Agewell Foundation

A STUDY BY AGEWELL FOUNDATION --> INTRODUCTION Agewell is a consortium of over 1500 NGOs and 6500 volunteers spread across 540 districts of India , committed to initiate better interaction between generations and extend a helping hand. Research & Advocacy Centre at Agewell Foundation recently carried out a nationwide survey to study and identify /understand the difference between myth and reality about the role of older persons in Democratic society. METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE DESIGN Direct in depth interviews were conducted by administering semi-structured schedules to collect information /impression from older persons. For the survey a representative sample of 2000 older persons (approx. 1000 each from rural and urban areas) were interviewed spread across 20 states. Sample Units The sample units were selected based on purposive random sampling but taken care to incorporate the representative views of the countr...

STATUS OF OLDER PERSONS IN NUCLEAR FAMILIES   (DELHI NCR ) INTRODUCTION Agewell is a consortium of over 1500 NGOs and 6500 volunteers spread across 540 districts of India , committed to initiate better interaction between generations and extend a helping hand. With ever changing socio-economic scenario living conditions in the society have changed vehemently. Older persons find it very hard to cope with new socio-economic settings. Feeling of alienation with a sense of social marginalization is becoming a major problem for most of the elderly. Their role in respective families has considerably narrowed and they find themselves marginalized. Research & Advocacy Centre at Agewell Foundation recently carried out a nationwide survey to study and identify /understand the difference between myth and reality about the status of older persons in nuclear families. During the past decades population of older persons in nuclear families of Delhi-NCR has inc...