HelpAge International work with partners including SAWAKA in implementing some strategic programs since 1994 to:

• Support the development of social protection policies that recognise auniversal social pension as a right of all older people.
• Improve access to free, age-friendly health services for older men and women and prevent and manage chronic illnesses.
• Ensure older men and women who are care givers or are living with HIV and AIDS themselves are included in government HIV and AIDS policies and strategies.
• Empower older men and women to claim their rights and seek protection from violence and discrimination.