Explore our projects around the world
Sponsor a Grandparent helps over 30,000 older people and their families in 30 countries around the world. We have projects in Central and South East Asia, Africa, South America and parts of the Caribbean and are looking to expand our work even further.
Use the map below to see some of the many projects we run around the world. Click on the blue flags to zoom into the countries we work in. Once zoomed in, the red flags mark our five featured projects and the yellow flags mark some of the many projects we work in.
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Countries in which Sponsor a Grandparent projects are funded
Featured Sponsor a Grandparent projects
Some of the many Sponsor a Grandparent projects
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Project:
Grameen Vikas Santhsa
Location: Uttar Pradesh, India
Spokesperson: Hakum
Grameen Vikas Santhsa has been part of Sponsor a Grandparent since 1998. The project was created to meet the grandparents’ most immediate needs, such as providing food, clothing, shelter and medical help. But its long term goals are to establish more sustainable income generation programmes, such as goat rearing.
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Mazoe River Bridge Project
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Spokesperson: Fazhimaro
The Mazoe River Bridge Project was founded in 1989 and originally focussed on helping older refugees from Mozambique. Its main aim is to improve the quality of life for all men and women, regardless of their race, religion or gender by providing food, clothing, medicine, a cash allowance, and other basic necessities.
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Project:
Resource Integrated Centre (RIC)
Location: Bangladesh
Spokesperson: Fatema
The Resource Integrated Centre (RIC) was established in 1989 and has been working in partnership with Help the Aged since 1999. The project focusses on not only providing basic necessities such as food, shelter, clothing; but also promoting income generation programmes that help older people become more self reliant.
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Project:
Songea Older Persons' Forum
Location: Songea, Tanzania
Spokesperson: Alana
Songea Older Persons’ Forum (SOPF) was set up in 2001 in response to the disintegration of the traditional family structures that had supported older people in Tanzania. The project’s aim is to tackle the main difficulties facing older people in the Songea area such as poor housing and nutrition and to improve their access to health services or community support.
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Project:
The Awicha Community Development Agency
Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Spokesperson: Jose
The Awicha Community for Older People was established in 1985 and has been part of Sponsor a Grandparent since 1999. Their main aim is to allow older people who are without family or resources the opportunity to improve their living standards by providing food, shelter and recreation.