Values :
Older Persons have a right to:
Independence
Dignity
Self-fulfillment
Care
Participation
Patrons :
Mr. R. Venkataraman,
former President of India
Mr. K. R. Narayanan,
former President of India
HelpAge India’s work
· 54 Mobile Medicare Units take quality healthcare to the doorsteps of needy older people across the country
· An average of more than 30,000 restoration of vision operations are conducted each year
· Over 16,000 elderly destitute have been embraced under the Adopt a Gran program
· 194 Old Age Homes, 56 Hospitals and 98 Day Care Centres come under the HelpAge India umbrella
· Various livelihood projects to restore and re-establish dignity and independence of elderly are supported across the country
· Disaster management during and after the Tsunamis, super cyclone of Orissa, the Gujarat earthquake
· Advocacy campaigns to bring forward the plight of the elderly
· Championing rights of the elderly wherever, whenever