East Africa appeal

Drought has pushed as many as 20 million people to the brink of starvation across East Africa. We need your support to provide clean drinking water, and to help farmers to keep their livestock alive.

Please donate to this appeal

Buy a friend a cow

Pick a gift that will help an older person in a developing country. The gift goes to someone who needs it, and your friend gets a card to say that it has been given on their behalf.
Visit the Cows 'n Things website

Sponsor a Grandparent

A small monthly donation can help an older person to establish a small business, care for dependants or pay for medical attention. In return, you receive personal reports from someone whose community you are supporting.
Visit the Sponsor a Grandparent website

Donate to our international work

Help us to change the lives of vulnerable older people in developing countries.
Donate online now

Campaign

Take action to improve the living conditions of older people all over the world.
Visit the Campaigns section

Call for social pensions

Social pensions could cost countries less than two per cent of their GDP, but the payback would be enormous and lift millions out of poverty.
Visit the Pensions not Poverty section