Centre for Ageing and Rural Development (CARD)

Unverified non-profit organisation

The Centre for Ageing and Rural Development (CARD)is a Kenyan NGO that aims to empower and promote the interests of older persons through training, support, research, policy analysis, and dissemination of information. The organization’s efforts are geared towards the alleviation of poverty and improving the livelihood of older people especially older women who care for their families.

CARD is committed to bringing in a dynamic change for older persons in terms of social participation and integration, economic security, macro societal change and development, healthy ageing, enhancing the physical and mental quality of life and ushering in care systems in diverse cultural, socio-economic and environmental situations.

Website

http://www.cardkenya.org

Year established

2008

Organisation annual cash turnover (in US$ equivalent)

Less than 500,000

Participant in relevant networks

Stakeholder Group on Ageing, Social Protection Actors Forum; Helpage International, Action for Sustainable Development.

Further information


About this organisation

Partnership types

Advocacy of global issues; Doing business with the poor; Standards and guidelines...show all (4)

Regions / countries / territories

Africa: Kenya

Global issues

Children, youth and family welfare; Community development; Education and training;...show all (9)

Disasters

Kenya; East Africa Drought; Kenya: Floods - Jan 2013; Kenya: Kenya: Floods - May 2017