, SAWAKA, SHIDEPHA+, SOPF, TAWLAE