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‘People’s goodwill is my only hope for survival’ — elderly poverty in Georgia

Struggling to make ends meet, many Georgian pensioners end up relying on donations from charities or support from relatives or kind neighbours.

‘People’s goodwill is my only hope for survival’ — elderly poverty in Georgia

By Tamuna Chkareuli

Struggling to make ends meet, many Georgian pensioners end up relying on donations from charities or support from relatives or kind neighbours.

Elderly in Azerbaijan: venerated yet lonely

With an average pension of $100, elderly in Azerbaijan can only hope for help from shelters, kind neighbours, and volunteers.

Elderly in Azerbaijan: venerated yet lonely

By Vafa Zeynalova

With an average pension of $100, elderly in Azerbaijan can only hope for help from shelters, kind neighbours, and volunteers.