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Continued publication of monthly e-newsletter “Voice of Senior Citizens”.

Continued publishing 50 paged bimonthly magazine “Jyestha Nagarik” in

Nepali language.

Continued partnership with HelpAge International.

Published Year Book of Senior Citizens 2016.

Organized 10 days “Basic Orientation Training for Caregivers on Ageing” in

partnership with Hope Hermitage Nepal and Ageing Nepal Switzerland.

Observed World TB Day 2016 in partnership with National Tuberculosis

Center.

Observed World Heath Day 2016 in partnership with HelpAge International

Nepal.

Observed International Workers’ Day 2016 in partnership with

International Labour Organization (ILO).

Organized a Pilot Project “Involvement of Senior Citizens in Nature

Conservation” in partnership with National Trust for Nature Conservation.

Observed International Day of Older Persons 2016 in partnership with

HelpAge International Nepal.

Completed “Basic Literacy Class for Older Persons”, in partnership with

NGO Committee on Ageing, United Nations, New York.

Landmark Government decision of 2016

Nepal government increased the old age allowance from earlier Rs. 1000 to

Rs. 2000 per month starting July 2016.

Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare started to take interns

and support student thesis on the issues of ageing population including

women, children and differently abled people.

OUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AGEING IN NEPALI PRESS

Advocacy

Social Support

Social Security

Active Ageing

Development

Rights

Emergency

Elder Abuse

Neglect

Elderly in Crime

NEPAL CALLING

UPCOMING EVENTS

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ADVOCACY

Nepal’s Participation in OEWG on Ageing

Kathmandu, December 12, 2016

The seventh sessions of the UN Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing

was successfully completed on 12 to 15 December at UN head quarter New York.

Representatives of more than 190 countries were participated in the event for the

purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons.

Ageing Nepal facilitated Ms. Meera Sherchan, Chief of Senior Citizen’s Unit of

Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare to participate in the OEWG

representing Nepal.

SOCIAL SUPPORT

Senior Citizens’ Felicitations

36 Senior Citizens were felicitated on the following events:

S.N. No of

elders

felicitated

Age Sex Address

(District)

By Whom Where

(District)

When

(1-31

Dec)

Source

1. 1 101 M Kathmandu Organization Kathmandu 15 Annapurna

Post Daily

2. 35 80+ Both Bhaktapur Balkumari Rijal

Smriti

Foundation

Bhaktapur 31 Gorkhapatr

a Daily

AGEING IN NEPALI PRESS

(December: 1-31, 2016)




Support Provided

Following events took place in December 2016 for supporting the elderly.

OAH: Old Age Home

S.N. Supporter To Whom Reason What How

Much

When

Where

(District)

Source

1. HelpAge International

Nepal & Madhyapur

Hospital

192 local

Elderly

Social

Service

Health

Camp

- 12 Bhaktapur Himalayan

Times Daily

2. Generous People Individual Social

Service

Blankets - 18 Parsa Kantipur

Daily

3. Nepal Students’ Union

Team

Individual Social

Service

Money Rs.50,5

50

19 Kathmandu Annapurna

Post Daily

4. Naya Shakti Nepal

(Organization)

70 Elderly Social

Service

Cloth - 20 Sindhuli Annapurna

Post Daily

5. Lions Club of Pokhara Pokhara

OAH

Social

Service

Water

Tank

- 20 Kaski Setopati

6. Metropolitan Police

Circle and Community

Service Center

30 Elderly Social

Service

Blankets - 21 Bhaktapur Annapurna

Post Daily

7. Hidayat Education and

Welfare Trust

Individual Social

Service

Clothes

and

Blankets

- 27 Sunsari Gorkhapatr

a Daily

8. Generous Individual 250 Elderly Birthday

Celebration

Food - 29 Kathmandu Gorkhapatr

a Daily

9. Kautilaya Secondary

School

26 Elderly Social

Service

Cloth,

Biscuit

and other

additional

stuffs

- 29 Kathmandu Gorkhapatr

a Daily

Hope Hermitage Nepal

Suryamuki Marg, House No. 2, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal

Ph: 01-4002117, 4439441

Face book: https://www.facebook.com/Hope-Hermitage-Nepal-418034498369211/

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://hopehermitagenepal.org.np/



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National Award to Nishahaya Sewa Sadan OAH

Gorkhapatra Daily


Saraswati Raj Narayan Institute honored Nishahaya Sewa Sadan Old Age Home

(OAH) by Anandi Devi National Award. Nishahaya Sewa Sadan Old Age Home has

been working in the field of ageing population and been providing shelter to

destitute older people. Sagun Shah, the President of the institute was rewarded

with a cash price of Rs. 51,000.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Social Security Allowance through Bank

Annapurna Post Daily

Morang, December 12, 2016

Belbari municipality of Morang district has decided to distribute Social Security

Allowance to senior citizens through the local Bank. They have already distributed

Rs 59, 16, 000 meant for 782 elderly, Dalit and for single women.

