Leave a gift in your Will
Rewrite the future for older people living in poverty with a gift in your Will
Around the world, many older people experience poverty and age discrimination.
Yet every person has an equal right to health, a secure income, and to live their life with dignity.
By leaving a gift in your Will, you can help address the inequalities caused by poverty faced by older people. For example, your gift could provide business loans, tailored healthcare or age-appropriate emergency support. It could even fight for older people’s rights.
As you age, your Will is a chance to reflect on the life you’ve lived, and be reminded of the strength, dignity, and value we all deserve.
Leave a gift in your Will, no matter how big or small, and rewrite the future for older people worldwide.
How to leave a gift in your Will to Age International
If you have not already written a Will, then we would recommend that you speak to a qualified professional such as a solicitor to create one. If you already have a Will and you wish to include a gift to Age International in it, there may not be any need to rewrite it. You can ask your solicitor to add an amendment (called a codicil).
Your solicitor will be able to advise on the different types of gifts you can leave. The suggested legal wording in our legacy guide will assist your solicitor in drawing up or amending your Will. This will ensure your gift to our vital work is included correctly.
Please find our FAQs on leaving a gift in your Will here.
Leaving a gift in your Will is one of the most effective ways you can show you care about the lives of older people. Angela and Derek, two of our generous supporters who left a pledge to Age International, shared this quote with us:
"We believe people in other countries need the help. I don't like seeing people suffer as they get older, so that is why we left a gift in our Wills."
A legacy gift in action
A kind legacy left by one of our supporters has enabled Age International to fund an incredible programme called ‘Better Health for Older People’.
By working with our local partner, HelpAge Mozambique, older people are no longer deprioritised when waiting for medical treatment at health units in Maputo and Gaza provinces of Mozambique. They are made to feel welcome and their treatment and care is taken seriously.
"Now I feel respected at the local hospital. We used to just arrive and would just wait for goodwill to be treated. Now we know our rights and we can demand that we are the first to be treated. Someone acts as a welcoming point and helps us know where we need to go," an older person from the Ribangua neighbourhood, Mozambique, told us.
£1,000 could help fund over 90 mobile medical camps for older people in rural areas of Sri Lanka.
£8,000 could provide 100 assistive devices (such as walking frames and glasses) for older Ukrainian refugees and Moldovans in living Moldova.
£25,000 could help set up over 50 Intergenerational Self-Help Groups in Vietnam.
Would you like more information?
Our friendly legacy team is able to answer any questions you may have about leaving a gift in your Will. Simply phone 0800 032 0699 and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively email us at: legacies@ageinternational.org.uk