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AGEING IN NEPALI PRESS
(March 1 – 31, 2015)
SOCIAL SUPPORT
Senior citizens felicitation
Following program was organized in the month of March to felicitate senior citizens.
S.N. No. of elders
felicitated
Age Sex Address By Who Where When Source
1. NA 75+ Both Parbat NA Parbat 9 Kantipur
2. 36 70+ Both Pyuthan District Health Office
Pyuthan 17 Online Khabar
3. 21 70+ Both Kathmandu Chief Monk Soviet
Mahasthabir
Kathmandu 19 Kantipur
Thirty six 70+ local senior citizens were felicitated by District Health Office in Pyuthan.
Photo by: Online Khabar
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Support Provided
Following events took place for supporting OAHs and the destitute elderly.
Old man rescued
Kantipur
Kanchanpur March 10, 2015
Mr. Nara Bahadur Thapa, 90, was born in Eastern Nepal who migrated to Bhimdatt
Municipality of Far-west Nepal where he worked long years as a farm labour and even
bought some land. He has neither family nor a shelter to call his own. Local family of Sabitri
Shrestha provided shelter in her old house and got the land title of Mr. Thapa transferred in
their own name. Mr. Thapa served the Shrestha family for many years. But when Mr. Thapa
got too old to do any physical labour, he was made to live in a cow shed, sharing space with
other animals in the shed. “I am given food or allowed to sleep only after I finish all
household chores of the family”, says Mr. Thapa. Some local reported his pathetic situation
to the police and human rights activists who rescued him and took to the nearby hospital for
physical checkup. “I have not eaten for many days” said Mr. Thapa with feeble voice to the
doctor on duty in the hospital.
S.N. Supporter To Whom
Reason What How much
When
Where Source
1.
Nepal Women Organization
Senior citizens
living near religious
place
To celebrate
World Women
Day
Horlicks
20 Kg 9 Sankhuwasabha Nepal Samacha
rpatra
2. District Police Office
Buwaneshowre
Bridha Sewa
Aashram
Social service
Necesssary
materials and food
stuffs
23 bed sheets, 250 kg
rice, 25kg sugar
12 Sarlahi Samacharpatra
3. Face book beauties
Om OAH To celebrate
World Women
Day
Furniture - 18 Hetauda Nepal Samacha
rpatra
4. Parliamentarian
Senior citizens
Social Service
Money Rs. 10,000
23 Okhaldhunga Kantipur
5. Shayau Hatharu (Social
Organization)
OAH Social Service
Food Stuffs
- 27 Tanahu Annapurna Post
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SOCIAL SECURITY
No need allowance, give peace and constitution
Kantipur
Parbat, March 09, 2015
“When will new constitution come, babu?” 78 years old Fulmati B.K. of Limithana-6 asked
to the parliamentarian Mr. Bikas Lamsal in a program organized in honour of senior citizen
of Parbat district. Mr. Keshav Regmi, a local, hangs his radio on the porch with the hope to
hear some positive news about new constitution but his hope never realized. “We always
hear the debatable news on radio; when can we be able to hear the good news of
constitution, peace and security?” He asked.
A group of senior citizens above 75 years of age were felicitated in the program. “You may
not increase our old age allowance but give us a new Constitution for new Nepal”, they
complained to the parliamentarian. “All youths have gone abroad and the village is empty of
youth”, said Mrs. Seti Gharti and added “we are always afraid and feel insecure in their
absence”.
Senior citizens prefers to be burned in his hut rather than leaving it
Kantipur
Hetauda, March 13, 2015
Hetauda municipality ordered Mr. Shyam Bahadur Thapa to evacuate the small hut where
he is living with his son and daughter in law. He is the last member of the family that did not
own any land or house since last three generations. He used to live in a rented room and
worked as labour to pay for the rent and sustain himself. He shifted to a small hut made in
public land when he could not pay the rent neither could earn wage.
Mr. Thapa had adopted an 8 months old child abandoned by their parents. He raised the
child as his own and also got him married. But now the son does not care about the old man
and the daughter in law frequently abuses him physically. Recently he sustained serious
head injury when the daughter in law hit him with stone. It was the first time that he went
to a doctor. He expressed with full of tear, “Hetauda Municipality has threatened us to burn
out the huts if we did not leave. I rather die of burn in my hut than to leave it”.
