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207How we spend money</a></li>
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270        <a href="/who-we-are/jobs/programme-development-and-funding-manager2/" class="">Programme Development and Funding Manager</a>
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320                            <li><a href="/what-we-do/where/">Where we work</a></li>
321                            <li><a href="/what-we-do/cataract-operations/">Cataract operations</a></li>
322                            <li><a href="/what-we-do/emergency-support/">Saving lives in emergencies</a></li>
323                            <li><a href="/what-we-do/glasses-walking-sticks/">Free glasses &amp;
323 walking sticks for older people</a></li>
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338            Our impact
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356        <a href="/what-we-do/where/older-people-in-ukraine/" class="">Older People in Ukraine</a>
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398        <a href="/what-we-do/glasses-walking-sticks/" class="">Free glasses &amp; walking sticks for older people</a>
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403        <a href="/what-we-do/better-healthcare/" class="">Improving geriatric healthcare</a>
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463                <h2 class="services-title">Other ways to help </h2>
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466                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/leave-a-legacy/">Leave a gift in your Will</a></li>
467                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/donate-in-memory/">Donate in memory</a></li>
468                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/philanthropy/">Give a large gift</a></li>
469                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/campaign-for-older-people/">
469Campaign for older people</a></li>
470                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/corporate-partners/">Become a corporate partner</a></li>
471                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/trusts-and-foundations/">Trusts and Foundations</a></li>
472                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/fundraise/">Fundraise for older people</a></li>
473                            <li><a href="/how-to-help/fundraising-promise/">Fundraising promise</a></li>
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482            Give a regular gift 
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486            Give a one-off gift
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491        <a href="/how-to-help/leave-a-legacy/" class="">Leave a gift in your Will</a>
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496                        <a href="/how-to-help/leave-a-legacy/">Leave a gift in your Will</a>
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500        <a href="/how-to-help/leave-a-legacy/a-legacy-gift-in-action/" class="">A legacy gift in action</a>
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505        <a href="/how-to-help/leave-a-legacy/how-to-leave-a-gift-in-your-will/" class="">How to leave a gift in your Will to Age International</a>
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512        <a href="/how-to-help/donate-in-memory/" class="">Donate in memory</a>
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517        <a href="/how-to-help/philanthropy/" class="">Give a large gift</a>
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522        <a href="/how-to-help/campaign-for-older-people/" class="">Campaign for older people</a>
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525                    <li class="dl-backWrap">
526                        <button class="dl-back">Back</button>
527                        <a href="/how-to-help/campaign-for-older-people/">Campaign for older people</a>
528                    </li>
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530        
531        <a href="/how-to-help/campaign-for-older-people/the-campaign-for-a-convention-on-the-rights-of-older-persons/" class="">The campaign for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons</a>
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534    <li class="">
535        
536        <a href="/how-to-help/campaign-for-older-people/open-letter/" class="">Open Letter to Minister Chris Elmore MP</a>
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539    <li class="">
540        
541        <a href="/how-to-help/campaign-for-older-people/sign-up-to-our-campaigns-list/" class="">Sign up to our campaigns list</a>
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548        <a href="/how-to-help/corporate-partners/" class="">Become a corporate partner</a>
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552        
553        <a href="/how-to-help/trusts-and-foundations/" class="">Trusts and Foundations</a>
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557        
558        <a href="/how-to-help/fundraise/" class="">Fundraise for older people</a>
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561    <li class="">
562        
563        <a href="/how-to-help/fundraising-promise/" class="">Fundraising promise</a>
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570        <a href="/policy-research/" class="">Policy &amp; Research</a>
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575            <div class="services-content">
576                <div class="wysiwyg">
577                    <p>Explore publications and documents from Age International and our partners.&nbsp;</p>
578
579                        <p>        <a href="/policy-research/publications/" class="button button_white">
580            Publications &amp; briefings
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582</p>
583
584                    <p><span>Read thinkpieces from experts in the fields of ageing, and international development.</span></p>
585
586                        <p>        <a href="/policy-research/expert-voices/" class="button button_white" target="_self">
587            Expert Voices
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596                        <li>        <a href="/policy-research/ageing-and-development/" class="button button_white">
597            Ageing &amp; International Development
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601
602                <h2 class="services-title">Explore our key priority areas</h2>
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604                    <ul class="services-list">
605                            <li><a href="/policy-research/protecting-rights/">Protecting Rights</a></li>
606                            <li><a href="/policy-research/empowering-older-women/">Empowering older women</a></li>
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1188                                    <li><a href="/policy-research/better-data/">Better Data</a></li>
1189                                    <li><a href="/policy-research/humanitarian-response/">Humanitarian Response</a></li>
1190                                    <li><a href="/policy-research/social-protection/">Social protection</a></li>
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