List of Organizations Working for Senior Citizens / Ageing in India , Oct 2012

JAC (Joint Action Committee of Senior Citizens Organizations  2012) Members 

1)     AISCCON

2)     International Longevity Center - India

3)     Nightingales Medical Trust

4)     Dignity Foundation

5)     Help Age India

6)     Silver Inning Foundation

7)     Harmony for Silvers Foundation

8)     GIC Pensioners Association

9)     The Family Welfare Agency

10)  General Insurance Pensioners, All India Federation 

11)  Brihan Mumbai Pensioners Association

12)  All India Bank Retirees Federation 

13)  Jeevan Adhar Seva Sanstha

14)  Indian Federation of Ageing

15)  All India Retired Reserve Bank Employee Association

16)  MTNL Pensioners Workers Associations

17)  All India Central Government Pensioners Association

18)  Brihan Mumbai Retired Employees Association

19)  All India Retired Insurance Employees Federation

20)  ARDSI , Greater Mumbai Chapter

21)  Center for Life Long Learning , TISS

22)  1298 Senior Citizens Helpline

23)  Bharat Pensioner’s Samaj (BPS)

24)  Development, Welfare and Research Foundation  (DWRF)

25)  Geriatric Care and Research , Bengal

26)  Lions Club Of India District 323A3

27)  All Bengal Geriatric Care Employees Association

28)  Pushpa MA Foundation

29)  Society of Geriatric Animators

30)  APSCCON

31)  Shield Foundation

32)  National Alliance of Senior Citizens Associations of India [NASCAI]

33)  Retired Railway Employees Welfare Association (RRWEA)

34)  Respect Age International (RAI)

35)  Indian Association of Retired Persons [IARP]

36)  Andhra Pradesh Senior Citizens' Confederation

37)  Federation of Senior Citizens' of Maharashtra [FESCOM]

38)  Federation of Senior Citizens of UP [FESCUP]

39)  Federation of AP Senior Citzens' Organisations [FAPSCO]

40)  Kerala Federation of Senior Citizens' Associations

41)  Karnataka Senior Citizens Federation

42)  Tamil Nadu Senior Citizens' Confederation

43)  Delhi Federation of Senior Citizens' Associations

44)  Gujrat Federation of Senior Citizens

45)  Prantiya Varishtha Nagrik Mahasangh [MP]

46)  Varishtha Nagrik Sansthan [Rajasthan]

47)  Senior Citizens Council of Assam

48)  Kerala Sr.Citizens’ Forum

49)  Society for Serving Seniors, Hyderabad

Non JAC Members:

1)     Anugruha India

2)     Pension Parisad

3)     Age well foundation

4)     Shree Manav Seva Sangh

5)     Association of Gerontology (India) (AGI)

6)     INDIAN GERONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

7)     Center for Research on Ageing, Dept of Psychology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati

8)     GERIATRIC SOCIETY OF INDIA, Delhi

9)     The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse , India(INPEA), C/o. DWRF

10)  Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health (IAGMH)

11)  University of Third Age , U3A India, Jabalpur

12)  Indian Academy of Geriatrics , Delhi

13)  All India Central Confederation of Pensioner Association

14)  Center for Gerontological Studies

Institutes which work or have programme for Senior Citizens / Ageing:

1)     Heritage Hospital, Hyderabad

2)     Indian Medical Association (IMA)

3)     WHO

4)     UN

5)     Nursing Council of India

6)     IGNOU

7)     Indian Council of Social Science Research

8)     IIPS , Mumbai

9)     ICMR

10)  TISS (Tata Institute of Social Science), Mumbai

11)  Medical Council of India

12)  NIMHANS , Bangalore

13)  Bombay Psychiatric Society

14)  Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS)

15)  The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)

16)  Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, Mumbai

17)  SNDT University, Mumbai

18)  SVT College of Home Science, Mumbai

19)  SNDT College of Social Work, Mumbai

20)  L.T. College of Nursing

21)  Tata Dorabji Trust, Mumbai

22)  Rehabilitation Council of India

23)  NISD (National Institute of Social Defense) MOSJE Ministry

24)  Nippon Care-Fit Association-India

25)  Industrial Design Centre-  IIT , Mumbai

26)  Indian Society of Ergonomics ,Mumbai

27)  The Bombay Community Public Trust

28)  Money Life foundation

There are total 91 Organisations , please also help us to collect their contact details and also to correct and add to the list . 

