Age International

Age International supports a range of programmes in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Explore the themes below to see how we help people to be healthier, to have more financial stability, and to be treated with dignity.

We commit to always putting beneficiaries first, to concrete steps to improve the effectiveness of safeguards, to meet our duties and responsibilities and to lead a system-wide process of improving standards and restoring trust.

We commit to improving the standards and delivery of safeguards, including a culture of zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse in all we do.

Conflict and Humanitarian Contexts (2018) Data Disaggregation (2018) Eliminate Stigma and Discrimination (2018)

Conflict and Humanitarian Contexts	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 As a member of the Disaster’s Emergency Committee, through the START network, Bond, and as the UK member of the HelpAge global network, Age International commits to promoting and raising awareness of the Humanitarian Inclusion Standards for Older People and People with Disabilities (now part of the SPHERE Humanitarian Standards Partnership) to ensure people with disabilities and older people are included in humanitarian action. Timeframe and/or implementation plan We will work with HelpAge in 2018-20 to develop a strategy for the promotion of the Humanitarian Inclusion Standards through advocacy, training and learning activity. Submit update	Update in 2020 Age International continues to work with HelpAge International to promote an understanding of humanitarian response that is inclusive of older people living with disabilities. With ODI, we published research and organised a policy roundtable in 2018 focussing on humanitarian inclusion that promoted the Humanitarian Inclusion Standards for Older People and People with Disabilities. A new joint publication with HelpAge is forthcoming on the failure of the humanitarian system to be more inclusive of older ... Update in 2020 Age International continues to work with HelpAge International to promote an understanding of humanitarian response that is inclusive of older people living with disabilities. With ODI, we published research and organised a policy roundtable in 2018 focussing on humanitarian inclusion that promoted the Humanitarian Inclusion Standards for Older People and People with Disabilities. A new joint publication with HelpAge is forthcoming on the failure of the humanitarian system to be more inclusive of older people with disabilities. https://www.ageinternational.org.uk/policy-research/humanitarian-response/ https://www.odi.org/publications/11156-role-and-vulnerabilities-older-people-drought-east-africa-progress-challenges-and-opportunities-more Read more	Complete
Data Disaggregation	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Sign up to the Inclusive Data Charter Age International commits to improving the collection, reporting and analysis of disaggregated data, including by disability, age and gender, to ensure that the situation and needs of the most marginalised people are properly represented. We will work with our implementing partner HelpAge to implement its SADDD (minimum Sex, Age, Disability Disaggregation Data) guidelines with partners and programmes funded by Age International, and will join the Inclusive Data Charter to strengthen commitment to inclusive data globally. Timeframe and/or implementation plan Age International will support the rollout of the HelpAge SADDD guidelines from 2018-20 and will continue to invest in the disaggregation of data over the longer-term. Submit update	Update in 2020 Age International, as the UK member of the HelpAge Global Network, is supporting HelpAge's work with international partners through the International Data Charter. HelpAge is the lead partner in this collaboration, which is why Age International has not signed the Charter directly. Age International supports HelpAge's advocacy efforts and is helping to improve the collection, reporting and analysis of disaggregated data through our joint work. Update in 2020 Age International, as the UK member of the HelpAge Global Network, is supporting HelpAge's work with international partners through the International Data Charter. HelpAge is the lead partner in this collaboration, which is why Age International has not signed the Charter directly. Age International supports HelpAge's advocacy efforts and is helping to improve the collection, reporting and analysis of disaggregated data through our joint work. Read more	Underway
Eliminate Stigma and Discrimination	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Stereotypes, Attitudes and Behaviours Age International commits to helping end age, disability and gender discrimination as part of the HelpAge global network by ensuring that the voices of older women and men living with disabilities are heard by decision-makers, and their rights and contributions are recognised and valued. Timeframe and/or implementation plan From 2018-20 Age International will support HelpAge to develop new advocacy and campaigning guidance on ageing, disability and gender. As part of the HelpAge global network, we will also support the WHO-led global campaign against ageism that will begin from 2019/20 to ensure it includes and benefits older people with disabilities. Submit update	Update in 2020 Age International's advocacy and campaigning work on the rights of older people living with disabilities directly contributes to tackling discrimination on the basis of age, disability and gender. We do this through our support for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (www.rightsofolderpeople.org), our policy work on older women's economic empowerment ( Update in 2020 Age International's advocacy and campaigning work on the rights of older people living with disabilities directly contributes to tackling discrimination on the basis of age, disability and gender. We do this through our support for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (www.rightsofolderpeople.org), our policy work on older women's economic empowerment (https://www.ageinternational.org.uk/policy-research/publications/older-womens-work/) and through our public facing materials in which we endeavour to ensure that all older people are viewed with dignity and treated as equals in society: https://www.ageinternational.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-do/ageism/ Read more	Complete