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MADILU: (PROJECT FOR SENIOR CITZENS) |
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Vishwabharathi trust is running day care centre with the support of our volunteers and donors of vishwabharathi. In this programme totally 69 senior citizens were enrolled and 60 aged people were getting medical treatment, food, and recreational services. Once in a year outing will be organized in order to promote their social and mental support. AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMMEVishwabharathi works closely with the State government to ensure the drafting and implementation of elder-friendly policies and this is done through Vishwabharathi’s Awareness and Advocacy program me. As part of this program me, currently, the focus is on making dementia a healthcare priority, need for regulatory bodies for monitoring old age homes and assistance with fast track courts. VISHWABHARATHI ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
VISHWABHARATHI was the first project of VEP Started in 2014; the project was received with mixed emotions for it was still a new concept back then. However, over the years the concept of Elders Enrichment has gained acceptance among the elderly and their families. The VEPs aim at enriching the lives of senior citizens not only physically, but emotionally and socially as well. Social integration among the elderly is the primary objective of the VEPs. It is often seen that the elderly are alone at home during the day while their family members are away at work. At the Enrichment programme, elders get an opportunity to spend time every day with other elders and build a social bond / network with them. The social bond created between the members over the years of association has helped many to mitigate loneliness and bring joy and contentment in their lives. During their time at the centre, members actively indulge in fitness programs such as yoga, aerobics, and chair-based exercises etc, cognitive actives like memory games and puzzles and recreational activities. Thus, VEPs enrich the lives of senior citizens not only physically, but emotionally and socially as well. 
VISHWABHARATHI ENRICHMENT SERVICES OFFERED
• Fitness programs – yoga, aerobics and chair based exercises Having worked hard all their lives to contribute to their families and the society, the least that an elderly expects is a comfortable old age. It is often assumed that healthcare is accessible to most people in urban areas due to the high concentration of hospitals, nursing homes and clinics. However, in spite of all facilities, in times of need, an elderly person in an urban area may have to struggle a lot to get access to affordable medical attention. The situation of the elderly from the lower socio-economic strata is far from comfortable. Due to lack of savings and the inability to work, many elders find themselves faced with a situation of deteriorating health and dependency. The increasing dependency creates a lot of friction within the family. Elders feel they are a burden on their family and youngsters caught up in their struggle to earn a living often end up neglecting the needs of their elders. For a daily wager in an urban slum, accompanying their elderly to the hospital translates to loss of wages for the day, escalated by cost of medical care. Mobile Medicare is an effective solution to such issues faced by the elderly. Mobile Medicare service helps to make health care services affordable and accessible to elders. WHAT WE DOVISHWABHARATHI has started a Medicare service for the elderly in urban and semi urban slums. Twice a week, team comprising of a doctor, nurse and a social worker visits identified location and provides free medical attention to needy elders in the slums. Basic diagnostic test are done and medicines are given free of cost. Referral services are also done to nearby government hospitals for elders requiring surgery or specific treatment. SERVICES OFFERED
• Free Medicare facilities in urban and semi urban slums surrounding Hassan distirict,and Bidar ACTIVE AGEINGNo matter how advance medical science is, it cannot stop something as natural as ageing. Ageing is invariably associated with disability and dependency due to various health related conditions. The concept of Active Ageing aims to extend healthy life expectancy and quality of life for all people as they age. Active Ageing allows people to realize their potential for physical, social, and mental well-being throughout the life course and to participate in societal activities and responsibilities. WHAT WE DOThe Active Ageing program, based on the Thinking Fit research done in the UK is a comprehensive program that requires a commitment of 6 hours a week. Active Ageing experts visit the community to render this scientific program at the community level. The program improves physical, mental and social well-being through a protocol based scientific program, minimizes the risk of dementia, controls hypertension, diabetes, depression and prevents of falls. THE PROGRAM INCLUDESPhysical activities: One hour of aerobic exercises and one hour of chair-based exercises Cognitive activities: One hour of paper pencil based activity and one hour of I-pad based activities Social Cognitive Activities: One hour of group based mental stimulation activities and one hour of fun based activities. VishwabharathiTrust conducted 6 awareness programmes on various issues like health & hygiene, personal care, controlling emotions like BP, mentally trust and various schemes and programmes by the state and Central government for welfare of aged people. Impact of these program me around 69 aged people were benefited. OUTREACHThe Outreach programmes of VISHWABHARATHI aim to provide services to elderly who are not in a position to access them at the designated project offices due to distance, inconvenience or lack of awareness. The elderly population is restricted to their homes and surroundings due to deteriorating health and confidence levels. Although they may want to avail age care services, the task of travelling from their homes and visiting the service providers becomes a difficult task in itself. Outreach services help to provide such services to the doorstep of the elderly and make the services more accessible. MADILU, Old age Project (For Men and Women) as developmental Endeavour’s of our organization is to awareness creation rehabilitation programmed of aged persons. We have been helping an Old age people by supporting their basic needs in north Karnataka and Bangalore for the aged called MADILU. We have been fortunate to have had the support of various sponsors do the following till date: Provide basic needs, medical care, and cataract eye operation camp, to get old pension, food, and other expenses for 69 old age people in the rural area of north Karnataka and in Bangalore. |
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