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Agewell Foundation

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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:	1999
Year of registration:	1999
Number and type of members:	7500+ Primary Volunteers & 80000 Secondary volunteers spread across 738 districts of India 652500 Senior Citizens as members of 5500 Self-help Groups
Funding structure:	Other sources Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Donations from Corporate Sector , Organisations and individuals

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