Achievements

Year

2018

Our achievements list for this year

  • Continued publication of monthly e-newsletter “Voice of Senior Citizens”.
  • Completed orientation class for a team of Nepal Red Cross in Nepalgunj with support from Swiss Red Cross.
  • Continued Monthly Discussion Forum on Ageing (MDFA)-a common platform for sharing knowledge on ageing issues.
  • Continued Basic Literacy Class in two areas of Kapan Kathmandu.
  • Participated in 5th National Elder Abuse Conference, Sydney Australia on 19th and 20th Feb. 2018.
  • Continued providing Ageing Research Fellowship (ARF) for 3 Master’s Level students.
  • Participated a week long Fight Inequality Campaign.
  • Observed International Women’s Day 2018.
  • Participated in Resource Development Workshops on 15-17 May, 2018.
  • Started Basic Literacy Class for Older Persons in Boudha Municipality ward-6.
  • Observed World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2018 in partnership with HelpAge International, government and local organizations.
  • Started Basic Literacy Class for Older Persons in Gokarneshwor Municipality ward-6.
  • Observed International Day of Older Persons 2018 in collaboration with HelpAge International and other local organization.
  • Participated in HelpAge Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Family, Community and Society in Tehran, I.R. Iran from 23-25 October 2018.
  • Observed Universal Health Coverage Day 2018 with support from Global Health Strategies.
  • Facilitated Mr. Prabhat Kiran Pradhan, Founder Executive Treasurer of Alzheimer and Related Dementia Society (ADRS) Nepal and Ms. Ishwari Swar, Founder Chairperson of Senior Citizen Welfare Association Nepal to participate in “Older Activist Training Workshop” in Kigali, Rwanda from 26th -30th November 2018. The training was organized by The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older people (GAROP) with support from HelpAge International.