Agewell Foundation

https://social.un.org/ageing- working-group/documents/tenth/ Inputs%20NGOs/ AgewellFoundation_Norm_ Independence.pdf

·       https://social.un.org/ageing- working-group/documents/tenth/ Inputs%20NGOs/ AgewellFoundation_Norm_LTC&P. pdf

Agewell Foundation's Input for  Tenth Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing ( OEWGA ) ·       https://social.un.org/ageing- working-group/documents/tenth/ Inputs%20NGOs/ AgewellFoundation_Subs_ Education_training.pdf

https://social.un.org/ageing- working-group/documents/tenth/ Inputs%20NGOs/ AgewellFoundation_Subs_Social_ protection_social_security.pdf

Winters coupled with pollution forces elderly to seek warmth & emotional connect with family members Most old people have to suffer a lot due to harsh weather conditions and ever increasing pollution level during winters. It not only affects them physically but psychologically as well. Agewell Foundation has recently carried out a survey across Delhi-NCR (based on Agewell volunteers' interactions) during this month with 1500 elderly living in the area and come up with some exciting findings. Major concerns of elderly during winters ·        When older persons interacted during the month were asked about their major concern during winters, most of them i.e. 21.7% elderly respondents claimed that they feel depressed during winters as they can't go out of their houses for days due to cold conditions and they hardly find anyone to interact with. ·        21% elderly respondents claimed that their major concern is rising pollution level during winters, which ca