STUDY ON THE PROBLEMS FACED BY OLDER PEOPLE IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES --> September 2009 --> Introduction Agewell is about celebrating old age, about respecting the elderly, about giving them support and about the confidence that growing old is natural and graceful. Agewell Foundation was established in 1999 as an NGO dedicated towards the welfare of Older Persons across the country. Agewell is bringing about a change in the perception of old age and assist older persons to move towards confidence, respect and mutual caring. Agewell is a consortium of over 1500 NGOs and 6500 volunteers spread across 540 districts of India , working on improving interaction and transaction between generations and extend support and strength to millions of older persons of India . India is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society of 1.1 billion people. Background for survey With the issues of the safety and well being of the minorities in the countr...