Lone grandmother in cave
Kantipur
Okhaldhunga, March 21, 2015
Mrs. Kalimaya Sunuwar, 79, of Patle-8 had come in the cave as a bride in 1948 AD, i.e., 66
years ago. She and her husband together had a dream of owning a small house, a piece of
land to cultivate potatoes and a shed for a cow. Now, in her old age, she neither has such
fantasy nor her husband Burjaman Sunuwar. Now, she has only that cave where she spends
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her night. She said, “I am the unluckiest one”. When she encountered with new comer she
said being upset, “Death does not come on me”. 13 years before her husband died of
tuberculosis. She had given birth to 6 children but now she is unknown about them. These
days, she has neurotic disease.
Empty Houses for an old couple
Kathmandu
Pokhara, 21 March, 2015
Mr. Chin Bahadur Gurung of 84 was happy when he built four houses in a row at Ranipauwa
when he was young. He had thought that it will be easier for him to pass time in old age by
visiting sons and their children in these homes. But that was not to happen. All his children
left the village and settled in UK when Mr. Gurung retired from British Army. Now he lives
in one of those houses with his wife and hardly visits those empty homes that he built with
so much of enthusiasm.
ACTIVE AGEING
SLC accompany with grandchildren
Kantipur
Bhaktapur, March 27
Kedar Kumari Yakhya, 71, of Illam attained School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exam with her
grandchildren. Grandmother of 10 grandchildren, Ms. Yakkhya took exam to accomplish her
husband’s wish who passed away 5 years ago. She wanted to convey message to those who
suppress desire to go to school because of old age.
Active mothers
Kantipur
Dolkha March 31, 2015
Nowadays, women of Thami community of Dolkha are enjoying literacy class organized by
ETC Faselung social service, a civil society organization. 62 years old Santa Maya Thami also
joined the literacy class with other women. She expressed that Government literacy
programme lasted only for three months that could not satisfied us but this class is more
effective than previous. Last year, government had invested about Rs. 14 million 7 thousand
in Dolakha district to make it the district of literates.
Nursing Care at Home
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DEVELOPMENT
Fund raised for OAH construction
Kantipur
Kathamandu, March 10, 2015
A seven day long recital of Shreemad Bhagawat Purana (A religious text of Hindu) was
organized at Pashupati from 7 to 14 March 2015 to raise fund for old age home
construction. Pandit Dinbandhu Pokhrel was the main priest for the recital.
Empty village
Kantipur Baglung, March 17, 2015
Bhagirath Kandel of 70 was born and brought up in Lekhani village of Baglung district who
looks sad these days. Most of the youths left the village for better opportunities in cities and
abroad. Kandel said, “They send money for our daily expense but we feel empty of our
emotions and love.” He is sad about the field turning into barren land and meadow in
absence of youth to cultivate the land. These days the village has turned into the village of
older people, he said.
Senior citizens club in villages
Nepal Samachar Patra
Hetauda, March 23, 2015
Some VDCs of Makwanpur district are planning to build senior citizens clubs after they
received order to do so from the Ministry of Local Development. The senior citizens clubs is
being organized considering the large number of retired senior citizens and the potential
role they could play in the society. District Development Committee of Makwanpur decided
to organize and mobilize the club for different activities planned for the running fiscal year.
The social development officer of DDC Ram Krishna Thapa said that DDC is planning to
provide 1.5 million for repair of old and construction of new OAH.
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Fund raised to support OAH
Annapurna post
Surkhet March 23, 2015
The students of Gyan Sindhu College of Birendranagar have started selling tea to raise fund
for local OAH. Chairperson of the student council Mr. Kumar Bikram Thapa said, “The
amount collected by the campaign will be provided to Prasanti OAH which is situated in
Birendranagar.” Locals, teachers, and the representatives of different NGO and INGO
appreciated the campaign and donated generously after having tea. The price of the tea was
not fixed. People were free to drop any amount they like in the donation-box.
RIGHTS
Government ignore elderly’s demand
Kantipur
Kathmandu, March 8, 2015
A group of elderly have been protesting here with sit-in program in roads and footpath since
24 months for their right. 10 seniors have already died since. So far the government has
been indifferent to their demands. Many political party leaders came and assured them to
take necessary action but nothing has been done so far.
