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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AGEING IN NEPALI PRESS

Social Support

Social Security

Active Ageing

Rights

Development

Emergency

Elder Abuse

Neglect

Elderly in Crime

NEPAL CALLING

UPCOMING EVENTS

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SOCIAL SUPPORT

Public Felicitation of Senior Citizens

At least 282 elders received public felicitations on the following events.

S.N. No of elders felicitated

Age Sex Address (District)

By Whom Where (District)

When

Source

1. 2 96 Both Lalitpur Senior Citizens Fund

Lalitpur 11 Gorkhapatra Daily

2. 250 78+ Both Saptari Municipality and Ministry of

Women, Children and

Social Welfare

Saptari 19 Gorkhapatra Daily

3. 30 60+ Both Kathmandu Senior Citizens’ Fund of Social

Welfare Council

Kathmandu 28 Kantipur Daily

NA: Not available, F: Female, Both: Male and Female

SOCIAL SECURITY

Elderly Deprived of OAA

Kantipur Daily

Okhaldhunga, May 5, 2017

Elderly of a Village Development Committee (VDC) of Okhaldunga district

deprived of Old Age Allowance (OAA) since a year after the VDC was merged

within a municipality. Elderly expressed their agony over the negligence of staff

that deprived them of OAA. This was revealed in an interaction programme

organized by District office of Women and Children, and Senior Citizens

Association.

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Difficulty to Receive OAA

Gorkhapatra/ Annapurna Daily

Mahottari, May 14, 2017

Senior citizens of Jaleswor-1, Mahottari and Saptari districts are compelled to

queue up for hours to receive their Old Age Allowance (OAA) through bank.

One of the many, Gazadhar Mukhiya, 85, said “it is very difficult to stand in line

for hours”. He further opined that the earlier system of providing OAA at the

door of each recipient was better. The government has introduced OAA

payment through bank to avoid corruption and irregularities in disbursement

of the allowances.

Additional Allowance for Elderly

Gorkhapatra/Kantipur Dailies

Kathmandu, May 25/29, 2017

Mahalaxmi municipality of Lalitpur district decided to provide additional Rs.

500 from its fund to the resident seniors of the Municipality. The sum is in

addition to Rs. 2000 that seniors receive from the central government. Newly

elected mayor, Mr. Rameshwor Shrestha, made this decision on the first

meeting of the elected representatives of the municipality.

Similarly, according to Kantipur Daily news, the newly elected chairman, Mr.

Man Bahadur G.C. and vice-chairwoman, Ms. Manju Devi Gurung of Pokhara-

Lekhnath Municipality also decided to add 10% to OAA for resident elders of

the municipality. The chairman and vice chairman announced three major

decisions including this, during the oath taking ceremony.

SSA at Home

Annapurna Post

Bhaktapur, May 26, 2017

Recently elected representatives of Bhaktapur municipality decided to provide

Social Security Allowance (SSA) at home of the recipient. This decision was

taken on the demand of recipients. The government provides SSA to child,

people with different ability, indigenous group including older people.




ACTIVE AGEING

Earning Elderly Couple

Nagarik Daily

Jajorkot, May 25, 2017

Septuagenarians, Mr. Dhana Bahadur Khadka and Mrs. Basundhara Khadka are

still working hard to earn their square meals. They earn Rs. 100,000 yearly by

rearing goats. Nowadays, the couple are busy living active life with their 31

goats.

Septuagenarian Farmer

Annapurna Daily

Bhojpur, May 29, 2017

Bishnu Prasad Adhikari, 76, is a successful and well known farmer of Bhojpur

district. Local farmers see Mr. Adhikari, more commonly known as “Khursani

Baje” (Chilly pa in English), as their guardian. He earns Rs. 700,000 yearly by

farming vegetables and fruits. “I spent my whole life in farm. I feel comfortable

in this occupation. The government should promote agriculture to end

unemployment among young generation” he said.

RIGHTS

Elder valued as Vote-Bank

Gorkhapatra Daily

Kathmandu, May 7, 2017

The elderly residing in Pashupati Old Age Home (OAH)-the only OAH operated

by Nepal Government, became a central point for attraction as voters in the

local election. So, candidates from different political parties visited the OAH to

impress the elderly for vote. There are more than 200 elderly in the OAH.




Centenarians Vote in Local Level Elections

Himalayan Times/ Gorkhapatra Dailies

May 14 and 15, Kathmandu/Lamjung

Centenarians exercised their franchise in

various districts of the nation in the first

phase of local level election, which was

held after nearly two decades.

Batuli Lamichhane, 15; Tulasi Kumari

Khatri, 104; Nanda Bahadur Paudel, 105;

were some of the many centenarians who voted in the local level elections in

Nuwakot district.

According to Gorkhapatra daily many centenarians of Lumjung district also

casted their votes. The oldest lady of the district, Kausila Bogati, 122, also

voted in the election.

DEVELOPMENT

Nonagenarian Establishes Fund for Literature

Gorkhapatra Daily

Kailali, May 11, 2017

A well-known nonagenarian social worker of Kailali district, Mr. Badrinath

Bhandari, established Fund for Literature on the occasion of his 92th birthday.

The fund is the largest fund of Far Western Nepal in literary sector.

Elderly Elected in Local Election

Nagarik/ Himalayan Times/ Kantipur Dailies

Dhading, May 5 and 17, 2017

Chandra Maya BK, 86, of Thakre Rural Municipality of Dhading district is

elected as a candidate from the Dalit Quota. Karna Bahadur Khadka, 80, is

elected as a ward chairperson in Tripura Sundari Rural Municipality of

Sindhupalchok district. Similarly, Harka Maya Rumba, 61, of Makwanpur is

elected as vice chairperson. The news revealed that their activeness and

commitment for welfare of older persons are the key reasons for their success.

