NGO for Old Age People Help in India; Agewell Foundation

Being in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC at United Nations, Agewell Foundation has been invited to participate in 2012 ECOSOC High Level Segment, starting from 2nd July to 9th July 2012 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.

The theme of the high level segment is - “Promoting productive capacity, employment and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the MDGs"

Mr. Himanshu Rath, Chairman, Agewell Foundation will deliver an oral statement on the subject in Indian perspective during the session.
With an ever-rising number of senior citizens in the country, and a specific policy for their welfare yet to be put in place, this piece of news looks like a ray of hope for our elderly.

The Agewell Foundation, a voluntary organisation working for senior citizens for the last 12 years, has just been granted special consultative status by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).

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Elder abuse, the mistreatment and torture of older people, a manifestation of the timeless phenomenon of inter personal violence os prevalent in Indian families too. This is an extremely sorry state of affairs.

In broad prospective, Elder aAbuse comprise all such situations, in which older persons think that they are not leading or could not lead a respectable or independent life.

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M3M India Ltd. and Agewell Foundation have come together to ensure no needy person is deprived of warmth this year.

Agewell Foundation works for the welfare of old people.
Each year it collects woolens for destitute old people and distributes it to the old and needy.

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Growing old is inevitable. With increasing life span and better facilitation, longevity has increased progressively over the years.

Old age is an unavodable part of our life cycle and should be lived gracefully rather than grudgingly.

In today's fast paced world we only start noticing signs of old age much after the gradual process is well underway.

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The experience of isolation or loneliness occurs in all human beings but it becomes a complex problem in Old Age.

It is known that isolation is not a necessary accompaniment to ageing and that ageing is not solely responsible for the progress of isolation in older persons. However, there is a deep relationship between ageing and isolation.

Generally it is believed that older persons living alone or with their spouses feel isolated.

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Old women have restricted social interaction, limited earning possibilities, several medical complications, emotional isolation, very limited knowledge or awareness of their legal rights and natural reluctance to seek justice.

Older women have more critical problem than older men.

Recently Agewell Research & Advocacy Centre has methodically conducted a survey of elderly women and brought out some interesting facts on present status of elderly women in India.

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DELHI POLICE TRAINING & SENSITIZATION PROGRAM
Agewell Foundation has initiated a project to provide training to Police personnel and sensitize them towards older persons. Under the project Agewell Foundation will conduct training program for the Delhi Police. Read more..