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Voice of

Senior Citizens

May 2013 | Ageing Nepal | Battisputali, Kathmandu

Volume 3, No. 5

In this issue

Ageing in Nepali Press, April 1-30, 2013 Organisational Development

Social Support

Social Security

Health

Active Ageing

Elders in Development

Rights

Culture

Elder Abuse

Neglect

Elders in Crime

Features

News from CIPS countries

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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 elders

felicitated

Age Sex Address By whom

Where When (April 2013)

Source

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 (Manmohan

Memorial Day)

Kantipur Daily

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.


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 much

When Where Source

1. Cooperatives Pashupati OAH

CSR Fruits and medical support

- 1 Kathmandu Kantipur Dail

2. Business man

Devghat OAH

Birthday celebration

Consumable products

NA 4 Chitwan Kantipur 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.


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.


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.

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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.


ELDERS IN DEVELOPMENT

Septuagenarian donates her eyes Nepal Samacharpatra

(Nagadesh) Mahanagar, April 6, 2013 Basal Maya Ghaju, 79, of Madhyapur-5, Nagadesh, donated her both eyes to Tilganga

Eye Hospital at the approval of her family members. Ghaju took her last breath at Kathmandu Model Hospital.

A token of love to birthplace

Gorkhapatra Pokhara, April 17, 2013

Thir Bahadur Gurung, 86, of Bhairahawa built a drinking water project “Laidingkatakote Drinking Water Project” at his birth place, Ghalegaun of Kaski district. Gurung spent a

total of Rs. 150,000 for that project. Gurung who had migrated to Bhairahawa from Pokhara 48 years ago built the project as a token of love for his birthplace.

RIGHTS Police suppression on elderly citizens

Nepal Samacharpatra/Gorkhapatra Kathmandu, April 1, 2013

Police baton-charged elderly citizens who were staging a sit-in at the Department of Transport Management in Koteshwor, Kathmandu. Their demand was proper

implementation of the two-year-old Supreme Court verdict according to which, senior citizens should be given 50 per cent discount in the public transportation fare.

Elderly woman knocks court's door to implement its verdict

Gorkhapatra Parbat, April 11, 2013

Ruk Kumari Lamichhane, 65, of Shankarpokhari VDC in Parbat district, has been seeking help from local administration when she was prevented from using the land provided by

her husband as per the court verdict.

CDO visits the victim and ensures justice

Kantipur Daily Dhangadhi, April 12, 2013

The Chief District Officer of Kailali Mr. Ram Prasad Thapaliya and Deputy Superintendent of Police Mr. Ghanashyam Aryal visited Raj Kuamri Rana, who was beaten mercilessly on

the charge of practicing witchcraft. They assured victim Rana of providing justice. The sixty-year-old Rana of Beladevi-7 was stripped, beaten mercilessly and fed human feces

for allegedly practicing witchcraft on April 5. According to husband of victim Mr. Nahara Rana, a group of 30 people including her niece Nira Rana and brother-in-law Lal Singh

Rana barged into her house at 4 am and beat her and shaved her head off.

Daughters become happy when their dad gets citizenship Gorkhapatra

Salleri, April 14, 2013


Five daughters of 70-year-old Dilli Bahadur BK of Gorakhain-9 in Solukhumbu district

were extremely happy when their father received his citizenship certificate in the initiative of the VDC secretary and villagers. Among 5 daughters, the youngest

unmarried daughter had no citizenship certificate because her father did not have it. Now, she can apply for her own certificate and this made her happy.

Citizenship card at 99!

Gorkhapatra Dailekh, April 25, 2013

According to the Interim Constitution of Nepal, one becomes eligible to get citizenship certificate when he/she reaches the age 16 years. Karna Bahadur Buda of Awalparajul-4

VDC got his citizenship certificate at the age of 99 from a mobile camp. He reached the camp with his 65 years old son, who is his youngest.