Demonstration by senior citizen
Kantipur
Kathmandu, March 14, 2015
The United Senior Citizens Committee for Struggle organized a demonstration program in
Kathmandu on Friday. The demonstration started from Minbhawan and ended with corner
meeting in Narephat. They demanded for timely payment of old ages allowance, 50 per cent
concession in public hospitals and in other public services.
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HEALTH
Health unit at OAH
Gorkhapatra
Beni (Mygdi), March 10, 2015
One of the most popular religious places of Nepal, Galeshore temple, which is situated in
Beni municipality-9, established a Community Health Unit for providing health service for
ageing people of Myagdi district. The community health unit was established by Myagdi
Health Office with the help of Nepal Government Health Department. The Unit was
established mainly to provide health facility to 80 elderlys living in the OAH run by the
temple.
Over joyed elderly
Annapurna Post
Dolkha, March 12, 2015
Dolakha district Jhule-3 dweller Lalmaya Tamang was tearful with joy when she regained her
eyesight after 13 years. 69 years old Tamang thanked the doctor for her eyesight. The eye
screening camp was organized by Nepal Tarun Dal Dolakha and Janabhawana Bahuudesya
Youth Club for serving the people of four villages. The technological support was given by
Nepal Eye Hospital with special help from Nepal Turkey Foundation. The screening camp
lasted for 3 days where other 62 people like Tamang regained their eyesight.
Eye camp brings back the vision
Kantipur
Dailekh, March 18, 2015
Amrita Thapa of 67 of Dwory village was in happy mood when she got back the vision after
being blind for the last two years. “I was not hopeful of being able to see again”, she said.
Getting out of the eye-camp where she got operated for her cataract, she said with smiling
face, “Now I will live for another 100 years”.
People of all Ages have Rights!
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Dementia First Aid trainer’s training in Nepal
Ageing Nepal
Kathmandu March 29, 2015
The Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Society Nepal (ARDS, Nepal) organized 1 day
workshop and 3 days trainings with support of Alzheimer’s Australia and Nepalese Doctors
Association (NDA). In 25th March as the first part of program, workshop was organized for
government authorities, advocacy
groups, non-government
organization and other concerned
parties to form a Nepal Dementia
Action Alliance and to draw up a
Fight Dementia Action Plan. At the
National Dementia Workshop,
Francis Wong who is the Regional
Director of Asia Pacific Region for
Alzheimer’s disease International,
raised concerns over the challenges
Nepal faces in dealing with this
crisis. Group photo of workshop
Likewise, in the second part of programme, a three days Dementia First Aid (DFA) Training
of Trainers (ToT) was also conducted on 26th, 27th and 28th March. The training was run by
Ms. Ann Reilly, Ms. Amelia Suckling from Alzheimer’s Australia Vic, Dr. Arun Jha from NDA,
UK and Prabhat Pradhan founder member and treasurer of ARDS Nepal. That was the first
trainer’s training to the care givers of people living with dementia in Nepal. The main
objective of training was to produce at least 10 national qualified instructors who can train
200 careers per year. Concerned care givers and nurses from different parts of the country
took part in the training.
Trainees with trainers.
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EMERGENCY
Following elders died of emergency and hazardous situations.
Flood victims manage livelihood breaking stones
Kantipur
Surkhet (Girighat) March 31, 2015
Tilisara Bista of 78 is living in Girighat at displaced family camp with grandson Shitij. They
break large stones to sell as pebbles used for building construction. Ms. Bista said, “We had
three bigha (0.67 ha = 1bigha) lands but flood swept away everything now we have to hit
these pebbles for two times meal.” When Government and Non-Government Organizations
stopped providing support to one hundred eighty-six displaced families, they took up the
only option they had, i.e., manually breaking large stones to sell as building construction
material.
ELDER ABUSE
A total 11 elders faced abuse in March 2015 of which 4 died, 5 suffered injuries and the
health status of 2 were not reported.
