The less privileged elders need our love and care. This project will provide meal, medical care and recreation to 57 homeless old age persons. Every day we provide nutritious food to destitute elder, who are neglected by their families. Due to poverty some families not able to feed these older persons. Among 57 poor old age persons, some of them use to beg at neighbor houses, nearby locations to feed themselves. Our little contribution to the elderly make their world healthy and happy

Challenge

The 57 neglected elderly persons are suffering with starvation, ill-health in our project area. The age group of these older people is 65 to 80 years. Sometimes they used to beg on the streets to feed themselves. Their pathetic condition forced us to feed them with nutritious meals to keep them healthier. Most of them are having anemic problem due to lack of food and medical care. Most of them are not having home and sleeps at neighbor houses, school verandas, and community halls and at bus stop

Long-Term Impact

CHHASE will stop starvation among destitute elderly people in Tiruvallur & Tiruvannamalai Districts of Tamil Nadu. The hamlets surrounding tirumanikuppam, Thirupandiyur, Vayalur and susaipuram, 57 older people get timely nutritious food and medical care. Eldery persons living conditions & life span will increase. 57 old age persons able to eat nutritious food and medicines in time without depending on others. The perception of the community on caring old age people will build positively.

References

1. http://helpelderlywomen.weebly.com/
2. http://www.chhaseindia.org/content/old-age-home
3. https://greatnonprofits.org/org/community-health-housing-and-social-education-chhase

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