Age Care Project ( Elderly Lives Matter)

In our project area, intense poverty, political violence, famine, drought, natural disasters, chronic endemic diseases and poor maternal health care, all are contributing in turning a large numbers of an Old Aged person into helpless  and destitute each year. There is generalized and pronounced lacking of health, nutrition, and caring services for indigenous  poor helpless and destitute Old aged persons interfering their physical, mental, social and spiritual development and well being, ultimately leading to a uncertain and frustrated life.  

GVT identified the following underlying causes of the above situation in Vagra block of Bharuch district:

 

¤ There is no residential facility for the poor helpless and destitute an old Aged person at the place where they can live under proper care to them in peaceful mind without any harassment for their life.

¤ There are no family member or care givers to these old aged people. They are alone in the family. The family or care givers of the poor helpless and destitute an Old aged person or an Old Aged person himself/herself cannot afford adequate foods for his/her proper nutrition.

¤ The poor helpless and destitute an Old Aged person do not get health care services and remain untreated and maltreated for many diseases.

¤ In many cases, the poor helpless and destitute old Aged persons are often deprived of proper care, tender love and participation in – social events and spiritual activities etc as being they were neglected.

 

This project has been undertaken to address the above problem and its underlying causes. The project will ensure access of 250 helpless and destitute Old Aged persons in Bharuch district to nourishment, guidance, health service and other basic needs through establishment and operation of supply of monthly Nutrition Ration kits and medical services.

Specific area of needs to be addressed by the project is:

¤ Ration Kit for Foods:  There are no family member or care givers to these old aged people. They are alone in the family. The family or care givers of the poor helpless and destitute an Old aged person or an Old Aged person himself/herself cannot afford adequate foods for his/her proper nutrition. Because they could not work in the field, therefore, the poor helpless and destitute Old Aged persons who will need to be provided monthly ration food kits in free of cost.

¤   Health Care facility: The poor helpless and destitute Old aged persons do not get health care services and remain untreated and maltreated for many diseases. Which is crucial for their age? Therefore, regular medical check-up, health care should be arranged for the targeted poor and helpless an Old Aged persons.

P1.     Adequate nourishment for the targeted the poor helpless and destitute an Old aged person will be ensured.

 

250 poor helpless an Old aged person will receive adequate nourishment and balanced diet every month.

 

2.     Access to instant and quality health care for the targeted poor helpless and destitute an Old Aged will be ensured and their awareness on health and hygienic issues will be increased.

 

The Old Aged person will receive regular medical checkup and health care services in fortnightly medical visits of a qualified physician.

 

The Old Aged groups will gain instant and emergency health services from local physicians, health care providers and health centers.