TABLE OF CONTENTS
AGEING IN NEPALI PRESS
Social Support Social Security
Active Ageing
Development
Rights Emergency
Elder Abuse
Neglect
Elderly in Crime
UPCOMING EVENTS
FOLLOW AGEING NEPAL
AGEING IN NEPALI PRESS (August: 1-31, 2017)
SOCIAL SUPPORT Senior Citizens’ Felicitation 18 Senior Citizens were publicly felicitated on the following events.
S.N. No of elders Age Sex Address By Whom Where When Source felicitated (District) (District) 1. 18 60+ M Kathmandu Mandala Kathmandu 6 Annapurna International Post Daily School
Support Provided Following events took place in August 2017 for supporting the elderly.
S.N. Supporter To Whom Reason What How When Where Source Much/ (District) Many 1. Organization Individual Support Scholarship - 1 Kathmandu Gorkhpatra (Sagarmatha (Durge for 2 years Daily Multiple Kami) Campus) 2. Organization Paropakar On the Food and NA 22 Tanahun The (Children of Parashar occasion Cloths Himalayan Genesis OAH of Times Daily Kinder world) Father’s Day 3. Ageing Nepal Elderly On the School 25 20 Kathmandu Ageing Nepal & Karna occasion dress Jyanti of Foundation Father’s Day 4. Organization Flood Support Food and 15 23 Siraha Gorkhapatra victims clothes Daily elderly
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Chairperson of Local Government Kapan, Ward-11, Kathmandu, distributing school dress to the neo-learner of Basic Literacy Class for Older Persons with support from Ageing Nepal and Karna Jyanti Foundation
SOCIAL SECURITY Allowance for Single 60+ Man Gorkhapatra Daily Taplejung, August 4, 2017 Phunlung municipality of Taplejung district decided to provide allowance to the local single men of 60+ age in considerations of their plight. However, the allowance amount is yet to be finalized. Normally, only people of 70+ age are entitled to the Old Age Allowance provisioned by the government.
Additional Allowance For Elderly Annapurna Daily Rupandehi, August 21, 2017 Sidharthanagar municipality of Runpendehi district decided to provide additional Rs. 5000 allowance to the local 85 years above elderly. Newly elected Mayor, Mr. Hari Prasad Adhikari made this decision during the first
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ACTIVE AGEING No Age Bar for Education Gorkhapatra Daily Myagdi, August 21, 2017 Octogenarian Amar Bahadur Thapa got admitted in class one with his grand- son and started pursing education. A retiree from Indian Army Mr. Thapa proved that age is not a barrier to education. “I could not get chance to enroll in school when I was young. Now, I am motivated to learn reading and writing so that I can read religious books and can be independent” said Thapa.
Nonagenarian Social Worker Annapurna Post Daily Nawalparasi, August 25, 2017 Jog Bahadur Gurung, 90, has been providing free services to leprosy patients of Nawalparasi district hospital since 2 decades. Retired Indian army Mr. Gurung expressed the satisfaction he gets in helping patients to take medicine and provide other services.
Donations Prohibited at Elderly Home The Himalayan Times Kathmandu, August 28, 2017 Social Welfare Council (SWC) has prohibited people from making donations directly to the elderly people sheltering at Social Welfare Center Elderly Home, the only OAH run by Nepal Government. “Practices of providing gifts and donations is disturbing the peace and harmony among the elderly. Now, donors have to contact concerned people of the elderly home to make donations” said Mr. Manoj Kumar Basnet, Chief executive of the Elderly Home.
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Generous Elderly Annapurna Post Daily Bhaktapur, August 15, 2017 Mangala Devi Pradhan of Bhaktapur district donated Rs. 100,000 to the school of vulnerable and marginalized children on the occasion of her 98th birthday. “I have suffered a lot due to my illiteracy. I know the importance of education. So, I want to help poor children.” said Pradhan. Mrs. Pradhan is also financially supporting other eight students to continue their education.
