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Voice of Senior Citizens May 2013 | Ageing Nepal | Battisputali, Kathmandu Volume 3, No. 5 Voice of Senior Citizens Joint Venture of: In this issue Ageing in Nepali Press, April 1-30, 2013 Organisational Development Social Support Social Security Health Active Ageing Elders in Development Write to editor: Rights Culture Editor: Mr. Krishna M. Gautam Elder Abuse Assist. Editor: Mr. Ashish T. Magar Neglect Phone: +977-1-4485827 Elders in Crime Email: [email protected] Features Website: www.ageingnepal.org.np News from CIPS countries Portal: www.ageingpost.com AGEING IN NEPALI PRESS, APRIL 1-30, 2013 ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Separate police cell to look into cases of elderly Nepal Samacharpatra Kathmandu, April 22, 2013 The Metropolitan Police Circle Kathmandu has set up a separate police cell to look into the cases of senior citizens. The cell will provide security and help to the elderly people living in the city. New branch of National Senior Citizens' Federation Nepal Samacharpatra Doti, April 30, 2013 National Senior Citizens Federation (NASCIF) constituted its district unit in Doti district by forming a nine member ad-hoc committee. The committee was formed in the presence the Secretary General Mr. Chhatra Pradhan. SOCIAL SUPPORT Elderly felicitated A total of three programmes were organised in the month of April 2013 to felicitate senior citizens. Details are given below: S.N. No. of Age Sex Address By whom Where When Source elders (April felicitated 2013) 1. 6 60+ NA NA NGO Kathmandu 5 Gorkhapatra 2. 26 80+ F Kathmandu Civil society Kathmandu 11 Gorkhapatra 3. NA 60+ NA Bhaktapur Political party Bhaktapur 28 Kantipur (Manmohan Daily Memorial Day) NOTE: NA= Data Not Available, F=Female, M=Male 101-year old Chepang felt honoured when invited as Chief Guest Gorkhapatra Lamjung, April 6, 2013 Buddhi Bahadur Chepang, 101, of Chiti, Lamjung looked extremely happy and honoured when invited as the Chief Guest at a programme here. Chepang inaugurated a 32-room two storey building of a hospital in the presence of US Dentist Dr. Roy Alam and Kollywood star Rajesh Hamal. He also distributed appreciation letters during the programme. Being an illiterate, he put his thumb print in certificate as his signature. Christophe searching cows for OAH Kantipur Daily Lekhnath, April 11, 2013 Christophe Swimmer who had provided Rs. 400,000 to build Radhakrishna Old Age Home at Lame Aahal also built a cowshed spending Rs. 200,000. He arrived here to buy cows so that the elderly people of the old age home could get milk to drink. He is ready to give Rs. 300,000 to buy the cows. House # 340, Ramchandra Marg, Battisputali, Kathmandu Page 1 of 17 All land to old age home and hospital Kantipur Lekhnath, April 25, 2013 Umadevi Gurung, 49, a widower of a British Gurkha, donated all the land which her husband had bought near the Prithvi Highway. The land worth Rs. 10 million was donated for availing space to build an Old Age Home and a hospital. Nepal lays foundation stone of Senior Citizens’ Village Gorkhapatra Kathmandu, April 27, 2013 Former Prime Minister and senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal laid the foundation stone of Sankalpa Senior Citizens' Village to be set up by Sankalpa Nepal in Indrayani-8 here. Sankalpa Nepal is an NGO working for the rights and social security of senior citizens in Nepal. Support provided 2 OAHs received support in the month of April 2013. Details are as follows: S.N. Supporter To whom Reason What How When Where Source much 1. Cooperatives Pashupati CSR Fruits and medical - 1 Kathmandu Kantipur OAH support Dail 2. Business Devghat Birthday Consumable NA 4 Chitwan Kantipur man OAH celebration products Daily NOTE: CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility, NA= Data Not Available SOCIAL SECURITY Elderly face difficulty while collecting allowance from banks Nepal Samacharpatra (Mahanagar) Kathmandu April 5, 2013 Elderly people of the cities expressed their grief about difficulties they have to face while collecting old age allowance through banks. They also reported that the bank personnel are not friendly and they are made to stand in queue for a long. Rs. 80 million social security budget misused Kantipur Daily Lalitpur, April 22, 2013 District Development Committee Lalitpur suspected that large amount of the social security allowance has been misused by VDCs and metropolitan city. DDC reported that, there is no proper documentation of Rs. 81.1 million distributed under the heading of social security last year. House # 340, Ramchandra Marg, Battisputali, Kathmandu Page 2 of 17 Elderly people stage sit-in demanding allowance Kantipur Daily Birgunj, April 23, 2013 Senior citizens of Alau VDC of Birgunj district staged sit-in at the District Administration Office when they did not get their social security allowance for the last six months. About 40 elderly participated in the sit-in demanding action against VDC Secretary Mr. Rameshwor Shah, who misused their allowance. Social Security