Government
India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Corporates
India
Abans
Enterprises (page 39 of Annual Report)
Pine
Labs : CSR
Japan
77
Bank (Visits to welfare facilities of elderly)
Corporate Foundations
India
Persistant
Foundation : Cataract operation for elderly
United Kingdom
Age
Uk
Bryan
Adams Foundation
Golden-Oldies
Hourglass
The
Respite Association
The
Salvation Army
Wiltshire
Bobby Van
United States Of America
A
Time To Help
Citymeals
On Wheels
Freewishes
Foundation
Hearts
Of Gold
Meals
On Wheels
Paws/La
Sbp
Sellecca-Tesh
Foundation For The Forgotten Generation
The
Art Of Elysium
Unity
Shoppe
NGOs
India
Help
Age
Nidan
: Karra Elderly project, Jharkhand
Riddhi
Siddhi Charitable Trust
Sevalaya
: Homes for Senior Citizens
Sheows
: Old Age homes, Nutritious Food
SMIT
Foundation : Senior citizens
France
2 Young 2 Retire – Europe / Cercle des Seniors Actifs
“C’Sa” Europe (Creator of the global Pass it On Network)
Greece
50plus Hellas = 50και 'Ελλας,
Ireland
Age Action
Age and Opportunity
Kenya
Ageing Concern Foundation (ACF)
United
Kingdom
Age International
Age UK; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
USA
Bob Woodruff
Foundation
NCOA (National council of
aging)
Agewell Foundation USA Inc.
Aging Safely, Inc.
American
Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
Cicoa Aging & In-Home Solutions (CICOA)
Albania
Albanian Society for All Ages (ASAG) -
Lebanon
Alzheimer's Association Lebanon (AAL)
USA
Death with Dignity
National Center
Zambia
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias In Zambia
Alzheimer's Disease International; United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
AMD Alliance International; United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
APRe! Associação de Aposentados, Pensionistas e Reformados,
Portugal
Amigos de los Mayores
Arasan Rural Development Society (ARDS) – India
ASEM Global Ageing Center
ASMOK Single Mothers
Asociación de Profesores Universitarios Jubilados (ASPUR)
- Retired University Teachers Association
Association for Social Solidarity and Empowerment Training
Trust (Asset Trust)
Asociacion Cartaginesa de Atencion al Ciudadano de la Tercera
Edad (ASCATE); Costa Rica
Asociacion Central de Funcionarios Publicos y Docentes Publicos
Jubilados del Paraguay (ACFPDJP), Paraguay
Asociación Red Colombiana de envejecimiento activo y digno,
Colombia
Asosiacion Costarricense de Alzheimer y otras Demencias
Asociadas (ASCADA) = Costa Rican Alzheimer's Association
and other Associated Dementias, Costa Rica
Asociación Gerontológica Costarricense; Costa Rica
Asociación Mutual de los Agentes de los Organismos para
la Tercera Edad; Argentina
Associação Nacional dos Membros do Ministério Público de
Defesa dos Direitos dos Idosos e Pessoas com Deficiência
; Brazil
Association Jeunesse pour la Solidarite et le Developpement
des Parcelles Assainies (AJSDPA); Senegal
Association Nos Années de Vie (ANAVIE), Togo
Associazione Nazionale Centri Sociali, Comitati Anziani
e Orti (ANCeSCAO) – Italy
Azar Initiative Empowerment for The Less Privileged
Benetas ; Australia
Brain Health Initiative of Nigeria
Brotherhood of St Laurence ; Australia
Bulgarian Red Cross; Bulgaria
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA)
/ Réseau canadien pour la prévention du mauvais traitement
des aînés (RCPMTA) – Canada
CareRights, Republic of Korea
Caxton Legal Centre Inc., Australia
Center for Innovative Social Development Ghana
Centre for Happy Elderly People (CHEP)
Center for Community Advancement and Family Empowerment
(CECAFE) – Liberia
Centre for Human Rights and Governance - SOLACE (CHURG)
– DRC
Ong Centro de Capacitacion y Desarrollo Cec (CEC) ; Chile
Cicoa Aging & In-Home Solutions (CICOA) ; United States
of America
Civil Service Pensioners` Alliance (CSPA)
Coalition of Caregivers and Advocates for the Elderly in
Liberia (COCAEL), Liberia
Coalition of Services of the Elderly; Philippines
Commonwealth Association for the Ageing
Community Hive Organisation (CHO), Uganda
Community Initiatives for Peace and Development (CIPAD)
– South Sudan
Comparatively for Tanzania Elites Community Organizers (CTECO)
– Tanzania
Confederación Estatal de Mayores Activos (CONFEMAC)
Console Mission
Convite AC
Cota Australia ; Australia
Council on the Ageing (South Australia) Inc ; Australia
Council on the Ageing Queensland
Council on the Ageing Victoria ; Australia
CSYM HUDUMA – Tanzania
DadiDada Foundation
DaneAge ; Denmark
Dementia SA ; South Africa
Development, Welfare & Research Foundation ; India
Dilasha Aviyan – Nepal
Dorcas Aid International
Droits Humains Océan Indien Madagascar ( Dis Moi Madagascar)
DroItS Humains Océan Indien (DIS-MOI), Mauritius
Elders Clubs International Foundation, India
El-Aged Care – Nigeria
El-Wedad Society for Community Rehabilitation; Palestine
Empower And Care Organization (EACO), Uganda
