Launch of Philippines Aging and Disability Task Force
HelpAge and its partner in the Philippines, the Coalition of Services of the Elderly (COSE), joined with Handicap International, Leonard Cheshire Disability Philippines Foundation and CBM to launch the Aging and Disability Task Force (ADTF) in the Philippines. The ADTF will promote and support the inclusion of older people and people with disabilities in all humanitarian responses in the Philippines. The first ADTF was formed by HelpAge and fellow NGOs in response to the 2010 Pakistan floods. It will also advocate for older people and people with disabilities to be included in all government relief and recovery strategies, including the ongoing Typhoon Haiyan recovery. In addition, the task force will attempt to influence wider policy-making and push for the full implementation of all laws and rights related to older people and people with disabilities.