ACTIVE AGEING

Elderly Active in Beekeeping

Kantipur Daily

Nawalparasi, December 11, 2016

Sher Bahadur Sharu, 67, remains busy from dawn to dusk in beekeeping. Through

beekeeping he has been able to earn both name and fame in the village. “This is




my only source of income on which I and my family are living” said Sharu. “The

demand of honey is very high. I made an income of Rs. 100, 000 in a year” he

added.

Age-old Katawal (Messenger) Tradition

Setopati

Myagdi, December 20, 2016

Laxuman Kisan, 66, is the only source of

information for the locals of a dozen remote

villages in Myagdi district, where access to

modern means of communications is not easy.

Kisan spreads information and messages that are

related to social events and decisions taken by

any village meeting. "I took up this job 34 years

ago and continuing. Villagers pay me money and grains for my service, on which I

and my family are living," he said.

DEVELOPMENT

Old Age Allowance for Village Road

Gorkhapatra Daily

Solukhumbu, December 11, 2016

Bhim Bahadur Basnet, 92, of Solukhumbu has contributed for the maintenance

and clean-up of five-kilometer road from the amount he received as social

security allowance. For this, Mr. Basnet mobilized 30 local youths by providing

them mid-day meal. Basnet said, "Now the allowance has increased two-fold from

this year and I am planning to spend the annual allowance to maintain rural roads

in my village". He expressed his belief that the making of road in village would

ease the road to heaven for him.

ID Distributed to Senior Citizens

Gorkhapatra Daily


Ward Citizens Forum and Awareness Center of Kathmandu Municipality, ward no.

-3 has distributed identity cards (ID) for local senior citizens above 60 years and

differently abled people. The ID card was distributed in the ground of Kanti




Cultural Center with the help of Indira Poudel, Authorized Person of District

Women and Children Office (DWCO). The ID card will enable them to avail state

facilities.

Data Generation on Ageing Population

Ageing Nepal


Three students of Tribhuwan University have completed their master level thesis

on ageing issues with support from Ageing Nepal Switzerland. The issues were:

1) Ms. Sunita Rai, Socio-economic correlates of Elderly Abuse (A sociological study

at Old Age Homes in Kathmandu).

2) Ms. Prakriti Khanal, Children's Migration and its effect on old age people.

3) Mr. Suman Thapaliya, Earthquake Induced Vulnerability among Older People.

RIGHTS

Two senior citizens received citizenship certificate during the month of

December 2016.

DAO – District Administration Office

S.N. Name Age Sex Where Received

from

Source When

1. Lakpa Nur Sherpa 70 M Solukhumbu DAO Gorkhpatra Daily 7

2. Ang Sharki Sherpa 66 F Solukhumbu Mobile

Camp

Gorkhpatra Daily 7

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EMERGENCY

Relief Package Yet to Reach

Nagarik Daily

Kavre, December 7, 2016

The two-story house of Bir Man Tamang, 67, was

turned into debris by the devastating earthquake of

April 25, 2015. He grieved, “I am one of the major

victims in the whole village. Neither did I get the

government relief amount nor did any

organizations working for victim helped me to

rebuild my house."

Quake Victims Hit by Extreme Cold

Kathmandu Post

Kavre, December 11, 2016

Most of the children, senior citizens and postpartum women living in temporary

shelters in Kavre since the earthquake of April 25 are suffering from cold induced

diseases. Maiya Adhikari, 78, of Dapcha has been suffering from chronic

pneumonia ever since she and her family moved into the camp earthquake

displaced. “Living here is hard, especially during winter. I caught pneumonia after

coming here,” she said. Another earthquake victim Rahar Gole of Chyasingkharka

said his 70-year-old mother and his two sons were down with cold. “The shelter is

not warm and the roof is leaky. My mother and children are sick because of cold,”

he laments.

Cold Affects Elderly and Children

Kantipur Daily

Lalitpur, December 22, 2016

The situation of victims rendered homeless by the April 25 earthquake in Lalitpur

is getting worse due to the extreme cold and lack of aid relief. The elderly and

children have been affected the most as they have begun to fall sick as

temperatures plummeted. They have been suffering from fever, cough,

rheumatism and common cold, among other cold related diseases.




ELDER ABUSE

A total of 2 elderly faced elder abuse in December 2016.

D: Dead, ND: Not Death, NA: Not Available

NEGLECT

Unattended Death

18 unattended dead bodies of senior citizens were found in December 2016.

