Our Vision
We work to ensure older people are fully recognised in society, and are supported and enabled to live well in an all-age friendly and all-age inclusive Commonwealth.
Our Mission
- To promote and disseminate learning, experience and best practice in aged care services design, development, provision and assurance throughout the Commonwealth with the purpose of improving the quality of life for older citizens in Commonwealth member countries.
- Building close links between members of the aged care sectors in Commonwealth member countries and facilitating professional contacts between providers, governments, suppliers to the sector, academic institutions and students;
- Encouraging the creation of national professional aged care service associations in Commonwealth member countries where none exist;
- Fostering high standards of professional education in aged care services;
- Promoting high standards of professional conduct amongst providers;
- Developing high standards of practice in all areas of aged care including retirement housing, residential care, nursing care, assisted living, community care, dementia care, allied health services, palliative and end of life care.
- Holding and supporting relevant international conferences;
- Facilitating the dissemination of knowledge and information about housing and services for the ageing;
- Fostering high standards of quality in service delivery, wherever appropriate by professional means, and to that end encouraging suitable regulatory legislation and its implementation in Commonwealth member countries;
- Promoting and supporting staff exchanges between providers and facilitating the migration of professional aged care staff between Commonwealth member countries;
- Supporting the development of common aged care and housing qualification standards throughout Commonwealth member countries; and liaising and building partnerships with similar associations or allied health professional groups within and outside the Commonwealth to assist in attaining the above objectives.
- Promoting national and regional chapters
- Promoting and supporting youth chapters
- Promoting and supporting a Healthy Ageing task force across the Commonwealth.
- Promoting and supporting Intergenerational societies across the Commonwealth
Our Success Stories
From Bursary Recipient to Chapter Head: A CommonAge Success Story!
Prof. Magen Mutepfa, Head of our Botswana Country Chapter, was awarded the prestigious 2023 travel bursary funded by the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge. She is a professor at the University of Botswana, co-founder of Ageless Inspirations, Botswana and is a Liaison officer for Pass It On Network.
Free Training Programme for Elder Care at Durban, June 2024
Train the Trainer Programme at Durban, South Africa: A first-time initiative, of a free training programme for those delivering elder care in developing countries was launched in Durban. This was a collaborative effort between CommonAge and TAFTA and conducted by Fulbright Scholar, Dr Renu Abraham Varughese.
Francis Njuakom Nchii, Bursary Recipient Transforms Lives in Cameroon
In 2015, our bursary enabled Francis Njuakom Nchii, founder and CEO of CDVTA, to attend the Global Ageing Network’s biennial conference, where he connected with Jack York of Talegate. A simple $500 donation from Jack sparked the creation of "The Jack York Elderly Women’s Sustainable Goat Rearing Project" in Cameroon.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You have to be a resident of a Commonwealth country.
The Commonwealth is a political association of countries, most of which are former territories of the British Empire. Some of the Commonwealth countries include the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, South Africa, New Zealand, and several Caribbean and Pacific nations. There are 56 member countries in total. Find them here.
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Membership fees for NGOs like CommonAge help cover operational costs, support programs, and fund advocacy initiatives. They ensure the sustainability of the organization and enable it to effectively carry out its mission and services.
CommonAge offers different types of memberships such as Patron / Sponsor /Partner or a Corporate / Individual Membership. For details, please refer to the Join Us page.
To find out more about our benefits, please go to the ‘Join Us‘ page where you will find that you have the choice of becoming a Patron / Sponsor /Partner or a Corporate / Individual Member. The benefits for each are listed.
Yes, membership often includes opportunities for involvement in research. Members may have access to research resources, participate in studies, and contribute to ongoing projects. Specific details on how to engage in research as a member would be provided by CommonAge.
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