Agewell Foundation

CHANGING NEEDS & RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN INDIA: A REVIEW, JULY 2017 Agewell Foundation has conducted a study on issues concerning old people of India, titled as “Changing Needs & Rights of Older People in India: A Review” during May-June 2017. Objectives of research was to study the current situation of needs and rights of older people in India; to assess the perceptions about changing needs and rights of older people in India; to review changing needs & rights of older people; and to assess the human rights protection status of older people in order to advocate for needs & rights of older persons of India.​

GENDER DISCRIMINATION AMONG OLDER WOMEN IN INDIA, FEBRUARY 2015 Gender inequality is prevalent in India for centuries, which is deep-rooted in almost all Indian communities. Health, education, economic and political inequalities between men and women in India is common. Gender discrimination deprives women from availing benefits of development even in old age and marginalizes them from the mainstream. Agewell Foundation concluded the study during January 2015.