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The perspective and contribution of older people must be included at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), 20-25 June, 2022 As Heads of Government of Commonwealth nations gather in Kigali, Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), and as they pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen for her long and selfless service,

The Commonwealth is home to 2.5 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 32 of the members are small states, including many island nations. According to the data platform Knoema, approximately over 2.38 million people aged 60+ were in the Commonwealth in 2020. But we need to bear in mind, high adult

We were recently invited to the Jamaican High Commission in London, where our Chair, Andrew Larpent was honoured to meet with Senator, the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Foreign Minister of Jamaica. They chatted at length, and she expressed great interest in our work to ensure older people are fully recognised in society, and are supported

The #CelebrateAgedCare campaign needs you! Across the globe, people working to support older adults are sharing their passion helping make a difference to other people’s lives through this exciting initiative, and we’re asking the aged care workforce across the Commonwealth to get involved. Celebrating one person each day, the #CelebrateAgedCare campaign profiles a person working in aged care across

Consisting of leaders from across the Commonwealth, our volunteer Board members bring with them an amazing and invaluable wealth of knowledge and experience. Here our Board member Femada Shamam, CEO of The Association For The Ageing (Tafta), Durban, South Africa, reflects on the five years at the helm. “Five years ago, I remember driving to work with a sense

CommonAge is delighted the CEO of the Malawi Network of Older Persons’ Organizations (MANEPO), Andrew Kavala has accepted the invitation to join the CommonAge Board. Established in 2010, MANEPO is a consortium of over 60 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs); its aim is to help older men and women claim their rights, challenge discrimination, and overcome poverty, so

International Women’s day (IWD), 8 March, is the global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. IWD has been celebrated for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. To celebrate the contributions of women to society, meet some of the inspirational

Demonstrating its deep commitment to bringing Commonwealth sector leaders together and sharing knowledge across the Commonwealth, CommonAge is delighted Datin Jacqueline WM Wong, Honorary Advisor, demensia Brunei has accepted the offer to join the charity’s Board. Jacqueline’s in-depth knowledge and wealth of experience is a valuable asset to the CommonAge team; she has acted as the

While there are more young people in the Commonwealth, old people are the fastest growing age group, and their experience is often mis-represented and not well understood. We believe that by bringing the generations together, we are encouraging mutual respect and understanding, and we are proud to have supported a project in Rwanda which created