Empower 100 old persons to raise their voice against poverty, isolation, and neglect.Advocate for their rights and empower them to stand against ill-treatment by family members.
The project addresses three most common problems of the aged in rural areas-poverty, isolation and neglect. They are looked upon as non-contributing members of the family and society as a whole and are thus forced to live on the mercy of others. Many are forced to beg for a living. Lack of proper food, clothes, shelter and neglect from family causes them to suffer physical as well mental trauma. This project will benefit 200 such old persons above the age of 60 in Begusarai district of Bihar.
->Provide food, clothing,medicine & shelter ->Link them with income generating activities for financial strength ->Counsel and empower them to stand against ill-treatment ->Advocate and create mass awareness through media and government programs
->Linkage with IG activities will help in long term sustenance ->Counseling 200 persons will lead to change in mental make up of beneficiaries ->Advocacy will generate a stir on the issue of age care ->Better implementation of government progra
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
