Category: Abandoned Elderly
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Sarthak Prayas: an NGO for senior citizens in need of support
THE sight of senior citizens sitting on the street, miserable and homeless, touched Harsh Arora in such a deep and personal way that he decided to help them, not for the time being – but for the rest of their lives. He founded Sarthak Prayas, an NGO for senior citizens that rescues, shelters, feeds and…
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Atchayam Trust: an NGO for senior citizens that rescues and rehabilitates
NAVEENKUMAR was at a bus stand when he saw a homeless old man who was disheveled, emaciated and looked as though he had been on the streets for months. He approached the homeless person and began speaking to him. Naveenkumar compassionately heard his story about how he had been abandoned on the streets by his…
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Second Chance Foundation: hope for India’s forgotten elders
AMIDST the fast pace of urban India are the voices of the marginalized. It is for these marginalized, specifically abandoned elders, that Second Chance Foundation emerges as a source of hope. This NGO for abandoned and homeless seniors rescues and cares for those who have been left with no home or support; people who are…
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SENEH: a top 10 NGO in Assam rescuing homeless women from the streets
BHAVADA Devi Memorial Philanthropic Trust – SENEH is a top 10 NGO in Assam that is a source of inspiration and hope for one of the most underprivileged and deprived segments of society – particularly elderly women who are destitute and homeless. SENEH was founded by Group Captain AC Barua, a distinguished former Air Force…
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5 NGOs caring for old people in need
NGOs have researched that as a growing number of elderly individuals find themselves abandoned and kicked out onto the streets by their own children, years or even decades of suffering begins. Many aging parents in India endure the heartbreaking betrayal of abandonment by their families. The reasons for abandonment range from economic motives to a…
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Gandhibhavan International Trust: a compassionate NGO for old age people in Kerala
IN the heart of Kollam in Kerala stands Gandhibhavan International Trust, an NGO for old age people that rescues and cares for the abandoned elderly who find themselves destitute and alone on the streets. Founded by Dr. Ponalur Somarajan in 2002, this NGO for old age people has become a haven for thousands of elderly…