S.N Name Age Gender Address Cause (detail) Date Source
1. Ashamati Maharjan
71 F Kathmandu Burnt 15 Himalayan Times
S.N. Name Age Sex Address Reason Culprit Form of abuse
Status Date Source
1. Maili Tamang
67
F
Kavre
Witchcraft
Neighbours
Physical
ND
4
Nepal Samacharp
atra
2. Jamuna Gurung
87 F
Lamjung
Dispute (money)
Villager
Physical
D
8
Police Report
3. Tanka Bdr.
Khadka
62 M
Gorkha
Blind Faith
Villager
Psychological
ND
11
Kantipur
4. Sita Khadka
61 F Gorkha Blind Faith
Villager
Psychological
ND
11 Kantipur
5. Padam Kumari
Rai
77 F Sankhuwasabha
Personal Affair
Daughter in law
Physical D
13
Kantipur
6. Dil Kumari
Rai
65 F
Tistung
Personal Affair
Husband
Physical ND
17
Police Report
7. Radha Nayak
F
Baitadi
Personal Affair
Son
Physical D
19 Police Report
8. Patiram Thapa
105 M
Baglung
Family Dispute
Daughter Physical D
23 Police Report
9. Jamuna Thapa
90 F
Baglung
Family Dispute
Daughter Physical ND 23 Police Repot
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An elderly expelled from her own house
Kantipur
Salyan, March 04, 2015
An elderly of Darmakot was expelled from the house by her own grandson and daughter-in-
law. Mana Khatri of 82 was the victim who even could not speak clearly. In the corner of a
Shreenagar Bazar, she was lying unconscious in a pitiable condition and rescued by a
woman. “I have husband with son and daughter-in-law but they hadn’t come to take me.
Nobody stopped my daughter-in-law when she was pushing me out from the house” said
the victim in tears. She also added, “My daughter-in-law threw my all clothes first then
kicked me out. All were involved in these activities.”
NEGLECT
Unattended Death Four unattended dead bodies of senior citizens were found in March 2015.
ELDERLY IN CRIME
The following table presents senior citizens reported to have involved in unlawful
activities in March 2015.
10. Tikadoj Khatri
73 M Kathmandu
Forgery
Unknown
Financial
- 28
Police Report
11. Harka Bdr.
Tamang
63
M
Nuwakot
Burglary
Unknown
Financial
- 31
Police Report
S.N. Name Age Sex Address Place of death Date Source
1. Dil Bdr. Sakya
69 M Kathmandu Kathmandu 10 Police Report
2. Hima Raskoti
66 F Palpa(Jutha pauwa-7)
Palpa (Kachal-5) 21 Police Report
3. Parbati Khatri
60 F Dolkha Dolkha 28 Police Report
4. Til Bdr. Nepali
61 M Surkhet Surkhet 28 Police Report
S.N. Name Age Sex Address Crime involved Date Source
1. Kul Aaly 76 M Arghakhachi Rape (Minor) 15 Aja ko Samachar
2. NA 82 M Dolkha Rape (Minor) 17 Kantipur
3. Tej Bdr. Tiwari 65 M Tistung Attack with life.
17 Police Report
4. Dil Bdr. Gharti 62 M Kaski Rape (Minor) 18 Aja ko Samachar
5. NA 78 M Banke Rape (Minor) 21 Samacharpatra
6. Indra Bdr. Gurung 70 M NA Rape 28 Police Report
7. Dilli Sunar 60 F Sangjha Threw acid 28 Police Report
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UPCOMING EVENTS
S.N. EVENTS DETAILS
1.
The Physiological Society is going to organize the conference Ageing and Degeneration – A Physiological perspective on 10th to 11th April 2015 on Edinburgh, United Kingdom. http://www.physoc.org/ageingtopic/ageing-and-degeneration-physiological-perspective
2.
3rd International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia is going to be held on 31st August to 2nd September 2015 in Toronto, Canada.http://alzheimersdementia.confer
enceseries.com/index.php
3.
Let’s talk about sex conference organized by Alzheimer's Australia Victoria and co-hosted by COTA Victoria on , will promote discussions that aim to improve the health and emotional well-being of older people through recognition of their rights to sexual expression. http://letstalkaboutsexconference2015.com/
4.
International Federation on Ageing 13th Global Conference is going to be held on 21-23 June 2016 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The program will primarily focus on Disasters in an Ageing World, reflecting on both natural and man-made disasters. http://ifa2016.org.au/
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