Report India Mission

The CommonAge team actively participated in three significant events: Dementia India Alliance – DemCon 24, Souhrudam, and the 5th ASLI Annual Conclave. During this mission, they formalized their commitment to addressing dementia by signing a Letter of Intent with the Dementia India Alliance, aiming to advance efforts and tackle challenges in this critical area. Furthermore, a pivotal manifesto was signed between CommonAge, CEDAC, and the Kochi Municipal Corporation, marking a major milestone in Kochi’s journey to becoming an age-friendly city.

COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING – SAMOA

 At CHOGM 2024, the CommonAge team actively promoted our mission across various key events. A major highlight was the launch of “Ageing Well in the Commonwealth – A Roadmap for Healthy Ageing Across the Life Course: 2024–2030” by Dame Carol Black, the Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Ageing Well. These significant milestones are the result of years of dedicated advocacy and lobbying by CommonAge

Carmel’s Blog on CHOGM 2024

I was sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation, at my first CHOGM and visiting the Pacific Islands was an unforgettable experience. From Samoa’s breath-taking landscapes to its warm and welcoming people, every moment was extraordinary.

Ageing Well in the Commonwealth

A Roadmap for Healthy Ageing Across the Life Course: 2024–2030.” This roadmap builds on the great work of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and, in particular, CommonAge, who have led the way as advocates for ensuring that older people in the Commonwealth are fully recognised in society and supported to live well in age-friendly communities.

CommonAge Activity Report 2023 – 2024

In 2023 CommonAge marked the completion of its first decade since the charity was formed in Australia in 2013. It was another year of considerable progress in our work for the interests of people of all ages, but especially senior citizens, in a multigenerational, all-age friendly Commonwealth.

Appendix to CommonAge Activity Report 2023 – 2024

Report: Dementia in the Commonwealth

Believed to be the first report on dementia focussing on Commonwealth countries, this pivotal publication, delves into the current state of dementia care and support; it highlights disparities and challenges, best practices, and the urgent need for action to improve the lives of those affected by dementia.

White Paper: Ageism in the Commonwealth

Written in partnership with HelpAge International, this paper examines how the wellbeing, dignity and voice of older persons have been impacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Commonwealth countries, and it exposes the urgent need for further recognition and protection of the rights of older people in Commonwealth countries.

Ebook: Intergenerational story telling project

 A Commonwealth of Experience, Freedom fighters, child brides and other untold real life stories.

Capturing changes that have taken place over the last 100 years, these older people’s life stories, as told by younger people, reveal the impact they have had on individual lives; they are stories to be cherished and give a privileged insight to those who have personally experienced and endured the complexities and challenges encountered in newly independent countries.

Our thanks to the Editors Ingrid Eyers and Annie Waddington-Feather for managing the competition and editing the stories.

Report: Ageing in the Commonwealth

We commissioned the Oxford University Institute for Population Ageing at Oxford University to undertake the first ever study into ageing across the Commonwealth. This study will provide a baseline against which future progress and development can be measured and regularly reported at future Commonwealth summits..

Our thanks to Abbeyfield, Age International, Anchor and St Monica Trust for supporting this publication.

other publications

Submissions

As part of our advocacy and lobbying, we make submissions and contributions to relevant papers and books.

Read our quarterly newsletters

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Train the Trainer programme

Our Train the Trainer initiative, 10-21 June 2024 at Tafta in Durban, South Africa, was a collaborative effort between Tafta and CommonAge.

With a special focus on ageing in Africa, our exciting training programme aims for enhanced elder care outcomes through international collaboration, emphasising knowledge sharing and capacity building..

Celebrating our tenth anniversary

In 2023, we celebrated our tenth anniversary.

This publication outlines our achievements in our 10 years of existence.

Setting up a Healthy Ageing Task Force for Mauritius

With the theme of ‘Setting up a healthy ageing task force for Mauritius’ in 2022 we were delighted to partner with Le Groupement FIAPA (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Personnes Agées), to organise an exciting joint International Forum, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity.

Commonwealth Masters Games concept

We believe the introduction of veterans’ sporting events to the Commonwealth would be entirely consistent with the aspirations for integrated and multigenerational civil society development envisaged by the Sustainable Development Goals being pursued by the countries of the Commonwealth.

With this in mind, we wrote a concept note for consideration by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Commonwealth Sports Ministers meeting in 2022.

Additional REsources

Care Practice Essentials Quality Manual

By Quality Compliance Systems (QCS)

This first ever simplified quality manual aims to help organisations and individuals working with older people who don’t have formal systems or regulations.