Ugandan MPs winning argument to make Senior Citizens’ Grant national, event hears
30th November 2017: The political discussion about the future of Uganda’s piloted Senior Citizens’ Grant has progressed to how the pension can be introduced nationally, an event heard last night....
Insight into older people’s experiences of accessing pensions revealed
1st March 2018: Today HelpAge International launches a refreshed version of its Pension Watch website. The site now includes citizen-generated data in a section on voice and accountability. The idea...
Identifying good practices on using data for policy and advocacy on ageing
Population ageing is poised to become one of the most significant social transformations of the 21st century. Virtually every country is experiencing growth in the number and proportion of older...
Webinar reflections: “Building back better” for older people in Asia
Last week, HelpAge International Asia Pacific Regional Office, with support from the Asian Development Bank, hosted a webinar titled: ‘“Building back better” in post-pandemic Asia: Back to the future for older people?’. As a...