Achievements

Year

2013

Our achievements list for this year

  • Continued publication of monthly e-newsletter “Voice of Senior Citizens” and 50 paged bimonthly magazine “Jyestha Nagarik” in Nepali language.
  • Continued partnership with HelpAge International Nepal.
  • Developed survey tools for Nepal Ageing Survey, 2013.
  • Played vital role in making government decide to include ageing issues (gerontology) in the curriculum of secondary level education.
  • Organized study tour for a senior government official from Bhutan.
  • Organized study tour for Aberdeen Rotracts.
  • Published Year Book of Senior Citizens 2014.
  • Collaborated with GRAVIS, India, for a regional study on Health Status of Older People in Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
  • Organized different programmes in partnership with HelpAge International Nepal.
  • Organized a five-day long Memory Training: Enhancing Memory Power in Old Age in collaboration with Czech Society for Memory Training and Brain Jogging and European, Federation of Older People (EURAG).
  • Successfully ran the 'ADA for Rights 2013' campaign throughout the month of June with support from HelpAge International Nepal.
  • Participated in 4th session of UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing as representative of NGOs working for wellbeing of ageing population in Nepal.
  • Coordinated with NTV and Radio Nepal to run a regular programme on different concerns of ageing population.
  • Successfully observed World Alzheimer’s Month with the following achievements: • 30,000 people reached with the message of World Alzheimer’s Month (WAM) via state print media Gorkhapatra daily, • 15,000 people were reached with important information regarding Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of Dementia, • 80% of Nepal’s population were reached with the information on WAM through Radio Nepal, • 50% of Nepal’s population reached with message of WAM through Sagarmatha TV, At least 50% of Nepal’s population reached with important message regarding Alzheimer's disease and WAM via Image Channel TV, • At least 272 young students were oriented on Alzheimer’s disease and WAM, • At least 357 social workers/community leaders were reached with the message on WAM and Alzheimer’s disease, • 30 national poets were oriented on Alzheimer’s disease and WAM, • 457 health workers/nursing students received special training on Alzheimer/Dementia, • 4,500 individuals/organizations/institutions across the globe reached with the message on Alzheimer's and WAM through Voice of Senior Citizens, • At least 2,000 people were reached with message on Alzheimer’s disease through pamphlets/leaflets/balloons, • 2,000 individuals/organizations/institutions were reached with valuable information regarding Alzheimer’s disease and WAM through JyesthaNagarik Magazine.
  • Observed 23rd International Day of Older Persons with the following achievements: • Organized an Inter-Generation Tea Party to mark the International Day of Older Persons, 2013, October 1, • A short video on the ongoing struggle of older persons for their Rights was released, • First anniversary of JyesthaNagarik Magazine, • Released country Report of World Alzheimer's Month, • Released slide on Status of Older Persons in Nepal, http://www.ageingnepal.org.np/images/oldpeopleinnepal.pdf • Released Memory Training Manual, • TV talk shows in two national televisions, namely, Nepal 1 TV and News 24 TV. It is estimated that about two hundred thousand Nepalese were reached with the message of IDOP 2013 through these TV stations, • Talk program in four different radio/FM, namely, Sagarmatha Radio, Image News FM, Mero FM and Community Information Network (CIN) radio. It is estimated that at least 50% of Nepal population were reached with the message of IDOP 2013 through these radio/FM stations,
  • Successfully included issues of ageing population in the manifestoes of major political parties participating in the CA election 2013.
  • Released a video titled “A City Not for Old People”. The video depicts the plight of an elderly in Kathmandu city.
  • Released a video on the Human Rights of older peopleto mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December, 2013.
  • Futsal Tournament as a fund raising event was organized by young Non-Residential Nepali group, Nepcity Ballers in Melbourne, Australia. The collected fund was donated to Ageing Nepal.
  • Inclusion of ageing issues in the curriculum of grade 1, 4 and 5 of the private primary schools in Nepal. • Chapter titled, “Respect for Elders” has been included in the curriculum of grade1, • Chapters titled, “Senior Citizens”, “Decent People” and “Grandfather’s Tricks” have been included in the curriculum of grade 4, • Chapter titled, “Respecting Aged” has been included in the curriculum of grade 5,
  • Inclusion of ageing issues in the curriculum of MA (Sociology).