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Eye Camp for Elderly

Set up precisely to address the emerging but calamitous situation that has emanated as a result of the degeneration of the social and family values in recent times, ADF strives to provide a home to the distressed senior citizens who are economically poor. Two Day Care Centres are run by the Society – one in Delhi and the other in UP, benefiting a total of 160 elderly.. These centres were set up in the slums to provide love, care and attention to the elderly below the poverty line who have no one to look after them or whose near ones have no time to care for them. A total of 35 and 30 elderly daily attend the two centers respectively. Besides, 95 elderly come to the Centre in U.P. once every month to receive their ration, detergents, pocket money and other items under the ADOPT- A- GRANNY SCHEME. The centers open at 9:00 a.m. and closes by 5:00 p.m.

Target Group:

Eye Camp for Elderly

Distressed elderly, 60 years and above, from the slums and resettlement colonies, who live below the poverty line and have practically no one to take care of them.

Aim Of The Project:

To provide a sense of dignity, self- respect and confidence against odds they face in their life in order to improve the quality of life.

Objectives Of The Project:

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To develop fellowship among them to overcome loneliness in their life.
To provide love & care in all circumstances and make them secure and happy.
To provide good amenities & proper health care facilities that they may have a decent life.

•	To create an environment for them so that they can contribute their practical experiences and ideas to the society in which they live.

Activities In The Centre:
Following activities are run in the centres:
• • • • • •	The centres provide food, clothing, day shelter, health care and counseling service. The health team of ADF conducts weekly health check-up of the elderly; The elderly are also taken for their eye check-up in eye camps conducted from time to time; They are taken out for outings and picnics for recreation. Income generation programme for elderly is also run in the centers Monthly ration and pocket money is provided to the elderly
Apart from this, care is taken to meet the needs of the old people from time to time such as providing blankets in winters, etc.

Day Care Centre for the Elderly provides refuge to Suleman

Mr. Suleman is from a family of 7 brothers and sisters. His father passed away when he was quite young. His grandparents then got his mother married off. His step-father never liked the children and due to which the relation between him and the children in the family was always strained. Suleman left home and came to Delhi to work as a day laborer. He spent his entire life working hard to feed his stomach. He did not marry and at this age is completely alone. When he fell sick and was unable to walk, he began to think that death was near. He was brought to the Day care Centre for the elderly, where he was properly taken care of. Even today Suleman often has digestive problems and has no appetite. Suleman says that he has never set his heart on anything and has accepted each day as it came. He doesn’t talk much but his eyes say that he has at last found a place where he is taken care of, where he can spend his time in peace.