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Nepal Observes 24th IDOP October 16, 2014

On October 6, The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) and National Senior Citizens Federation (NASCIF) organized a rally in the Kathmandu Valley to mark 24th International Day of Older Persons (IDOP). Afterwards, an interaction was organized at National Women's Commission where advisor of NASCIF Mr. Ram Nagina Singh

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and Illam Based Mai Bhagwati OAH were felicitated for their commendable work for Nepalese senior citizens.

In the same way, on 16 October HelpAge International Nepal organized a program at Hotel Himalaya, Lalitpur to mark 24thIDOP. The program was marked by launching of Global Age Watch Index (GAWI) 2014, Ageing Scenario in Nepal: From Policy To Development and Bardhakya Jeevenboodh. Several partner organizations of HAIN including government authorities and media persons participated in the program.

HelpAge International's Global Age Watch Index is the first-ever overview of the wellbeing of older people around the world. It ranks countries by how well their ageing populations are faring. It is based on four domains that are key enablers of older people's wellbeing: income, health, capability and enabling environment. Similarly, Ageing Scenario In Nepal: From Policy To Development is an information book prepared by Ageing Nepal with financial support from HAIN. Likewise, Bardhakya Jeevenboodh which means Life in Old Age is a book prepared by renowned socio-economic analyst Mr. Shastra Dutta Pant (Ph.D).

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Dashain Feast For Elderly Kantipur Bharatpur, October 7, 2014 Anand Bisharm Chautari, an organization based in Madi Kalyanpur, organized a feast for senior citizens on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, the most important festival of Hindus. 35 senior citizens of Baghauda, Kalyanpur and Ayodhyapuri VDCs participated in the feast organized at Kalyanpur-4. Each senior citizen was also presented with a blanket and a pair of slippers besides meals.

Senior Citizens Felicitated Following programs were organized to felicitate senior citizens in October 2014.

S.N. No. of elders

felicitated

Age Sex Address By Whom Where When Source

1. 5 85+ Both Saptari District senior citizen organization

Rajbiraj 1 Gorkhapatra

2. 140 60+ Both Lalitpur Social organization Lalitpur 23 Kantipur

Support Provided Following efforts were made to support OAH and destitute older persons:

S.N. Supporter

To Whom Reason What How much When Where Source

1. Anand Bisharm Chautari

Local elderly Social service

Food, blanket

and slipper

To 35 elderly

7 Bharatpur Kantipur

2. Civil society Elderly of Lalitpur

Social service

Free eye camp

N/A 14 Lalitpur Nepal Samacharpatra

3. Lions Club of Kushma

Modibeni OAH

Social service

sweater To 16 inhabitants

19 Parbat The Himalayan Times

4. UK Association Not available

Social service

Cash Rs360,000 30 Pokhara The Himalayan Times

DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SUPPORT


Elderly Rehabilitated In The Family Gorkhapatra Makwanpur, October 28, 2014 Manav Sewa Asharma of Hetauda has reunited 60 years old Moti Bahadur Regmi with his family. The Ashram had rescued Regmi from the pavement of Hetauda where he was living a miserable life.

Misuse Of Social Security Allowance Kantipur Jajarkot, October 16, 2014 The VDC secretary of Bhagwati VDC was found to have submitted the fake documents of seven senior citizens and those who died two years ago to the District Development Committee to misuse the social security allowance allocated in their names. It was revealed that the VDC secretary was embezzling Rs. 160,000 social security allowance of the senior citizens, single women and children protection grant. Meanwhile, Sitaram Chepang of Kakada in Makwanpur was unable to receive the social security allowance though he is already 72 and has all the necessary papers including the citizenship.

Elderly Face Difficulty to Receive to OAA Gorkhaptra/Setopati.com Biratnagar, October 1, 2014 Senior citizens of Bhimeshwore Municipality in Dolakha district have to undergo inconveniences while receiving the social security allowance as they could receive it only from the Charikot-based Agriculture Development Bank. The old people had to walk hours to the district headquarters carrying passbooks and stand in queue there too for hours.

