Agewell Foundation
Organization's name:
Agewell Foundation
Organization's acronym:
Agewell
Headquarters address
Address:
M-8A, Lajpat Nagar-II
New Delhi - 110024
India
Phone:
+91-011-29836486, 29840484
Email:
agewellfoundation@gmail.com
Web site:
http://www.agewellfoundation.org
Organization type:
Non-governmental organization
Languages::
Hindi
English
Remarks:
2003
Contacts & Participation:
First Name:
Last Name:
Contact Type:
Sanjay
Dixit
Kathleen
Bailey
Designation
Navroze
Dhondy
Designation
Rishabh
Rath
Designation
Himanshu
Rath
Designation , Social Development , Application , Conference Focal Point
Leena
Rath
Designation
Himanshu
Rath
Designation , Application
Himanshu
Rath
Conference Focal Point
Ria
Rath
Conference Focal Point
Monica
Bansal
Designation
Ashok
Kapoor
Jayant
Patwardhan
Designation
Aditya
Patwardhan
Designation
RIA
RATH
Designation , Application
Activities
Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social
:
Aging
Human Rights
Minority Rights
Social Development
Volunteerism
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Research
Social Development
:
Aging
Disabled persons
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Social policy
Statistics
:
Demographic and social surveys
Geographic scope:
National
Country of activity:
India
Millennium Development Goals:
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Agewell is about celebrating old age, about respecting our elders, about giving them support and about knowing that there is nothing wrong with becoming old. Established in the year 1999 Agewell is dedicated towards the welfare of senior citizens across the country. It assists senior citizens to move surely but steadily from helplessness and self pity towards confidence, respect and mutual caring. Agewell volunteer teams include professionals, senior bureaucrats, university professors, artists, writers, judges & all those people who sincerely feel and work for the cause. Vision: Agewell Foundation is committed to make a coordinated effort with compassion and understanding to transform social attitudes towards senior citizens. The effort is to create the infrastructure to empower every older person. Goals: Agewell has been set up to initiate better interaction between the generations. It endeavors to: - Bring about a change in perceptions about Old Age - Initiate steps towards senior citizens friendly environment - Evolve a sense of moral and social responsibility towards senior citizens - Advocate for the needs and rights of senior citizens - Extend a helping hand to senior citizens wherever required.
Year established (YYYY):
1999
Year of registration (YYYY):
1999
Number and type of members:
7500+ Primary Volunteers & 80000 Secondary volunteers spread across 640 districts of India 352500 Senior Citizens as members of 4930 Self-help Groups
Funding structure:
Fundraising campaigns
Other sources
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:
Donations from Corporate Sector , Organisations and individuals
Additional Information
Sustainable Development
Major Group affiliation:
Local authorities
Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships:
Yes
If yes, explain in detail:
• Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA), Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations o Working Sessions of the Open-ended Working Group on strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons First Working Session, April 2011: Submitted a study report on Human Rights of Older Persons in India Second Working Session, August 2011: Participated as a panelist Third Working Session, August 2012: Submitted study report Fourth Working Session, August 2013: Submitted report Fifth Working Session, August 2014: Submitted report • Participated in the fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women during March 2014 at United Nations Headquarters • 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference “2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda” on Human rights of older people in India, May 2014 o Submitted written statement on Human rights of older people in India • ECOSOC High Level Segment, July 2012 o Oral Submission and Written Submission on “Promoting productive capacity, employment and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the MDGs" • United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Regional Expert Meeting on Long-Term Care for Older Persons o Attended the conference during December, 2013 Shanghai, China and submitted paper on “Status of Healthcare & Long-Term Care Services for Older Persons in India”
Publications:
Agewell Newsletter
Social Development
Affiliation with other organizations:
International Strategic Partnerships: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP): Premier senior citizens’ body of USA. Agewell has been actively involved in several international conferences, organized by AARP. Better Government for Older Persons (BGOP) Part of UK Government. Agewell has a strategic alliance with BGOP.
Publications:
- Monthly Agewell Newsletters since 2008 - Training Manual for older persons and their care-givers - Guidelines & Directives for Older Persons from time to time
Other UN Entities
Accreditation with other UN Entities:
ESCAP
DPI
Main Objective
Social Development Username: agewell@bol.net.in