RIGHTS Five senior citizens received citizenship certificate/Identity Cards during the month of August 2017. S.N. Name Age Sex Where Received What When Source from 1. Maharani 83 F Rupandehi DAO CC 3 Annapurna Tharu Post Daily 2. Bishnakala 87 F Kalikot Chief CC 7 Gorkhapatra Shahi District Daily Officer 3. Nayaran 78 F Rukum DAO CC 8 Annapurna Batha Post Daily 4. Hansha Devi 96 F Achham Mobile CC 18 Annapurna Thapa camp Post Daily 5. Gauri Maya 98 F Ramechhap Mobile CC 20 Nagarik Nepali camp Daily DAO: District Administrative Office CC: Citizenship Certificate
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Helpless Elderly Annapurna Post Daily Rukum, August 11, 2017 Kam Buda, 71, of Khalanga, Rukum district is compelled to break stone to support her poor family. She is living with her daughters, son in law and grandchildren. “Even though I cannot walk properly, I am working hard to support my son-in-law” said Kam.
HARMONY HOME CARE NEPAL
Bansbari-3, Maharajgunj, Kathamandu 01-4376839 [email protected] www.harmonycarenepal.com
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ELDER ABUSE A total of 4 elderly faced elder abuse in August 2017. S.N. Name Age Sex Address Reason Culprit Form of Status Date Source (District) abuse 1. Santu Chai 60 M Rupandehi Dispute Son Physical D 2 Gorkhapatra Daily 2. Amrita Sharma 65 F Kathmandu Theft Strangers Financial ND 19 The Himalayan Times Daily 3. Karna Bahadur 84 M Dolakha Dispute Wife Physical D 26 Gorkhapatra Tamang Daily 4. Kisani Marik 60 F Siraha Witchcr Daughter Physical ND 13 Annapurna Dom aft in law Post
NEGLECT Unattended Death 17 unattended dead bodies of senior citizens were found in August 2017.
S.N. Name Age Sex Address Place of death Date Source
1. Bhagwan 61 M Tanahun Tanahun 2 Police Report Lamichhane 2. Bal Bahadur 60 M Ramechhap Ramechhap 6 Police Report Karki 3. Haita Devi Saud 75 F Achham Achham 8 Police Report 4. Kina Devi Dulal 63 F Sindhupalchok Sindhupalchok 8 Police Report
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ELDERLY IN CRIME The following table presents senior citizens found involved in unlawful activities in August 2017.
S.N. Name Age Sex Address Crime involved Date Source
1. Abiral B.K 63 M Morang Illegal possession of 3 Police weapon Report 2. Raghunath 84 M Dolkha Rape 4 The Subedi Himalayan Times Daily 3. Keshar Pariyar 64 M Jajarkot Rape 10 The Himalayan Times Daily 4. Dev Bahadur 63 M Dang Illegal possession of 22 Police Bohara Deukhuri animal Report
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S.N. EVENTS DETAILS
1. Aging & Society: Seventh Interdisciplinary Aging & Society: Conference will be held on 3–4 November 2017 in USA. The conference will specially focus on Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference Social Inequalities, Exclusion and Age- Discrimination. http://agingandsociety.com/2017-conference
2. Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) is organizing Global Conference on Integrated Care in Singapore on 1 to 3 Feb. 2018. https://gcic2018.sg/
th 3. 5 National Elder Abuse Conference will be held on 19-20 February 2018 in Sidney, Australia.
http://togethermakingchange.org.au/call-for- abstracts/
5TH NATIONAL ELDER ABUSE CONFERENCE 4. The IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing is taking place in Toronto, Ontario, from August 8-10, 2018. The conference, "Toward a Decade of Healthy Ageing," is structured around four key themes aligned with the World Health Organization's 2016 Global Strategy and Action Plan.
https://www.ifa2018.com/
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