European Ageing Network
European Federation of Retired and Older People (FERPA)
; Belgium/Europe
FADOQ ; Canada
Family Ark Mission – Nigeria
Federación Iberoamericana de Asociaciones de Personas Adultas
Mayores (FIAPAM); Spain
Fiji Council of Social Service ; Fiji
Forum for the Right of the Elderly, Bangladesh (FREB)
Fundacio Aroa, Spain
Fundación Isalud – Argentina
Fundación Navarro Viola; Argentina
Fundación NTD
Fundación Oportunidad Mayor; Chile
Fundación Saldarriaga Concha
Fundación SIDOM – Argentina
Fundashon Nos Grandinan ; Netherlands
Generationsbrücke Deutschland (Generationsbridge Germany)
Geriatric Care and Vulnerable Support Initiative – Nigeria
Geriatric Crenter Nepal ; Nepal
Gerontologos Argentinos Asociacion Civil; Argentina
Gerontoplus; Venezuela
GHARONDA
GIIG – Grupo Iberoamericano Interdisciplinario de Gerontología
; Uruguay
Global Initiative for Environment and Reconciliation (GER)
Global Salvation Ministry Foundation (Source of Hope Foundation);
Ghana
Globale Seniorer, Denmark
Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS); India
Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)
Great healthy community association and elderly and pateient
caregivers association; Turkey
HelpAge Cambodia, Cambodia
HelpAge Canada
HelpAge Deutschland, Germany
HelpAge DRC, DRCongo
HelpAge International España (Spain)
HelpAge Kenya; Kenya
HelpAge India ; India
Helpage Italia onlus – Italy
HelpAge Sri Lanka ; Sri Lanka
Holocaust Community Services, CJE SeniorLife
Humane Prison Hospice Project (USA)
Independent Age -UK
Innovation d'Evolution dans une Communauté Responsable (INECOM)
– DRC
Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy & Applied
Care (IDRAAC), Lebanon
International Renaissance Foundation, Ukraine
International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA);
Nigeria
International Consortium for Social Development – Asia Pacific
Branch
International Longevity Centre (ILC) Canada; Canada
Istiqbolli Avlod; Uzbekistan
Japan Support Center for Activity and Research for Older
People; Japan
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged ; United States
of America
Josef und Luise Kraft Stiftung
Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA)
Kenya Small Scale Farmers Forum (KESSFF) – Kenya
Lanka Fundamental Rights Organization
Lares Asociacion
Law in the Service of the Elderly
Les petits frères des Pauvres (France)
Liberian Association of Retired Persons(LARP)
Living Well Heritage Foundation (Nigeria)
Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) (USA)
Mauritius Family Planning Welfare Association (MFPWA)
Meals on Wheels community Services South Africa
Mission Armenia charitable non-governmental organization
(Armenia)
Movimento Giotto – Italy
MY GRAND PAA-MAA UGANDA - MGPMU
Nadace Krása pomoci (Beauty of Help Foundation) – Czech
Republic
National Association of Pensioners (Malta)
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia - Formerly: National LGBTI Health
Alliance - (Australia)
National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA)
National Nursing Home Social Work Network (USA)
National Older Women's Network (Inc)
National Senior Citizen Federation (NASCIF) – Nepal
National Senior Citizens Organization of Liberia (NASCOL)
New World Hope Organization (NWHO); Pakistan
Nobo Jatra Foundation (Bangladesh)
NSINDAGIZA Organization (Rwanda)
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys ; United States
of America
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Guardianship Association; United States of America
National Senior Citizen Federation; Nepal
NGO "Ardager"
Old Generation Rejuvenation Ashram (OGRASHRAM); India
Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)
Old’Up Association (France)
Older Women's Network, Europe (UK)
Organisation des jeunes Comoriens pour la Culture et le
development (OJCCD)
Organization for the Promotion of Elderly Support in Liberia
(OPESL)
Organization for the Promotion of Elderly Support in Nigeria
(Nigeria)
Palestinian Center for Communication and Development Strategies;
Palestine
Palliative Care Australia
Pallium India Trust (India)
Peace Empowerment Foundation
Power of Touch (PoT)
Public Union of Belarusian Pensioners "Nasha Pakalenne"
(Our Generation)
Pramacare; United Kingdom
Public Association "Resource Center for the Elderly"
(RCE) (Kyrgyz)
Professionals for Humanity (PROFOH); Ghana
PROGOTI (People’s Research on Grassroot Ownership &
Traditional Initiative)
RAS Out-Reach Wellness Programme for the Aged (ROWPA), South
Africa
Reach One Touch One Ministries (ROTOM) – Uganda
Red Cross of Serbia
Regional Center for the Welfare of Ageing Persons in Cameroon
; Cameroon
Regional Public Foundation Assistance for the Elderly (Dobroe
Delo) – Russia
Regional Public Organization of the Assistance of the Defense
of the Rights of the Suffered from the Terror act “Volga-Don”
(Russia)