SOCIAL SECURITY


Similarly, on 22 October SETOPATI.COM published news about Senior citizens of Biratnagar who are experiencing problems to collect the social security allowance from the nearby Rastriya Banijya Bank. 70 years old Kala Devi Aacharya reported that she received her allowance after standing in queue for 3 hours. Provision to distribute allowance through bank was started when the VDC officials were found misusing them, but the new system has created more problems for the senior citizens of the district. Head of the RBB Morang District Mr. Prem Luitel reported that separate desk for the elderly will be started at the earliest possible date.

Centenarian Man Gets Social Security Allowance Kantipur Makwanpur, October 22, 2014 Ten months after he shifted to a home from the cave where he spent most of his later life, and 16 months after he obtained the citizenship card, 100-year-old Jayapati Chepang of Bharta VDC received the social security allowance for the first time. He received Rs. 2,000 as the allowance of four months from the technical assistant of VDC Tanak Moktan.

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Relief Money To Daughter Kantipur Baglung, October 16, 2014 Conflict victim 67-year Karna Bahadur Pun gave all the relief money that she received from government to his daughter Krishna and made her self-reliant. Father of 3 sons and 2 daughters Pun lost his left hand when a stray bomb went off. ICRC has provided him artificial hand. Krishna is now running a beauty parlor from the money she received from her generous father.

IDDR Focus On Senior Citizens Himalayan Times Kathmandu, October 13, 2014 International Day for Disaster Reduction, 13 October was successfully observed with the central theme, "Resilience is for Life". This year IDDR has focused on the issues of older persons as they are one of the most vulnerable groups during disaster and epidemic situations. Previously the day has focused on issues of child, person with disabilities, women and girls. IDDR is observed to raise awareness about the importance of Disaster Risk Reduction and encourage people to make preparedness measures on October 13 every year. Disaster Preparedness Network (DP Net) Nepal in close coordination with HelpAge International Nepal and several other Nepalese NGOs observed the day with wide range of awareness building programs on disaster reduction.

ELDERLY IN DEVELOPMENT

EMERGENCY


Elderly At Pashupati OAH Take Part In Earthquake Drill Republica Kathmandu, October 14, 2014 An earthquake drill was organized at the premises of Pashupati Old Age Home by Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with National Society for Earthquake Technology to mark International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). Among 230 elderly inhabitants over 40 participated in thedemonstration.It was for the first time the elderly at the old-age home had participated in the earthquake drill. They were given earthquake drill by NSET. Read more……

Lone Old Lady Lives In Makeshift Annapurna Post Surkhet, October 19, 2014 Sixty-six years old Tirthakali Somai of Satakhani had two sons but they started living separate after their marriage, leaving her alone. When a landslide in August this year swept away her home and farms she had nowhere to go. Even her sons did not come to console her. She now lives alone in a makeshift.

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Four senior citizens faced abuse in October 2014.

70 years old Malahu Shah, a resident of Parahawa-2, Dhanusha being abused mercilessly for property by his younger brothers.

Shah was beaten and tied-up to take his finger print on the property papers.

S.N. Name Age Gender Address Reason Culprit Form of abuse

Status Date Source

1. N/A 68 F Tansen Witchcraft Neighbor Physical Not dead

12 Police report

2. Malahu Shah

70 M Janakpur Property matter

Relatives Physical Not dead

13 Setopati.com

3. Arjun Prasad Regmi

60 M Lamjung Personal affair

Villager Physical abuse

Dead 22 Kantipur

4. LuckyShrestha

65 F Bafal, Kathmandu

Personal Affair

Son Physical Dead 26 Police report

ELDER ABUSE


Unattended Death Five unattended dead bodies of senior citizens were found in October 2014.

S.N Name Age Sex Address Place of death Date Source

1.

