Elderly Program
Aging is an emerging issue which Bangladesh is currently concerned with. Human life is like a tree. Old people are like above 60 years old are considered to be elderly. Sometimes people are getting older before reaching to the 60 because of poverty, diseases, extreme hard work. In our society, elderly people are neglected. They are considered as burden to the family or society. For all of these reasons, BEDO has taken steps to help the elderly people in 2016.
Under the program old age allowance is provided to indigent, helpless and distressed elderly people. Through this program, 63 senior citizens are given an allowance of 500 taka per month. In addition, if a helpless elderly member dies 2,000 taka is paid for the funeral.
Activities:
- Regular Meeting of village committee and union committee
- Arranging entertainment for the old people
- Providing elderly allowance.
- Special activities such as cultural activities, sports etc.
- Distributing winter clothes to the old people
- Providing health service to the elderly people
- Best child honor
- Arranging monthly elderly meeting including village meeting, union meeting.
- Providing money for completing funeral program.
Special Activities:
- Honor for best elder people
- Providing wheel chair, sticks to the elder people who are physically unstable
- Celebrating cultural activities like arranging football tournament
- Distributing winter clothes to the old poor people
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