Pls note this is latest updated list as on 27th Oct 2012 , we have complied the info of several years and whole idea is to take our agenda ahead of Disseminating Information and Knowldeghe to Empower our Elders , Government , International Agency and Society at Large .

 

This comprehensive List is prepared by Sailesh Mishra & his Team at Silver Inning Foundation

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A piece of Mumbai at the UN: The Metrognome | Much ado about Mumbai.

 Sailesh Mishra talks about representing India at the UN, and refusing to do Satyameva Jayate’s senior citizens episode in its original format.by Vrushali Lad | vrushali@themetrognome.in

A slight and unassuming man, Sailesh Mishra (45) comes across as soft-spoken and pliable. But then he begins to describe how he got associated with the senior citizens episode on Aamir Khan’s TV show Satyameva Jayate. “I got a call from Aamir Khan Productions in September 2011. A woman called saying that she wanted to meet me for an episode they were shooting on senior citizens for the show. Since we get many such requests (at his Mira Road-based NGO Silver Innings), I asked them to send me a letter and then we’d see.

The letter was brought the very next day, while the director of the show explained the concept of the episode in detail. But I soon realised that they were planning an episode to show elderly people as sad, abused, dependent human beings. I immediately told the lady, ‘Please tell Mr Khan that if this is what you want to portray on the show, I don’t want to be a part of it.”

Sailesh has always been a champion of the “happier side of old age”, which was why he started his NGO, Silver Innings, in 2008, as a means to help create a “sustainable gerontology”. He explains, “We often berate those who we feel are not taking care of the elders in the family. But you must understand, most children are not bad, they don’t wilfully neglect their parents. It is just that there are not enough options created by the government and society when it comes to elder care. Unlike in the West, we don’t have such services as assisted help for the elderly, or a service to provide groceries, or cooked food, or do other chores. We don’t even have enough NGOs that work for the causes of the elderly.”

Sailesh’s NGO was registered with the United Nations’ Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing convention held annually in New York, last year, owing to the efforts of Susan Somers of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA). “I got the opportunity of participating in the 3^rd such OEWG held this year. On the opening day, the Indian ambassador gave a rosy picture of the current scenario of health care for the elderly in India. He even had the nerve to say, ‘Why do the elderly need rights? Their development is the responsibility of the society and their families. What can the government do?’”


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Nomination Invited for National Award for 'Exceptional Work for Age Care' : UNV Karmaveer Chakra 2012

We Invite Nomination for UNV Karmaveer Chakra 2012 “Exceptional work for Senior Citizens”.

This award for “Exceptional work for Senior Citizens” is Promoted by iCONGO “KARMAVEER PURASKAAR (KVP)” , VSO & Silver Inning Foundation , organisation working with Elderly. This year the Award will be given In Delhi on 26th or 27th November 2012.

Last Date for Applying: 30th Oct 2012.

Pls contact us for application form and send your application duly signed by Email to silverinnings@gmail.com .  Pls chk Terms & Condition before Applying in the form .