Photo: AP




EMERGENCY

Woes of the VDC

Kantipur Daily

Jajarkot, May 9, 2017

Older people of a Village Development Committee (VDC) of Jajarkot district

expressed their concerned over being ignored by government programmes

and political agendas. Kharka Bahadur Khatri, 80, shared that there is no

electricity, road, heath post, school and any other basic facility in his VDC.

Locals, including elderly demanded that these issues of the district must be

raised in the local election. The VDC is one of the most affected VDC of the

district by the decade long Maoists insurgency.

Corruption in OAH Suspected

Himalayan Times

Morang, May 5, 2017

The roof of Birateshwor Old Age Home (OAH) in Biratnagar, Morang district

leaked within a year of its inauguration. The sudden development of leak in a

recently built roof has sparked suspicions of corruption. The OAH was

established with a total budget of approximately 150,000 USD granted by Lions

Club International, Lions Club Biratnagar Central and Lions Club Biratnagar

Shubham.

ELDER ABUSE

A total of 5 elderly faced elder abuse in May 2017.

S.N. Name Age Sex Address

(District)

Reason

Culprit Form of

abuse

Status

Date

Source

1. Ram

Bahadur Giri

63 M Dang Family

dispute

Son Physical D 10 Police

Report

2. Bilto Mahato 70 M Siraha Unknown Unknown Physical D 11 Police

Report

3. Badre

Prasad Joshi

72 M Kailali Property Relative Physical D 23 Annapurna

Post Daily

4. Kunti Devi

Joshi

65 F Kailali Property Relative Physical D 23 Annapurna

Post Daily

5. Kamala

Thapa

60 F Bhaktapur Robbery Unknown Financial ND 24 Police

Report




NEGLECT

Unattended Death

22 unattended dead bodies of senior citizens were found in May 2017.

NA: Not Available

S.N. Name Age Sex Address Place of death Date

Source

1. Ganga Dhar Koirala 70 M Sangjha Sangjha 1 Police Report

2. Runchi Maya Thapa

Magar

61 F Bara Bara 1 Police Report

3. Mohan Singh Lama 61 M NA Kathmandu 2 Kantipur Daily

4. Dhana Bahadur Sarki 62 M Palpa Palpa 4 Police Report

5. Unknown 60 M Unknown Bhaktapur 5 Police Report

6. Ganga Devi Aale 61 F Palpa Palpa 5 Police Report

7. Shiva Bahadur Kumal 70 M Arghakhanchi Arghakhanchi 8 Police Report

8. Bhakta Bahadur B.K. 65 M Sarlahi Sarlahi 9 Police Report

9. Ujar Singh Thapa 75 M Sangjha Sangjha 10 Police Report

10. Lila Devi Malla 60 F Dang Dang 14 Police Report

11. Rukmani Thapa 74 F Morang Morang 15 Police Report

12. Chanti Kumal 75 F Gorkha Tanahun 16 Police Report

13. Birbal Rana Magar 60 M Rukum Rukum 16 Police Report

14. Shree Sahila Thokar 63 M Sindupalchowk Sindupalchowk 18 Police Report

15. Takku Tharu 70 M Kapilvastu Kapilvastu 22 Police Report

16. Unknown 60 M Unknown Rupandehi 24 Police Report

17. Unknown 60 M Unknown Morang 25 Police Report

18. Unknown 60 F Unknown Tanahun 25 Police Report

19. Sunelal Yadav 65 M Sarlahi Sarlahi 27 Police Report

20. Unknown 85 M Unknown Parsa 27 Police Report

21. Lal Prasad Adhikari 64 M Sangjha Sangjha 27 Police Report

22. Ram Bahadur Bhatta 72 M Nuwakot Rasuwa 29 Police Report




ELDERLY IN CRIME

The following table presents senior citizens found involved in unlawful

activities in May 2017.

S.N. Name Age Sex Address Crime involved Date Source

1. Mon Singh Tamang 63 M Sankhuwasabha Murder 12 Police Report

2. Shankar Panjiyar 60 M Makwanpur Illegal

possession of

drugs

19 Police Report

3. N Narayan Singh

Bomjan

65 M Sindhuli Illegal

possession of

drugs

25 Police Report



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NEPAL CALLING

Thoughts about old age

“My grandfather is over 80 years old, I think I will die younger. The living conditions in my

country are getting worse. Food these days is poisoned with all sorts of chemicals. The drinking

water is also not clean and the air is polluted. See more at

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UPCOMING EVENTS

S.N. EVENTS DETAILS

1.

The 2nd Congress of Cardiovascular

Prevention in Pre-Elderly and Elderly

Individuals (CPPEI) will be held from 7th to 9th

July, 2017 at Vienna, Austria. The conference

focus on New Achievements in Research

Diagnosis and Treatment.

http://www.cardioelderly.org/

2.

IAHSA in partnership with Curaviva is hosting

Global Ageing Conference in Montreux,

Switzerland on 18-21 September 2017.

http://globalageing.org/event/2017-global

ageing-conference/

3.

Aging & Society: Seventh Interdisciplinary

Conference will be held on 3–4 November 2017

in USA. The conference will specially focus on

Social Inequalities, Exclusion and Age-

Discrimination.

http://agingandsociety.com/2017-conference

4.

The IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing is

taking place in Toronto, Ontario,

from August 8-10, 2018. The conference,

"Toward a Decade of Healthy Ageing," is

structured around four key themes aligned

with the World Health Organization's 2016

Global Strategy and Action Plan.

https://www.ifa2018.com/

Aging & Society:

Seventh Interdisciplinary

Conference



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