Arjun Prasad Regmi 60 M Piple,Lamjung Lamjung 1 Police Report

2.

LabaruChaudhary 70 M Dang Dang 4 Police Report

3.

Dharme Devi Rawat 66 F Nepalgunj Nepalgunj 9 Police Report

4. PurnaBahadurUprety 78 F Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur 21 Police Report

5. Unidentified 62 M Unidentified Bhotebahal, Kathmandu

28 Himalayan Times

Owner Of Two Houses Finally Lands In OAH Samacharpatra

Banke, October 31, 2014

Sixty five years old Moti Devi (name changed), who has two concrete buildings in Nepalgunj has been forced to live in old age home. One of her house has been taken over by his husband, while the other one by her son and daughter-in-law. Devi was misbehaved and compelled to leave her house by her family members, and she eventually landed at the old age home.

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Following table presents senior citizens found involved in unlawful activities during October 2014

Senior Citizens Neglected Gorkhapatra Kathmandu, October 1, 2014 In a news story printed on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, author Nagendra Sharma had claimed that problems of the senior citizens in Nepal have increased in tune with the progress made by the society. He said marking the IDOP has limited only in formality. He argued that the society has neglected the senior citizens as studies showed most of the inhuman activities are often meted out against the senior citizens. In the lengthy news story, Sapkota has also presented the population of the senior citizens. Of the total 2,154,000 senior citizens aged over 60 years, the females share 51.3 per cent.

Senior Citizens: Boon Or Bane? Nepal Samacharpatra Kathmandu, October 8, 2014 In an article Dr Kedar Karki argues that the senior citizens in Nepal have been neglected as the traditional joint family system started crumbling due to influence of western cultures. He said when people started running after materialistic facilities they forgot their bonds with the families.

S.N. Name Age Sex Address Crime involved Date Source

1. BirBahadurThokar 68 M Hadikhola Rape (minor girl) 28 Kantipur

2. Nirbahadur Lama 60 M Rasuwa Fraud 28 Kantipur

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ELDERLY IN CRIME


75th Wedding Anniversary Kantipur Bhadrapur, October 11, 2014 An elderly couple here marked their 75thmarriage anniversary by organizing a pose ceremony. 96 years old Gangadhar Ghimire and 91 years old Maheshwori Ghimire of Bhadrapur Municiplaity-3 marked the rare diamond jubilee of their wedding amidst the presence of nearly 800 guests including foreigners.

Senior Citizens In Poetry Kantipur Kathmandu, October 18, 2014 Poets participating in the 20th edition of Poemandu (a poetry event) recalled the senior writers and poets who used to visit the Nepal-Bharat Library of Sundhara, Kathmandu. The 20th series of Poemandu organized by B.P. Koirala Nepal-India Foundation was chaired by Krishna Murari Gautam aka Chatyang Master and poet Prakash Sayami. Krishna Murari Gautam is the Founder Chairperson of Ageing Nepal.

Founder of Ageing Nepal Mr. Krishna M. Gautam citing poem at Poemandu


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EVENT

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1.

“III World Congress on Geriatrics and Gerontology-2014” will be held from 17th -19h of November 2014 in the Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India. The conference is being co-organized by the Biogenesis Health Cluster. http://www.geriatricsconference.com/

2.

The Institute of Gerontology, UPM is organizing a two-day National Conference on Ageing (NCA 2014) in conjunction with the 2014 National Day of Older Persons on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 19th and 20th November 2014. The theme for NCA 2014 is "Bridging Research, Policy & Practice: 10 Years After". http://ncaig2014.wordpress.com

3.

The business and research meeting on healthy ageing markets for medical nutrition, food industry and dietary supplements is going to be held from4th to 5th December 2014 at Amsterdam, Netherlands. http://ow.ly/CQyEj

4.

30th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International is going to be held from 15 – 18 April 2015 in Perth, Australia. http:s//www.alzint.org/

UPCOMING EVENTS

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