Eligibility:

· Any Individual, person of Indian Origin of minimum age of 25yrs and above, who is working with/for Senior Citizens

· Currently working / current project in Age care, on date of nomination

· Worked on the project minimum 3 yrs OR Social Entrepreneur/ Innovator for Age care


Pls download Application form from here :
http://silverinnings.posterous.com/#!/nominations-invited-for-the-national-award-un


Terms & Condition:
• Employee and Family members/Relatives of iCONGO , Silver Innings and Silver Inning Foundation are not eligible
• Nomination age should be 25 yrs and above on date of application.
• The Nomination form will not be accepted until the all sub heads are completed.
• Self nomination allowed
• If any information found to be false in the nomination form , then the nomination will automatically get disqualified
• If the nominated person found to do any form of Elder Abuse , the nomination will get automatically disqualified
• Only final selected person for the Award will be informed and no communication will be made with other nomination application
• As this is Civil Society Initiative no reimburse or payment will be given for Travel , Accommodation & Lodging for attending this Event
• The Award will be given In Delhi on 26th or 27th November 2012
• Awards shall not be given in absentia. However Awards in absentia may be considered at the discretion of the management, in case of any mishaps or unavoidable/ unforeseen circumstances due to which the awardees cannot be present. In case the management decides not to give away the award in absentia, after knowing the reasons for being unable to attend, then the management reserves the right to cancel the award or carry it forward to the next year. In case the award is given in absentia, a close family member or a colleague shall be present to receive the award and the awardee shall send in an acceptance speech on DVD or VCD format.
• The nominees have to abide all the Karmaveer guidelines( listed below and on Karmaveer website)
• The Decision of iCONGO & Silver Inning Foundation management will be Final


iCONGO Award Criteria & Guidelines

Award Criteria

The KARMAVEER Chakra is a coveted recognition for a chosen few, who have decided to ‘Be The Change’ that they want to see in this world. It is the National Medallion for proactive Voluntary Action to Be The Change. It shall be given to citizens who are proactive volunteers and work selflessly for a cause dear to their heart, not just by donating money but by being involved with the cause, understanding the issues and proactively advocating for the cause. The karmaveer Chakra is also given to citizens, including students, for their selfless FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT to improve systems and encourage good governance. This award is not instituted to promote any consumer brand and has a rich and empowering value based philosophy as it's foundation. The award is not given to just anyone and everyone, but to concerned citizens who have consistently proven that it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness by doing whatever little or big they could for social justice through citizen action. Past awardees have gone ahead to win bigger awards and have also become global ambassadors/ advisers/ champions/fellows and leaders for international organizations.

The UNV Karmaveer Chakra will be given to those volunteers who have contributed their time with innovative ideas, freewill, commitment, active engagement and solidarity for socio-economic causes

Based on discussion and suggestions from various awardees, nominators and citizens, the UNV Karmaveer Chakra criteria for award winners is as given below:

• The award is open to Indian Nationals.

• Award will be strictly on merit- by recommendation, nomination and selection.

• Nominations can be sent by email or postal mail (online preferred and more desired than snail mail, unless not possible due to lack of access to net by an awardee)


• Any Form, received after the last day of Submission, will not be considered for selection. To accept forms post submission day, in case of delay due to unforeseen circumstances, shall be at the discretion of the management.

• The selection shall be done through a detailed Jury process, as decided by UNV and iCONGO. The decision of the management is final and binding.


• The awardees will be given a Chakra(medal) and a citation. The award does not involve any cash prize and any request for cash or monetary benefits by nominees or awardees shall not be entertained and the management reserves the right to reject any such nominations with immediate effect.

• The details of all the awardees will be put up unv http://www.undp.org.in/unv, www.righteverywrong.com, www.karmaveer.com, along with their citations.


• The awardees will be intimated 15 days before the awards function. 

Guidelines
1. The Award Ceremony will be held in Delhi . All Karmaveer nominees/ finalists awardees shall attend the awards ceremony and make their own travel and lodging and boarding arrangements and bear their own expenses. iCONGO shall only help all awardees to facilitate accommodation, if help is needed for planning their stay in Delhi.

2. All awardees shall have to be present through the entire awards ceremony and stay on till the end of the ceremony as a mark of respect and to show dignity towards other fellow awardees and noble laureates. If any person leaves after receiving their award, the management reserves the right to call back for the trophy and citation and cancel the award.

