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Our Main Objectives
1- Sustainable, continuous support of the elderly to benefit better
health and social welfare.
2- Continuous effort to make senior citizens more sensitive to their own
affairs in the society. The opportunities and threats facing them; and
to encourage them to participate actively in social activities.
3- Awareness raising and sensitization of the authorities to the affairs
related to the senior citizens, and the dimensions of forthcoming
challenges.
4- Encouraging involvement of the senior citizens in all social
activities and gatherings that are related to their own affairs,
specially the elderly social policy making and planning councils.
5- Take measures to remove obstacles against effective collaboration of
the senior groups in the social and economic development of the country.
6- Implementing preventive measures to avoid complications related to
the old age and promoting senior’s health through public education and
encouraging healthy life style.
7- Development and expansion of senior’s clubs equipped with adequate
facilities designed for elder’s physical activities.
8- Taking necessary measures to facilitate seniors best use of their
time through encouraging the authorities to establish and expand
seniors' clubs throughout the country.
9- Advocacy to address the needs of the seniors in urban developmental
plans and activities so that their social presence is facilitated and
enhanced.
10- Support and advocacy to encourage organizations, authorities and
donors to establish and develop health care and rehabilitation
facilities designed for the seniors.
11- Facilitating participation of related skilled staff in training
programs to develop capacities needed to achieve the society goals.
12- Supporting senior citizens to benefit all welfare programs including
expanded coverage of insurance systems especially complementary
insurance.
13- Providing support to the families with disabled seniors through
specific programs and interventions.
14- Holding training programs and seminars; preparing booklets and using
available media to educate for a physical and mental healthy life.
15- Regular quantitative and qualitative assessment of the needs of the
elderly; the efficacy and efficiency of the interventions and program
evaluations carried out by qualified academicians and research groups.
16- Collaboration with and support of all the organizations that their
objectives and activities are somehow in line with objectives of the
society.
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