- MISSION: To work for the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons and to improve their quality of life.
- THE WAY FORWARD: HelpAge is integrating it’s programmes and services, and consciously moving from welfare towards development and long term sustainability for seniors. HelpAge is working closely with Senior Citizen Associations and encouraging seniors to speak up for their own rights. In our continuing fight against poverty, isolation and neglect of elders in our society, we have made significant strides. The aim is to help elders rebuild their own lives and take charge of their own future, restoring within them a sense of self worth & confidence … (about /Mission).
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Address Head Office: Help Age India, C-14 Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016, India;
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About Us: HelpAge India is secular, not-for-profit organization registered under the Societies’ Registration Act of 1860.
We were set up in 1978, and since then have been raising resources to protect the rights of India’s elderly and provide relief to them through various interventions.
We voice the needs of India’s 90 million (current estimate) « grey » population, and directly impact the lives of lakhs of elders through our services every year.
- We advocate with national & local government to bring about policy that is beneficial to the elderly.
- We make society aware of the concerns of the aged and promote better understanding of ageing issues.
- We help the elderly become aware of their own rights so that they get their due and are able to play an active role in society.
Article: India, Taking stock of National Policy on Older Persons, 10 years after lauch, on Senior’s World Chronicle – Digest of International News & Reports on Aging, by Ms Sonali Sharma, October 1, 2009.