Welcome to #YERFU

Championing a fuller, more authentic portrayal of what life really looks like after 60

Our mission and vision

Our vision is a world in which all older people can lead dignified, healthy and secure lives.

Our mission is to promote the wellbeing and inclusion of older women and men, and reduce poverty and discrimination in later life.

Demographics for an ageing world

  • 1.4 bn

    people will be aged 60 years or over by 2030

  • 2.1 bn

    older people will make up more than one-fifth of the total population by 2050

  • 80 %

    of older people will live in low- and middle-income countries by 2050

  • 426 m

    the number of people aged ≥ 80 years by 2050

What we do

The impact of our work in 2021/22

  • 5 m

    older people supported by our community-based projects

  • 510 k

    older people helped by our humanitarian emergency work

  • 165 k

    older people reached through 7,500 Older People's Associations

  • 113

    partners' work funded globally

Latest from Yvone Elderly Relief Foundation

The global food, fuel and finance crisis is having a devastating impact on millions of older people across the world, leading to starvation and extreme poverty.

Read our most recent global report below.

Donate Now and Make a Difference

The Yvone Elderly Relief Foundation global network is a worldwide partnership working with and for older people globally, with a special focus on low and middle-income countries. Our mission is to promote the wellbeing and inclusion of older women and men, and reduce poverty and discrimination in later life.

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