Reproductive Advocate Health Education-Ghana
Resource Integration Centre (RIC) – Bangladesh
Royal Society For Senior Citizens (Bhutan)
Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SE Health)
SAWAKA (Tanzania)
SaarNepal; Nepal
Saldarriaga Concha Foundation; Columbia
Samaj Paribartan Kendra (SPK); Bangladesh
SEG Civil Society Support Center; Armenia
Semuto Older Persons Development Association (SOPEDA) –
Uganda
Senior Citizens Association of Zambia; Zambia
Shirakat - Partnership for Development
Silver Inning Foundation ; India
Society for Community Organization and Rural Education (SCORE)
Solidarity Is Global Institute (SIGI-Jo) – Jordan
SOLIMAI (Italy)
Spanish Confederation of Older People's Organizations (CEOMA)
(Spain)
Sudanese Society for the Care of Older People (SSCOP) –
Sudan
Syrian Expatriates Medical Association (SEMA)
The Aged-care Rights Service (Seniors Rights Service); Australia
The Association For The Aged (TAFTA)
The Benevolent Society
TEGGOW OBASE NKAMI Global Foundation
The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons
in Nigeria (COSROPIN)
The Beth Johnson Foundation; United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
The Good Samaritan Social Service Tanzania – Tanzania
Tsao Foundation; Singapore
Turbota pro Litnih v Ukraini (TLU)
Turkey Retired Persons Organization; Turkey
Unprivileged to the Human Action Need (UTTHAN)
Universal Peace and Violence Amelioration Centre (Nigeria)
Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA); Uganda
Vietnam Association of the Elderly; Vietnam
Volunteers of America, Inc. ; United States of America
Wellbeing Foundation; India
Yemi Age Nigeria Foundation; Nigeria
Zivot 90 ; Czech Republic
Zimbabwe Pensions and Insurance Rights Trust - Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe United Nations Association (ZUNA); Zimbabwe
ZVEZA DRUŠTEV UPOKOJENCEV SLOVENIJE (ZDUS) / (Slovenian
Federation of Pensioners' Associations)
Philanthropists
Atlantic
Philanthropies by Philanthropists Charles Feeny
Health Challenges:
Chronic Diseases:
Many seniors experience chronic conditions like heart disease,
diabetes, arthritis, and dementia, which can lead to reduced
mobility, functional limitations, and increased healthcare
needs.
Mental Health:
Loneliness, social isolation, and loss of loved ones can
contribute to depression and anxiety in older adults.
Cognitive Decline:
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease can significantly impact
cognitive function and independence.
Hearing and Vision Loss:
These sensory impairments can hinder communication and social
interaction.
Malnutrition:
Seniors may struggle with maintaining adequate nutrition
due to various factors, including difficulty chewing or
swallowing, reduced appetite, or financial constraints.
Urinary Incontinence:
This is a common and often embarrassing problem that can
impact quality of life.
Financial Challenges:
Inadequate Retirement Savings:
Many seniors face financial hardship due to insufficient
retirement income or rising healthcare costs.
Rising Healthcare Costs:
The cost of medications, treatments, and long-term care
can be a significant burden.
Social Challenges:
Social Isolation:
Living alone, losing loved ones, or having mobility limitations
can lead to social isolation and loneliness.
Ageism:
Negative stereotypes and discrimination based on age can
marginalize older adults and limit their opportunities.
Lack of Support Systems:
Many seniors lack adequate support systems, including family,
friends, or community resources.
Difficulty with Everyday Tasks:
Age-related physical limitations can make it difficult to
perform everyday tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, or shopping.
Lack of Access to Technology:
Some seniors may struggle to adapt to new technologies,
which can limit their access to information and services.
Security Concerns:
Seniors may face increased vulnerability to crime and scams.
Addressing the Challenges:
Promote Healthy Aging:
Encourage healthy lifestyles, regular exercise, and preventative
care to maintain physical and mental well-being.
Support Social Engagement:
Create opportunities for seniors to participate in social
activities and connect with others.
Provide Financial Assistance:
Offer financial support and resources to help seniors manage
healthcare costs and other expenses.
Improve Accessibility and Infrastructure:
Ensure that housing, transportation, and public spaces are
accessible to seniors with mobility limitations.
Combat Ageism:
Challenge negative stereotypes and promote positive attitudes
towards aging.
Empower Seniors:
Encourage seniors to take an active role in their own care
and decision-making.
Focus on Mental Health:
Address the mental health needs of seniors by providing
access to counseling, therapy, and support groups.
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