HelpAge Canada

Improve the quality of life of older persons, support their independence and inclusion, and provide services and programs in support of that.

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

October 1 is celebrated as International Day of Older Persons by the United Nations. Let's celebrate the contributions made by our seniors!

[HelpAgeGermany @HelpAgeGermany]

Old and Forgotten: The Crisis of Africa’s Elderly http://t.co/FDr3KGbh

[HelpAge International @HelpAge]

Great to see older women accused of witchcraft included in new report on witch camps in #Ghana by @ActionAidUK http://t.co/gMVWPKgx

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

HelpAge is helping flood victims in the Philippines:
http://t.co/vpZfW11A

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

Great story! Canada’s greatest tennis player is an 82-year-old globetrotter who lives in his car
http://t.co/m8y8cbSC

[Huff/Post50 @huffpost50]

The 9 Nanas -- and the business they kept secret for 30 years -- is still inspiring! http://t.co/dduAmNfW

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

"some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90... Time is a concept that humans created"

[Aid Haiti @AidHaiti]

#haiti #yele Vulnerable Haiti gets hurricane warning: Not yet a hurricane, Tropical Storm Isaac has already deli... http://t.co/oVTL1wr4

[The New York Times @nytimes]

An Inuit Village, Too Remote for Cars, Gets Street View http://t.co/TjyXRXij

[UNICEF USA @UNICEFUSA]

"A person's a person, no matter how small." - Dr. Seuss

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

Elderly people are being robbed by family to feed their drug habits and falling victim to abuse by loan sharks #abuse http://t.co/k6h5Otxy

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

Elderly abuse needs to stop. An Georgian woman thought she was helping her grandson when she sent money to a con artist.http://t.co/VX9JHuAs

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

Susan's last visit to India. Susan is a HelpAge volunteer and will travelling to India this fall to visit our Grans.

[Operation Come Home @ochottawa]

Health status of poor deteriorating, poll shows http://t.co/GPEckoGC #healthcare #poverty #homelessness

[UNICEF Canada @UNICEFCanada]

Happy International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! Here in Canada, Nunavut has something to celebrate: http://t.co/tAbgpwMZ

[St. John's Rehab Fdn @stjohnsrehabfdn]

Congratulations to our #Canadian Women's Soccer team for winning bronze at the #Olympics! Great job ladies!

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

Executive Director Jacques Bertrand has departed from Bunia, #DRC. He spoke with the courageous women of SOFEPADI.

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

For 27$ per month, Canadians are supporting 1031 grans in 8 countries through our Adopt-a-Gran program #help #info

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

17 quotes that #inspire us to change the world by @Oprah_Flipboard http://t.co/giROCv2S

[HelpAge Canada @HelpAgeCanada]

To make any kind of progess, we need to imagine a different reality and believe it's possible - Tali Sharot #inspire