S.N. Name Age Sex Address

(District)

Reason

Culprit Form of

abuse

Status

Date

(1-31

Dec)

Source

1. Jay Lal

Shah

70 M Rautahat Personal

Dispute

Brother Physical D 1 Police

Report

2. Maniram

Khatiwad

a

61 M Bhaktapur Theft Stranger Financial ND 28 Police

Report

S.N. Name Age Sex Address Place of

death

Date (1-31

Dec)

Source

1. N/A M 70 Sarlahi Sarlahi 4 Police Report

2. Ranadoj Aale Magar M 75 Udaypur Udaypur 4 Police Report

3. Srimaya Nepali F 60 Parbat Parbat 5 Police Report

4. N/A M 60 Butwal Butwal 6 Police Report

5. N/A F 70 Sunsari Sunsari 9 Police Report

6. Navaraj Dhungana M 73 Kavre Kavre 10 Police Report

7. N/A M 60 Morang Morang 11 Police Report

8. N/A M 72 Baglung Baglung 13 Police Report

9. N/A M 60 Tanahun Tanahun 14 Police Report

10. Kancha Lama M 77 Kavre Kavre 14 Police Report

11. Nareshwor Gharti

Magar

M 73 Dailekh Dailekh 16 Police Report

12. Bir Bahadur Tamang M 77 Dolakha Dolakha 17 Police Report

13. Harikala Upadhaya F 85 Parbat Parbat 18 Police Report

14. Pabitra Gandari F 63 Kathmandu Kathmandu 20 Police Report

15. N/A M 65 Kathmandu Kathmandu 21 Police Report

16. Gajman Gurung M 65 Taplejung Tapleung 24 Police Report




NA: Not Available

ELDERLY IN CRIME

The following table presents senior citizens found involved in unlawful activities

in December 2016.

Mr. Krishna Murari Gautam, Chairperson of Ageing Nepal and Ms. Sanju T. Magar, Programme Officer

of Ageing Nepal in a radio talk program on Times FM 90.6 MHz

17. N/A M 65 Sunsari Sunsari 28 Police Report

18. Nanda Kumari Rai F 82 Khotang Khotang 30 Police Report

S.N. Name Age Sex Address Crime involved Date(1-

31 Dec)

Source

1. Shalik Ram

Adhikari

60 M Lalitpur Beaten 10 Himalayan

Times Daily

2. Tej Bahadur Kami 60 M Dang Murder 16 Nagarik

Daily

3. Nar Bahadur

Gharti Magar

66 M Rupandehi Illegal Possession

of Guns

17 Police

Report

4. Narman Gurung 64 M Kathmandu Illegal Possession

of Hashish

18 Himalayan

Times Daily

5. Karna Bahadur

Thapa

65 M Rupandehi Illegal Possession

of Guns

19 Police

Report

6. Dawa Tamang 60 M Nuwakot Illegal Possession

of Animal Skin

21 Annapurna

Post Daily




NEPAL CALLING

Awareness about elders’ needs

With increasing age, people get vulnerable to neglect. Nowadays many elders have to live alone. Some of them stay in elderly homes. In such situations, they are likely to feel lonely, frustrated and even depressed.

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NOTICE FROM GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL

Focal Ministry for Ageing to Take Interns & Support Student Thesis

1) Internship will be accordance with the following:

Among the students submitting an internship application, 9 students will

be chosen from the committee formed under the ministry.

Students participating in internship must have application along with

recommendation letter from two professors of concerned university

/college.

To participate in internship, students must be studying in final year of

bachelor in Social Science Sector (Sociology, Anthropology, Law,

Economics, Gender Study and Social Work)

Out of 9 students selected for internship, 5 will be assigned mobilized from

Feb. 12, 2017 and rest of 4 will be assigned for three/three months from

March 14, 2017.

Students participating in internship will be provided Rs 7000 per month for

their transport and food expenses.

Rest of the things will be decided by the committee formed for the purpose

in the Ministry.

2) Thesis support will be accordance with the following:

Students participating in thesis writing must be in final year of master’s

level study.

Students must submit an application with proposal along with

recommendation of professors of concerned university /college. The

coordination committee formed by the ministry will select 6 students from

the total applicants.

Students involving in thesis will be provided Rs.25,000 after submission of

the thesis to the ministry.

Rest of the other things will be as decided by the Committee under the

Ministry.

For more information, Contact on Ministry’s Policy, Planning and

Program Branch (01-4200251)

Information Published Date on Gorkhapatra daily: 2073/09/12, Tuesday




UPCOMING EVENTS

S.N. EVENTS DETAILS

1. 2nd Interventions in Ageing Conference will

be held from March 2-5, 2017 in Cancun,

Mexico. This Conference highlights the

theme “Understanding Mechanisms &

Compressing Morbidity in Aging Humans".

https://www.fusionconferences.com/conference

48.php

2.

Healthy Ageing: Pediatric to

Geriatric

International Growth and Development

Conference will be held from March 16-18,

2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The IGD Conference-2017 highlights the

theme "Healthy Ageing: Pediatric to

Geriatric".

http://www.igdconference.com/

3.

32nd International Conference of Alzheimer's

Disease International will be held from 26th

to 29th April, 2017 at Kyoto, Japan. The

conference will focus on the latest research,

care and policy issues.

http://www.adi2017.org

4.

IAHSA in partnership with Curaviva is hosting

Global Ageing Conference in Montreux,

Switzerland on 18-21 September 2017.

http://globalageing.org/event/2017-global

ageing-conference/

5.

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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Conference

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Compressing Morbidity in Aging Humans



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