Antony Pivato
Honorary Treasurer
Consultant, Australia
Nadra Ahmed CBE DL
Vice Chair
Co-Chair of the National Care Association (NCA), UK
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Dr Renu Varughese
Director
Clinical gerontologist and Associate Professor at Mercy University, New York, USA, India (currently residing in USA)
Senior gerontologist from Uganda to attend IAHSA/ACSA conference
CommonAge scholarship delegate Emily Ajiambo from Uganda 06/08/15 | News Ms Emily Ajiambo from Uganda has accepted our scholarship to join delegates at the IAHSA/ACSA conference, 30 August – 3 September in Perth. She has a Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences majoring in gender and development and social administration from Makerere University. Before studying a post graduate diploma in project
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CommonAge ambassador for Cameroon receives recognition
Francis Njuakom Nchii is decorated by the Governor of the English Speaking North West Region of Cameroon on behalf of the Cameroon Head of State 09/06/16 | News We were delighted to hear our ambassador for Cameroon Francis Njuakom Nchii, Founder & Executive Director of CDVTA Cameroon was awarded the rank of ‘Knight of Cameroon Order of Valour’ at Cameroon’s National
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Commonwealth Elders’ Forum inspires new developments for Tanzanian organisation
28/05/18 | News Sarah Lamba at the Forum with fellow QCS bursary delegate Sailesh Mishra, Founder President of Silver Innings, India Having attended The Ageing in Common: an international perspective incorporating the inaugural Commonwealth Elders’ Forum and the NFC UK Conference in April on our QCS bursary, Sarah Lamba has been inspired to implement changes in the programme Save Elders
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Sailesh Mishra
Sailesh Mishra is a social entrepreneur and mentor, and is as a renowned international social activist working for the welfare of senior citizens. He is the Founder of Silver Innings Group a community dedicated to Senior Citizens in India. In 2016, he travelled to Perth to undertake a four week intensive master course on the
Our Story
From an idea to a reality, this is our story. The Chairman of CommonAge, Andrew Larpent, was fortunate to be offered a place on Commonwealth Study Conferences Leaders (CSC Leaders) programme. Andrew’s involvement took him first to London in March 2013 for a week of immersion in the challenges and opportunities facing communities from Commonwealth countries living in
Francis Njuakom Nchii, Bursary Recipient Transforms Lives in Cameroon
In 2015, our bursary enabled Francis Njuakom Nchii, founder and CEO of CDVTA, to attend the Global Ageing Network’s biennial conference, where he connected with Jack York of Talegate. A simple $500 donation from Jack sparked the creation of “The Jack York Elderly Women’s Sustainable Goat Rearing Project” in Cameroon. Over the past nine years,
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