Donation examples are representative of the assistance that older people could receive.
Will you donate today to help older people in Gaza?
We are currently working with our partners in Gaza to deliver life-saving emergency support. After months of extraordinary challenges delivering aid, our local partners are preparing to scale up and reach more older people and their families with food, water, medicine, mental health and emotional support and other essential supplies.
This support could include:
- Cash transfers for older people so that they can buy the things they, and their families, need
- Food tailored to the needs of older people, as well as clean water
- Tailored medical assistance and medication
- Mental health support for older people so that they can start to process the trauma
Older people and their families need your help right now. Please donate today.
Why older people?
The level of need in Gaza is catastrophic with more than two million people, all of Gaza’s population, facing extreme food insecurity. Older people are among those most at risk from hunger, malnutrition, dehydration, illness, injury and death.
Nearly all older people live with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension or heart disease. Almost 9 in 10 experience disabilities which make daily life a struggle.
Mobility aids, medication and medical equipment are scarce and the long journeys required to reach functioning facilities are often impossible for those with limited mobility.
The psychological toll on older people is immense. Older people have endured repeated trauma as a result of displacement, the loss of loved ones, and the destruction of their homes and communities. Many are now isolated and struggling with a profound sense of abandonment.
Age International is raising money for our Gaza Humanitarian Appeal, to support our work with older people and their families affected by the crisis in Gaza. Donation examples are representative of the assistance that older people could receive. Any income not spent after twelve months past the end of the appeal may be allocated to another emergency situation that requires our support.
