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.

We are delighted to welcome our new partner, Person Centred Software. Person Centred Software is a leading global technology company that builds products to help improve the quality of life for people living and working in social care. Its solutions are loved by carers because they are built for carers – in

Celebrating our 10th Anniversary at the Global Ageing Network’s biennial conference, 7 and 8 September 2023

As we enter into our second decade of existence, we are delighted to announce new appointments to our Board of Directors. Our respected, inspirational founder, Andrew Larpent OBE has stepped aside as Chair, and the Board has elected Mansur Dalal as our new Chair, and Femada Shaman as Vice Chair. Mansur Dalal, Chair A chance

As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, and to thank some of the organisations and individuals that have gone out of their way to support us through our formative years, we hosted a special dinner at the Tower of London on 14 November 2023.

A Conversation: Commonwealth Health, Ageing & Longevity a follow-up from the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in Geneva, May 2023

A fundraising concert for Spark of Life and Motor Neurone Disease

CommonAge Ambassador Rianna Patterson and her colleague from Dominica, Shaiel Duverney, represent Commonage as ‘Observer participation’ at the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting 11 – 15 September 2023

Celebrating our 10th Anniversary at the Global Ageing Network’s biennial conference, 7 and 8 September 2023

We are delighted to announce the winners of our C.A.R.E awards, supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Healthy Ageing Challenge.

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Seven leaders from developing Commonwealth countries to attend the Global Ageing Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 6-8 September 2023 Earlier this year, we launched our UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) bursary scheme to enable leaders in ageing services from developing countries of the Commonwealth to join us in Glasgow at the Global Ageing Conference, 6-8

CommonAge and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) join forces to promote and advance healthy ageing Commonwealth countries are diverse; they are among the world’s biggest, smallest, richest and poorest countries, and of the 8 billion people alive today, 2.5 billion of them live in Commonwealth countries. However, as our Ageing in the Commonwealth report revealed, despite

Challenging, exhilarating, friendly and life changing – these are some of the words used by Rianna Patterson, from Dominica and Sarah Lamba, from Tanzania, who we supported to attend The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference (CSC), held in Canada, 3-18 June 2023. The conference bought together 300 of the world’s most promising emerging leaders