Elderly Care and i2u’s Top 10 NGOs Empowering Elders People

As more people live in nuclear families, older adults get less support from traditional family structures. This has made their lives more complicated. Aging in place, which means helping older adults live on their own in familiar places with some assistance, is becoming a key part of how we care for seniors today. This includes making homes safe, easy to use, and comfortable, often with the help of modern technology like emergency alarms and remote health checks. These improvements, along with regular home care, allow older adults to live independently, with dignity, while staying connected to their communities.

Bridging the Gap with Technology

The fast pace of technology often makes older people feel left out. To help with this, programs are teaching seniors important digital skills, like using smartphones and doing online banking. These programs help them use technology better and also let them stay connected with others and be more independent, even when they can't meet in person.

Ensuring Holistic and Comprehensive Health and Wellness

Caring for older adults today involves more than just medical attention; it includes overall well-being. Programs that include physical exercise, mental health support, and good nutrition are important for helping seniors live healthier lives. Activities like adapted yoga, light workouts, regular health check-ups, and advice on eating well help older people stay active, mobile, and healthy for longer.

Financial Pitfalls for the Elderly

Older adults are still very concerned about having enough money for their needs, especially as healthcare costs rise and people live longer. To help with this, new ways of caring for older people are being created. These include getting advice about money and finding ways to make extra income by sharing skills with younger people or starting small businesses. These programs help older adults feel more in control of their finances and give them a sense of purpose and activity.

Social and Emotional Well-Being/ Distancing from Society

Good mental health and strong social ties are important for feeling happy and balanced as we grow older. Help from counselors, community activities, and programs that bring together people of different ages can reduce feelings of being alone and lonely. Programs that encourage older adults to spend time with younger people let seniors share their knowledge and experience while also feeling more lively and engaged.

New Innovations in Elderly Healthcare

Healthcare for older people is changing because of new things like mobile health vans and health monitoring using artificial intelligence. Special programs for dementia and Alzheimer’s care use a full plan that includes family help, changes in daily habits, and medical care, making sure everyone gets complete support.

A Joint Effort To Improve Elderly Care

A team that brings together doctors, tech companies, charities, families, and neighborhoods is very important for creating places where older people get help and feel strong. New ideas like shared living spaces and businesses that focus on helping others are changing how we think about getting older. They focus on not just living longer, but living with respect, happiness, and a sense of doing something meaningful.

i2u Social Foundation collaborates with a range of NGOs, some tackling, and others addressing the mentioned challenges in specialized approaches. By pooling expertise and resources, we create an ecosystem where each elderly person can draw support for himself or herself and can continue to live a full life with dignity and independence.

Our top 10 Partner NGOs working for the welfare of the elderly

1. DAVO

Dev Animal Voluntary Organization or DAVO is an Old Age Home for the abandoned elderly of our country. The organisation is registered under the Society Registration Act 1860 and the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, of 1976. For the last 35 years, the organization has been providing free shelter, food, clothing, medical care facilities, love, and affection to the destitute and abandoned old aged. All these facilities are provided to the elderly completely free of cost throughout the year. Most of these elders are picked up from the streets of Delhi NCR or brought in by Police/hospital authorities. Their vision is to save every helpless hopeless sick person who is in harsh and painful conditions and going towards lingering death due to lack of help and support.

2. The Earth Saviours Foundation

The Foundation is dedicated to serving less privileged people and making every possible effort to protect the environment. The Earth Saviours Foundation is registered under 80 G of the Income Tax Exemption Act. The selfless, dedicated, committed and vigilant staff and volunteers of The Earth Saviours Foundation are working day and night for community welfare. 

3. Janaseva Foundation

Janaseva Foundation is a registered charitable trust managed by a board of 14 trustees and is a non-political, non-religious, equal-opportunity employer. Inspired by the teachings and spirit of service of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi, Sane Guruji, Baba Amte and Saint Mother Teresa Foundation has been serving society with the motto &lsquo Service to Man is Service to God and &lsquo Service to Humanity is the Best Work of Life'. It serves society through diverse fields like health care, elderly care, disabled care, destitute care, education, vocational training and research, care and school education of street children, construction of toilets, village development etc.

4. SAI SAHARA OLD AGE HOME

SAI SAHARA Old Age Home is an N.G.O. registered with the Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi bearing registration no. S 51476 works with an objective to provide the aged, infirm and orphaned people of more than 60 years of age the comforts of home, and peace of mind. It is to be run as a nonprofit institution. The aim is to make them feel they are truly at HOME though in a different residence. Their stay at SAI SAHARA Old Age Home will free them from various worries and pressures and find them a new life with all the basic comforts and care essential for them. They will never feel that SAI SAHARA Old Age Home is a punishment transfer of residence because they have been rejected by society. Admissions to the SAI SAHARA Old Age Home are open to all irrespective of their caste/creed and religion, but subject to the Rules and Regulations of the institution.

To make a concerted effort to promote and sponsor a safe and stable ‘heaven’ for the elderly. This “home away from home” would enable the aged persons to lead a self-reliant, dignified and secure life free from the hassles of daily chores.