3. The awards shall be given in a set sequence or decided by the management for the ceremony. No requests to change the sequence or receive the award faster shall be entertained.

4. In case of any misconduct or unbecoming behavior by any awardee who has received a Karmaveer Chakra, the management reserves the right to cancel the award even in the future and the persons name shall be removed from all websites.

5. All awardees shall be required to write a few thoughts and speak on the theme of the RIGHT every WRONG conclave in the year of receiving the award. Website: http://www.righteverywrong.com/karmayuga/JoinPartnerInitiative.aspx

About Silver Inning Foundation:

Silver Inning Foundation was founded to address the micro and macro level issues of the elderly. The foundation is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and The Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950. The vision, mission and goals of SIF are centered on creating and implementing services and programmes that are holistic in nature and address the need to acknowledge the much needed supportive environment that the elderly deserve. It looks at reintegrating the elderly into mainstream society and live with dignity. Silver Inning Foundation is working towards creating Elder Friendly World where Ageing becomes a Positive and Rewarding Experience. Recently Silver Inning Foundation was accredited as NGO for Open-Ended Working Group on ageing (OEWGA) at UN United Nations Programme on Ageing, New York for Second Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing in August 2011 and August 2012. Silver Inning Foundation is also part of National AND International Forum ‘ NGO Sub Committee to Promote a Human Right Convention’ , IFA , INPEA , AISCCON , FESCOM  to name few. 

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World Elders Day 2012 : Towards Healthy Aging

On occasion of International Day of Older Person (IDOP) 2012 , Silver Inning Foundation an NGO working with Senior Citizens and their Family members in association with it Networking Partner’s is Honored to presents various events in its 5^th Edition of World Elders Day.

Date: Sunday 30^th Sep 2012:

‘Free General Medical Camp for Senior Citizens’ at Pimpripada, Kurar village, Malad East , Mumbai ; Organized by Silver Inning Foundation & YWCA in association with Mahavir clinic (Malad) ,Thatikonda Vatsala Ramchandra Foundation & Students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Nirmala Niketan College of Social Science.

Venue: Queen's Mary school, Pimpripada

Time: 10am to 1pm

Date: Monday 1^st Oct 2012:

‘Entertainment Program & ‘UMNAG’  Talent Show’ Organized by Dept of Human Development & Students of SVT College of Home Science, SNDT University , Juhu , Mumbai in association with Silver Inning Foundation for Residents of Kisangaopal Rajpuria Vanprasathasram (Old Age Home).

Venue: Kisangaopal Rajpuria Vanprasathasram (Old Age Home), Uttan , Bhayandar West , Near Mumbai 

Time: 10.30am to 12.30 pm

Sunday 7^th Oct 2012:

On the occasion of World Elders Day & WHO ‘Active & Healthy Ageing Theme’ for year 2012, ‘Sanjeevni’ an NGO promoted by MP Dr. Sanjeev Naik in association with ‘Silver Inning Foundation’ organizes ‘A Stage Talent Show program for Senior Citizens’. As there are not enough opportunity for elderly to show their talent, the main purpose of this program is to provide a platform for Elderly to display their talents. Every Year since 2008 , Silver Inning Foundation, a dedicated NGO for Elders, celebrates ‘World Elders Day’ by presenting ‘UMANG’ , A Senior Citizens Stage Talent Show.

Venue: Banquet Hall , Maxus Mall , Bhayandar west , Near Mumbai

Time: 3pm to 6m

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Many Thanks to our Networking Partners :

YWCA , Mahavir clinic (Malad) & Students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Nirmala Niketan College of Social Science , Dept of Human Development & Students of SVT College of Home Science (SNDT University) , Kisangaopal Rajpuria Vanprasathasram (Old Age Home),Sanjeevni & Thatikonda Vatsala Ramchandra Foundation