▁and ▁the ▁developing ▁world . ▁Help Age ▁Canada ▁was ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁Help ▁the ▁A ged ▁( Can ada ) ▁until ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Help Age ▁Canada ▁offers ▁programs ▁for ▁imp over ished ▁older ▁persons ▁in ▁eleven ▁developing ▁countries ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Program s ▁focus ▁on ▁primary ▁health ▁care , ▁ag ro - for est ry , ▁food ▁aid , ▁emer gency ▁assistance , ▁capacity ▁building , ▁training ▁and ▁spons or ship . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁Help Age ▁Canada ' s ▁over se as ▁programs ▁are ▁coordin ated ▁through ▁local ▁char itable ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁O bl ate ▁mission aries , ▁SO F EP AD I , ▁Ah ero ▁J oot ▁Social ▁Services , ▁the ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁de ▁Paul ▁Society . ▁ ▁They ▁work ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁other ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁n ong overn ment al ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Help Age ▁Canada ▁obtain s ▁its ▁fund ing ▁from ▁Federal ▁and ▁Provin cial ▁government ▁sources , ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁found ations , ▁and ▁individual ▁don ors ▁to ▁support ▁their ▁programs . ▁Primary ▁Government ▁sources ▁include ▁Human ▁Resources ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁Development ▁Canada ▁( HR SD C ) ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁International ▁Development ▁Agency ▁( C ID A ). ▁ ▁Over ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁their ▁fund ing ▁is ▁raised ▁through ▁general ▁don ations ▁and ▁don ations ▁in - kind . ▁Government ▁income ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁supp lement ▁general ▁don ations . ▁Administration ▁costs ▁were ▁ 2 . 7 % ▁in