The mission is to provide the aged, infirm, orphaned and disease - stricken people of 60 years or above to stay with us on any reason with security, rest, assistance, spiritual relief and protection in a serene and blessed atmosphere at a “home away from home”.

SAI SAHARA Old age home has been set up with the aim of providing home comforts and peace of mind to The elderlys seeking peace and calm. It is to be run as a nonprofit institution by the SAI SAHARA for Promotion of Indian Heritage, a social service organization to provide shelter to people of advanced years who feel stressed out by the daily hassles and troubles of life. The aim is to make them feel they are truly at HOME though in a different residence. Their stay at SAI SAHARA Old age home will free them from various worries and pressures and find them a new life with all the basic comforts and care essential for them. They will never feel that SAI SAHARA Old age home is a punishment transfer of residence because they have been rejected by society.

5. SHANKALP SHAKTI FOUNDATION

Shankalp Shakti Foundation (SSF) is a non-profit organization or non- government organization that works on the objective of the welfare of The elderly citizens and the development of young students.

Registered in February 2016 in Delhi, the foundation has been collaborating for social welfare for the past eight years with reputed non government and government organizations, and reputed academic institutes for the welfare of The elderly citizens and empowerment of youth.

Also involved in networking and liasoning of potential NGOs and Civil Society Organizations with leading public and private industries along with the facilitation of CSR initiatives of MNCs.

6. Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram (Old Age Home)

The brainchild of SHEOWS. SHEOWS (Saint Hardyal Educational and Orphan Welfare Society) is a home away from home for the abandoned elderly of our country. The organisation is registered under Society Registration Act 1860 and the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976. For the last 16 years, they have been providing free shelter, food, clothing, medical care facilities, love and affection to the destitute and abandoned old aged.

7. Antharal Charitable Foundation 

Antharal Charitable Foundation is the realization of a long-cherished dream of Sri. Late V.S. Vijayaraghavan, an educationist, philanthropist, and advocate along with a group of young corporate professionals, felt that it was their social responsibility and to create an opportunity to give back to our society in a way related to education, health and awareness of human rights and duties. A dedicated group of like-minded people led by the Founder joined hands in January 2007 to provide charitable assistance to the needy. The significance of the Foundation's name, Antharal, gives you practicality, realism, reliability, discipline, sincerity and experience. An ad hoc committee was formed to identify the mission of the Foundation and its potential activities. The next few months were devoted to establishing the legal authority for the Foundation. It was incorporated on 11-June-2007. Thus, was formed Antharal Charitable Foundation.
 
Antharal Charitable Foundation was founded to support and care for the less privileged sections of the society, create opportunities and strive towards a more equitable and sustainable society.
Their Core Values are ‘Empathy, Education, Empowerment’.
This progression is central to their belief in serving the underserved. Empathy for those denied with a right based approach. They must get the education so that they get economically empowered and are thus enabled to live a life of dignity and self-reliance.
 
Core values of ‘Courage, Commitment, and Trust’  guide their actions and decisions as they work towards fulfilling our mission. They are dedicated to helping generations of children and the elderly have a better life by nurturing lasting relationships with communities with support from co-workers and donors.

8. Nav Nirman Vidnyan Prabodhan

Nav Nirman Vidnyan Prabodhan (NVP), established in 2002 and registered under the Mumbai Public Trust Act of 1950, is a dedicated NGO committed to uplifting communities across various sectors. Registered with Niti Aayog, NVP aims to promote scientific thinking, social welfare, and sustainable development through educational, environmental, and healthcare initiatives. The organization focuses on empowering marginalized groups, including women, children, and farmers, by offering skill development, health programs, and training in modern farming techniques. Key projects include annual Career Guidance Camps, the Food for All initiative to feed the underprivileged, and science education through the Aseem Dnyan Vahini YouTube channel. NVP also served as a frontline Corona Warrior during the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting affected communities across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Vasai, and Delhi.

9. Janaswaraj Magaswargiya Alpasankhyank Bahusankhya Shaikshanik Samajik Sewabhavi Sanstha
 
Janaswaraj Magaswargiya Alpasankhyank Bahusankhya Shaikshanik Samajik Sewabhavi Sanstha was established in the year 2016 with its main objectives of Education, Health and Socio-economic Development. Since then Janaswarj has been working for the upliftment of the downtrodden and underprivileged community continuously. Many social welfare activities have been organized by Janswarj like Educational Awareness, Sensitizing issues like addictions, Women empowerment, Youth empowerment, Child Development, Tree Plantation, Cleanliness, rural development and livelihood, etc.

10. Asha Charitable Trust

The Asha Charitable Trust was established with the goal of improving society and the lives of individuals. Their primary focus is on carrying out philanthropic activities to assist people affected by leprosy, the elderly, impoverished widows, and those with disabilities. They also provide food, basic necessities, and education to orphaned children, and offer tricycle assistance to those who require it due to physical disability. Their ultimate objective is to uplift society by offering aid and support, and they are actively working towards achieving this goal.