CULTURE

Elderly people joined hands to preserve cultures

Gorkhapatra Palpa, April 12, 2013

Elderly people of the Magar community of Jhirubas VDC in eastern Palpa have initiated to preserve their traditional Kaura dance. In order to preserve the age-old culture, the

elderly people perform Kaura dance and songs in the formal and informal programmes organized in their area.

Save the Date!!!


ELDER ABUSE

No. of senior citizens robbed in the month of April 2013 Altogether four senior citizens were robbed in April 2013, details are available below:

S.N. Name Age Sex Robbed for Crime scene

Date (April 2013)

Source

1. Sita Karki 60 F Money+possessions Prithivi Highway

11 Annapurna Post

2. Yagya Prasad Regmi

60 M Money+possessions Nawalparasi 21 Police

NOTE: F= Female, M= Male

Cases of attempted murder of senior citizens in April 2013 A total of four senior citizens faced attempted murder in the month of April 2013 for

different causes. Details of the cases are available in the table below: S.N

. Name Age Sex Address Reason Culprit Form of

abuse Status Date Source

1. Raj Kumar

Rai

85 M Panchthar Personal

affair

villager Physical D 3 Police

2. Raj Kumari Rana

60 F Dhangadi Witchcraft Villager Physical ND 6 Kantipur Daily

3. Bandi Rana 60 F Dhangadi Witchcraft Villager Physical ND 6 Police

4. Amrita Devi Khadka

66 F Nepalgunj Witchcraft Son Physical ND 20 Gorkhapatra

NOTE: D- Dead, ND= Not Dead, F= Female, M= Male

NEGLECT

Unattended death

A total of six unattended dead bodies of senior citizens were found from different parts of the country, details are given in the table below:

S.N. Name Age Sex Address Place of

death

Date

(April, 2013)

Source

1. Unidentified 60+ M Unidentified Dhanusa 1 Police

2. Bhim Bahadur Lungeli 62 M Rautahat Rautahat 1 Police

3. Unidentified 60+ F Unidentified Lalitpur 5 Police

4. Maiya Maharjan 67 F Kathmandu Kathmandu 9 Police

5. Unidentified 60+ M Unidentified Kathmandu 22 Police

6. Bishanu Yadav 60 M Bara Bara 30 Police

NOTE: F= Female, M= Male

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ELDERS IN CRIME

Following table presents number of senior citizens found involved in unlawful activities during April 2013.

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

1. Damodar Raya 60 M Rautahat Attempt to murder 5 Police

2. Aash Bahadur

Gurung

62 M Kaski Illegal possession of gun 8 Police

3. Gyan Bahadur Sikari

70 M Hetauda Attempt to murder 18 Nepal Samacharpatra

4. Hemraj Koirala 60 M Biratnagar Sexual harassment 20 Annapurna

Post

5. Kesh Bahadur Syangtan

60 F Kavre Rape 20 Annapurna Post

6. Dipak Sherchan 62 M Baglunj Illegal possession of animal skins

21 Police

7. Chand Hang Limbu

65 M Lalitpur Attempt to murder 26 Police

8. Dalman Singh Gurung

63 M Tanahu Illegal hunting of wild animals

27 Police

FEATURES

Sight impaired Laxmi gets help from locals Nepal Samacharpatra

Kathmandu, April 4, 2013 Sight-impaired single landless woman Laxmi Sunwar (Basnet) of Kirtipur is now happy

as a concrete house was almost ready for her due to generosity of local Chana Basnet and locals of Kirtipur. Chana, 80, had given Laxmi a piece of land on the occasion of

International Women's Day this year.

Karuna Ashram shows love to elderly people

Nepal Samacharpatra Bhaktapur, April 9, 2013

Karuna Ashram, an old age home set up four years ago at Dhudpati of Bhaktapur has been providing homely environment to the elderly people. All nine senior citizens living

here look happy. But the old age home lacks a building to continue its service.