Allowance misused Gorkhapatra Inaruwa, April 30, 2013 A social security allowance of over 8 million Nepali Rupees in Sunsari district was found misused using fake documents. The District Development Committee monitored and found that about 1396 wrong persons received the allowance while the many deserving did not get any. HEALTH Thousands benefitted from eye camp Kantipur Daily Sindhuli, April 4, 2013 Kanti Kumari Shrestha, 75, who arrived in the district headquarters from Amale VDC with her son and daughter-in-law, was very happy when she regained her sight after undergoing operations of her both eyes in a free two-day health camp. Many senior citizens in the VDC having eye sight problem were benefited by the camp. Social activist Dhakal passes away Gorkhapatra Kathmandu, April 5, 2013 Member of the then Rastriya Panchayat and social activist Mr. Devraj Dhakal died of pneumonia at the age of 80. Dhakal who represented Khotang in the dissolved Rastriya Panchayat had contributed to establish schools in the district. Technology supports health of elderly Nepal Samacharpatra Chyangsingh Kharka, April 6, 2013 Eighty three-year old Kanchhi Waiba and 74-year-old Kanimaya Tamang of Chyasinghkharka finds cooking in improved Chulo (stove) more comfortable and health friendly than cooking in traditional stoves. In villages, old women prepare meals while other family members engage in farm and other outdoor works. With the installation of the improved stove, the entire village has been declared smoke-free zone. House # 340, Ramchandra Marg, Battisputali, Kathmandu Page 3 of 17 We provide information and consultation about doctors, hospitals, clinics, polyclinics, intensive and critical services, blood management and any health or treatment related information in public-centered language and service-oriented model. For more details, visit: http://www.healthcareconcern.org/index.htm Free health facilities for senior citizens at Bir Gorkhapatra Kathmandu, April 16, 2013 On the occasion of New Year 2070, Bir Hospital started a separate OPD service for senior citizens, according to which a senior citizens will be provided with free health checkup including necessary medicines. However, people above the age of 70 years can only enjoy this service. Underweight common among elderly people Kantipur Daily Kathmandu, April 18, 2013 Most senior citizens are found suffering from underweight, said medics of Bir Hospital. The problems were common in most of the elderly people who have been thronging Bir Hospital to receive the free health check facility recently started by the government. For more information about products, please visit: http://radiantinc.com.np/ House # 340, Ramchandra Marg, Battisputali, Kathmandu Page 4 of 17 DEMENTIA HELPLINE 9851155220 For more details, visit: http://www.ardsnepal.org/ARDS_N epal/Welcome.html House # 340, Ramchandra Marg, Battisputali, Kathmandu Page 5 of 17 ACTIVE AGEING 80-year-old Japanese wants to climb Mt. Everest Annapurna Post Kathamndu, April 2, 2013 An eighty-year-old Japanese mountaineer has announced that he will climb Mt. Everest, the highest peak of the world. Mr. Yuchiro Mioura, who already underwent three heart surgeries, is trying to be atop Mt. Everest for the third time. He had conquered the peak in 2003 and 2008 as the oldest person to be on the world top. He is doing so this time to ensure that no other break the world record he set earlier. Octogenarian's zeal for study Gorkhapatra Banke, April 5, 2013 Although she cannot see and hear well, 82-year-old Bhadri Devi Bhandari of Bageshwori-7 has an amazing zeal to learn reading and writing. Because of her desire to be able to write her name before she dies, Bhandari has enrolled herself in an informal literacy class here. Skill keeps retired Maharjan busy Gorkhapatra Kathmandu, April 6, 2013 Babukaji Maharjan, 72, of Lalitpur-11 has been busy preparing decorative items from the thrown away plastic (empty milk packet, plastic bottles etc) these days. He received orders from customers for more items during the exhibition of decorative items made from plastics at the recently held second Lalitpur Fair. He is working long hours hard to produce the ordered items. Teaching without remuneration Kantipur Chitwan, April 19, 2013 Ghanashaym Pradhan, 63, a retired headmaster of Khahirani Higher Secondary School, is now the principal of Antodaya Janajati Boarding School. He has been teaching in the school without any remuneration. He likes to keep himself busy by continuing his profession, though without remuneration. Visually impaired septuagenarian takes care of paralyzed wife Kantipur Sauraha, April 27, 2013 Septuagenarian Tek Bahadur Ranamagar of Bachhauli, Chitwan district, lost his sight 29 years ago. Mr. Ranamagar has been taking care of his paralyzed wife since last one and half years. He makes mats from dry paddy stalks and maize peels for selling to tourists. With the money so earned, he plans to pay the loan he received for the treatment of his paralyzed wife Mugamaya, 69.
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