In 2015, we launched a scholarship fund to enable our professional colleagues from developing countries of the Commonwealth to join us in Perth at the IAHSA/ACSA conference, 30 August – 3 September, 2015. We received nearly 50 applications from 20 Commonwealth Countries, and thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, scholarships were awarded to the following delegates from […]
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Around 30 delegates from around Britain were able to attend our recent free Reframing Residential Care leadership seminar. Held in in collaboration with The Residential Forum, and hosted in London UK by Trowers & Hamlins LLP, our Chair Andrew Larpent OBE, and Jo Boylan, Operations Director of Southern Cross Care in South Australia shared experiences and evidence
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To be a part of the Global Ageing Network/Curaviva Global Ageing Conference, 18-21 September 2017, Montreux, Switzerland. Partner with us With the generous support of Curaviva and international aged care providers and supporters, we developed a scholarship fund for delegates from Commonwealth countries to be a part of the Global Ageing Network/Curaviva Global Ageing Conference, 18-21
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An international perspective incorporating the inaugural Commonwealth Elders’ Forum and the NFC UK Conference was held 16 – 18 April 2018 at at DeVere Wokefield Estate Hotel and Conference Centre, Berkshire, UK. ***It was a unique opportunity to help shape the future of ageing*** Colleagues from around the world heard learned from international speakers and participated in
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A virtual event, 30 September 2020 #eldersforum #stopageism #Commonwealth Partner with us for our next event On Wednesday 30 September, CommonAge held its first Virtual Commonwealth Elders Forum to mark the International Day of Older Persons and highlight the need to tackle ageism in the Commonwealth. Nearly 250 people joined the Forum to hear high-level
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6 – 8 September 2023, Glasgow, Scotland Join us and many other professionals from across globe at the 2023 Global Ageing Network’s biennial conference in Glasgow, held in conjunction with Scottish Care and the National Care Forum. Contact US With the theme of ‘Care about Our Future: global symposium for sustainable care and support’, the 2023 Global
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To celebrate International Day of Older Persons, Sunday, 1 October 2023, join performers from across the Commonwealth for a unique online concert in aid of two charities. Donate now to Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life and Research into ALS Bringing the generations together through music To celebrate International Day of Older Persons, in partnership with The Commonwealth
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DemCon’24 CommonAge has partnered with Dementia India Alliance who is organising the conference, “Reaching the unreached in Dementia care”.
‘TRAIN THE TRAINER’, a first-time initiative of a free training programme for those delivering elder care in developing countries, was held in Durban, South Africa, between June 10 th to 21 st , 2024. This was a collaboration between CommonAge and TAFTA and conducted by Fulbright Scholar, Dr Renu Abraham Varughese. There were 28 delegates
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Recognising the importance of localised networks to support and address the challenges unique to the country, we have established CommonAge Chapters in the different regions and countries of the Commonwealth. All the Chapter leads are pioneering this initiative in a voluntary capacity. They are working and collaborating to instigate initiatives and lobby their governments to