No age bar to study Kantipur

Kathmandu, April 20, 2013 Elderly women of Dhampus come to attend informal education class everyday. There is

no age bar to study, says one of the elderly women joining the informal education class. Dhampus is a Village Development Committee of Kaski situated at the distance of 22km

from Pokhara (Photo Feature).


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CHINA Over 80% Wuhan Senior Citizens Choose Home-based Care China News Center

A recent survey launched by the local civil affairs bureau in Wuhan, capital city of central China‟s Hubei Province, shows that home-based care is the top choice for 84.7 percent

of people over the age of 65.

Data collected from 450,000 questionnaires also shows that only 2.9 percent of local senior citizens choose to be cared for in institutions like nursing homes and 80.3 percent

refuse to leave their current living environment. Read more: http://www.chinamedia.com/news/2013/04/18/over-80-wuhan-senior-citizens-choose-home-based-care/

Asian women and senior citizens are driving growth in international tourism

New Documentary on Chinese Senior Citizens Kicks off

WSIC April 22, 2013

A ceremony was held in Beijing on April 19, 2013, to mark the start of filming for We Are Growing Old Happily, a documentary by director Li Manhua about elderly people in

China. Li said that she hopes the documentary will help the public better understand the needs and desires of elderly people in China, and that senior citizens also have their own

dreams.

Li added that it requires the efforts of all of society to change people's preconceived

ideas about elderly people. She aims to direct a series of documentaries and films calling attention to the issue and encouraging senior citizens to lead a healthy, active and

happy life. Read more: http://en.wsic.ac.cn/academicnews/4647.htm

HOME-BASED CARE IS THE TOP CHOICE FOR 84.7 PERCENT OF PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65

World News

April 13, 2013

Chinese tourists get a lot of attention these days. But beyond their spending, large numbers, and idiosyncratic

habits, they also represent a new class of globetrotters.

As of last year, there are more tourists overall traveling

abroad than ever before, at 1.04 billion according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Many of these new tourists are visiting—as well as coming from—emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and

Central and Eastern Europe. Read more: http://www.world-news.me/news/79371/asian-women-and-senior-citizens-are-driving-growth-in-international-tourism/?netloc=qz_com&key=N1djm9gS

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INDIA Indian Politics ‘Newest’ Vote Bank: Senior Citizens to Impact on 250 Loksabha Seats in coming Election

Kolkata youngsters help senior citizens make friends

Pokerala News Kolkata, April 28, 2013

Senior citizens of the city need no longer feel friendless. A unique platform has been created by young people in the city to encourage the elderly meet, interact and forge

bonds of friendship with others in their own age group.

The group is called 'Baghban' (gardener), and comprises volunteers who range in age from 20 to 50. The motto of the group is to create a forum for the elderly to overcome

their inhibitions and reach out to people in situations similar to their own. Read more: http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a375492.html

Army to have old age homes for ex-servicemen

The Hindu April 8, 2013

Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh said that the Army would run homes for

elderly ex-servicemen, who do not have anyone to look after them in their old age. “We have prepared a new scheme under which we will open old age homes in every

Command. Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-to-have-old-age-homes-for-exservicemen/article4591927.ece

Sailesh Mishra

Taking a cue from recent study “Social Media & Lok Sabha Elections”, by IRIS Knowledge Foundation and supported by the

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), on how Facebook and other social media will impact 160 seats in coming Election,

what immediately came to my mind was Elder Population impact on Indian Democracy. I have been trying to market this idea since

launch of Silver Innings in April 2008.

As on 2012 Senior Citizens Population in India is 100 million (10 crore) that comes to roughly 10% of Total Population. But when

we take into account the Total Voting Population i.e. 18+ age

group,……… Read more: http://www.seniorsworldchronicle.com/

SENIOR

CITIZENS TO

IMPACT 250

LOKSABHA

SEATS IN

COMING

ELECTION

"It is not that many of them (the old) are not looked after well enough by their children... but they do feel lonely, and cannot find a way to meet and interact with others in their age group," explained Mridula Mittal, the founder of the

Baghban group.

