News

On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), we are very much looking forward to formally launching four CommonAge Chapters and introducing our Train the Trainer programme currently running in Durban South Africa, and we invite you to join us at 8.00 SAST on Saturday, 15 June 2024. Commonwealth countries are a diverse group of countries: they are among the […]

The UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing closed its 14th Session in New York after having agreed by consensus that gaps in the protection of the rights of older persons exist and that a new Human Rights Convention for Older Persons is one of the ways to address those gaps.

We are pleased to announce we are launching our Dementia in the Commonwealth report on Friday, 6 September 2024 at the International Dementia Conference, Sydney, Australia.

We are delighted to support our Partner, Person Centred Software with the launch of #GladtoCare Awareness Week in Australia, Monday, 20 May to Friday, 24 May 2024.

A chance meeting through our 2015 bursary to the Global Ageing Network conference in Perth, Australia has led to great outcomes in Cameroon.

In an exciting move to provide free quality training opportunities to those delivering elder care in developing countries, we are welcoming applications for our new in-person and online training programme, Train the Trainer.

It is with great pleasure we announce the appointment of Dr Renu Varughese a prominent clinical gerontologist, accomplished scholar, and educator to our Board of Directors.

Earlier this year, our Canadian Board Director Dan Levitt MSc CHE, decided to step back from the role; all our Board Directors give their time voluntarily and we greatly appreciate the time and valuable contribution Dan gave us in his four years of service.

This International Women’s Day, our communications lead Annie Waddington-Feather takes a brief look at some of the challenges older women face across the Commonwealth and puts the spotlight on their achievements.