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Agewell Foundation at UN Conference as a Panelist
Second Working Session of Open Ended Working Group on Ageing Mr. Himanshu Rath, Chairman of Agewell Foundation has been invited by United Nations, ECOSOC to participate as a Panelist. In the Second Session of the Open-ended Working Group on strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons, which is scheduled to take place in New York from 1 to 4 August 2011.
95% cases of Elder Abuse remain unreported in India
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 th June, 2011 Majority of older persons rely completely on their family members or other relatives to help them. Whether it is for physical or emotional needs, as people grow older they tend to need more and more help from others. Even old people living alone also need help from their relatives/neighbors/friends/caregivers. This dependence on family members / relatives and care-givers makes an older person more vulnerable to abuse. Elder abuse, the mistreatment and torture of older people, a manifestation of the timeless phenomenon of inter-personal violence is prevalent in Indian families too. This is an extremely sorry state of affairs. Imagine, being mistreated, verbally abused, and denied proper food, proper medication and care by younger members of family. Older people are indeed in a very helpless situation with eroding social value system in India. It wa...
Why to write and register a WILL: Some practical suggestions
Most people think that there is automatic clause in succession law that in case of demise of owner of immovable property, wife/husband/legal heirs become automatically legal owners of immovable property - completely false. 97% persons believe so and don’t write their WILL. Registering WILL is now compulsory for those having property in their name. Otherwise legal heirs will have to get probate/succession certificate from civil court, which is not easy to get. All our efforts to amass wealth are for the benefits of wife and children and is aimed at leaving behind a rich legacy for our loved ones - firstly wife and family members. In the absence of proper and registered WILL, property gets distributed equally among legal heirs according to the succession laws based on your religion. Today , middle class senior citizens have significant self acquire...
Trained Workers’ Network for Old Age Healthcare - A Progress Report
Trained Workers’ Network for Old Age Healthcare (For Slums & JJ clusters of Delhi & NCR) In collaboration with FORD FOUNDATION PROGRESS REPORT … (As on 21 st May 2011) Pathetic health condition of old people living in slums & Jhuggi Jhopri clusters of Delhi & surrounding areas has enforced Agewell Foundation to do something for improving health conditions of old people. With the financial support from Ford Foundation Agewell Foundation has initiated the Healthcare Project with the objective to create healthcare awareness Slums & Jhuggi Jhopri clusters of Delhi & NCR and empower older persons to get proper treatment/medicines for their diseases. Older persons living in slums & Jhuggi-Jhopri clusters were encouraged to “Learn from your symptoms a nd seek Low Cost Medical intervention” with the basic idea of “ Early diagnose of symptoms of diseases, timely consultation and medication can improve health c...