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Ageways Publication - HelpAge
International
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This issue of Ageways discusses the effect of discrimination on
older women and calls for better data as a starting point for developing more
effective programmes. Download in: English (1.22
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This edition discusses how older people’s organisations can use
the media to ensure that older people’s issues are properly reflected in
public debate. It shows how organisations have worked successfully with the
media, in particular to highlight elder abuse in Download in: English
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Ageways 73: Age helps |
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HelpAge International's new "age helps" position
encourages people to re-think their attitudes to ageing. This issue shows how
much older people contribute to society and to their own development. You can
find out how to apply an "age helps" approach to your own work, and
how to spread the message that older people are a positive force for change. Download in: English
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Ageways 72 celebrates the achievements of HelpAge International
on its 25th anniversary. It also shows that, with the right support, older
people can achieve much for themselves and their communities. Download in: English (2.98
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Ageways 71: HIV and
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Ageways 71 highlights the impact of HIV and AIDS on older
people, both as carers and at risk of infection themselves. It sets out the
case for including older people in data, policies and programmes, and it
gives practical examples of how to do this. Download in: English (1.59
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Increasing numbers of people are entering old age with little or
no means of support. Ageways 70 presents the case for social pensions
as an effective way to reduce older people's poverty and that of their
families. It argues for a universal rather than a means-tested approach. Download in: English (1.89
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Ageways 69:
Intergenerational approaches |
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This issue highlights the value of taking an intergenerational
approach to development. In particular it shows how projects that involve
older people and children benefit both generations and contribute to social
cohesion. Download in: English (1.11
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Ageways 68 looks at why more older people’s organisations are
integrating advocacy into their programme work. It shows how a balance of
advocacy and practical activities can change policy and practice in favour of
older people, as well as bringing more immediate benefits. Articles include:
how advocacy furthers older people's rights; guidelines on planning a
programme; tips on collecting and using numerical data; suggestions for
measuring impact; and case studies on AIDS data in Download in: English
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Ageways 67: Older
citizens monitoring |
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Promotes citizen monitoring as a development approach, drawing
on the older citizens monitoring project in Download in: English (1.06
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Looks at why older people's specific needs and capacities are
overlooked in emergencies, and suggests practical ways to ensure their
inclusion. It includes articles on improving older people's access to relief
and how communities can protect themselves from natural disasters. Download in: Spanish (1.33
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Ageways 65: Ageing and
mental health |
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This issue includes articles on the effects of old age and
poverty on mental health, a project in Mozambique to help relieve stress of
older people with HIV/AIDS, self-help groups in Kyrgyzstan and how to
recognise depression. Download in: English
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This issue includes an article on ways to include disabled older
people in development activities, awareness-raising that emphasises disabled
older people’s rights and abilities, removing environmental and social
barriers to inclusion, and a credit scheme in Download in: English
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