2025

This Annual Activity Report highlights CommonAge’s work and impact during the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, a year marked by significant progress in advancing healthy ageing across the Commonwealth. Guided by our mission to promote dignity, inclusion, and wellbeing for older persons, CommonAge strengthened its global presence through strategic partnerships, policy advocacy, research, and on-the-ground initiatives. From launching influential reports and country chapters to engaging with governments, multilateral institutions, and civil society, the year reflects our growing role as a trusted voice and catalyst for change in ageing policy and practice across diverse Commonwealth nations.

Commonwealth Ageing with Creativity and Technology (CW ACT) is an independent Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in the UK, that has been created, with support, by CommonAge and was launch on 1 October 2025 at Australia.

Ageing Australia welcomed 2,342 attendees to the National Conference 2025. Chair Mick Reid AM opened the event following a Welcome to Country by the Tribal Custodians. He highlighted the Board’s role in representing Australia’s diverse aged care providers and stressed the need for dignity, respect, and collaboration across government, providers, and communities to drive meaningful reform.

CommonAge at the 17th International Federation on Ageing 2025 ( IFA) Global Conference in September at Cape Town: Amplifying Voices, Forging Partnerships, and Shaping the Future of Ageing with the theme “Rights Matter: Advancing Equality for Older People”, the event was a milestone in advancing dialogue on human rights, equity, and inclusive ageing across the world.
Ahead of the conference, CommonAge convened its Annual General Meeting on 8 September. Members reflected on key achievements of the past year and charted an ambitious course for the future. A highlight was the launch of 3 new CommonAge Chapters in Zambia, Mozambique, and Namibia, signalling the organisation’s growing presence and commitment to amplifying older people’s voices across the Commonwealth.
Another landmark moment was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between CommonAge and HelpAge International. This strategic partnership lays the foundation for deeper collaboration, integrating efforts to champion the rights and wellbeing of older persons globally.