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PAKISTAN Visa-on-arrival facility Dawn.com

New Delhi, April 6, 2013 India has finally started „visa-on-arrival‟ facility for Pakistani senior citizens on reciprocal

basis. Senior Pakistanis of more than 65 years of age will now get „visa-on-arrival‟ at Attari/ Wagah checkpost for 45 days. It will be a single entry visa. The facility was

scheduled to be started from Jan 15. But, it was put on hold in the wake of mounting tension along the Line of Control after the killing of two Indian soldiers.

Read more: http://dawn.com/2013/04/06/visa-on-arrival-facility/

NADRA Launches Pension Disbursement Scheme April 14, 2013

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in collaboration with the Employees Old-age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has launched „Pension Disbursement

Project‟ on the directives of the President of Pakistan for all the pensioners enrolled with EOBI, chairman NADRA, Tariq Malik, announced on Saturday.

President Asif Ali Zardari has taken notice of the problems faced by pensioners and

instructed the concerned ministries, divisions and authorities including NADRA to develop a new transparent and convenient pension disbursement system that will

integrate seamlessly with the existing pension disbursement mechanism and increase the outreach for better facilitation of all federal government pensioners, NADRA official

said. Read more: http://www.nadra.gov.pk/index.php/media/special-initiatives/facilitate-

women-for-registration/441-nadra-launches-pension-disbursement-scheme

Old and disabled ignored

Dawn.com April 30, 2013

GENERAL ELECTIONS IN PAKISTAN ARE ROUND THE CORNER. POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL PARTIES ARE

CRYING THEMSELVES HOARSE PROMISING CHANGE, AN IMPROVED ECONOMIC SITUATION FOR THE PEOPLE, FREEDOM FROM DEBT AND SLAVERY OF THE US AND ELIMINATION OF CORRUPTION.

I am not sure if all or even some of these promises will be kept by the party elected to power or by parliamentarians to make any dent in the quality of legislation or

improvement in the lives of the common man. There is not even a promise to provide an opportunity of a better life for the aged and the disabled.

In most civilised countries care for elders or measures to meet the special needs of the

disabled are provided as a matter of routine. The form of elderly care provided varies

from nation to nation, and changes are made to the usual facilities to meet the special needs of senior citizens and „special‟ people. Even within the same country, regional

differences exist taking into consideration cultural and geographic differences. Read more: http://dawn.com/2013/04/30/old-disabled-ignored/

http://dawn.com/2013/04/06/visa-on-arrival-facility/

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SRI LANKA Health camp and health advocacy campaign at Vakarai

April 7, 2013

HelpAge Sri Lanka conducted health camp and

health advocacy campaign at Vakarai on 7th April 2013. This health camp and health campaign

was conducted on the world health day. Vakarai is one of war affected area which is very

remotely located. Therefore, these programmes are very useful for these vulnerable people.

Following the the main theme of the World Health Day of 2013, we also had given priority

to the hypertension.

Following activities were conducted under this campaign:

1. A medical camp and an exhibition were held at Vakarai, Batticaloa district in

collaboration with the faculty of medicine,

University of Kelaniya. The activities included:

- Checking blood pressure - Providing medicine for identified patients

by the screening - Providing spectacles after screening

2. Printing and distribution of a brochure on hypertension in Sinhala and Tamil

Languages. 2. Publishing a booklet on health problems of

elderly people. 3. Some video clips on health problems of

elders were displayed at the camp

Blood pressure check-up during the camp


Elders signing the petition at the programme

Video clips on health problems of elders were displayed at the camp

President of the Manampitiya senior citizens committee


New Year Celebration 2013

HelpAge Sri Lanka celebrated Sinhala Tamil New Year with Elders and its staff on 5th April 2013 at Piliyandala Ground in Colombo Sri Lanka. All HASL staff and Elders participated

in this event. Traditional games and fun activities were also organized. This was good opportunity for elders and the HASL staff to have change for their lives.

Pretention of awards by Mr. Nishantha Gunarathne – Council Member HASL

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