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Dignity foundation

Bangalore, Jayanagar

Old Age

Since: 23 year(s)

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Vision

To create an enlightened society in which senior citizens feel secure, confident and valued, and can live with dignity.

Mission

We are committed to changing the way people look at ageing in India. We enable senior citizens to lead active lives through easy access to trusted information, opportunities for productive ageing and social support services. Show More

About The Founder

Sheilu Sreenivasan

Dr. Sheilu Sreenivasan, whose passion for the cause of senior citizens launched the organisation in 1995, is the Founder President. An MA in Psychiatric Social Work from Madras University, she took her Ph.D. from Mumbai University in Sociology. After a seven year period in research, she joined the publishing firm, Macmillan India and became Corporate Manager in Bangalore. She then became Head of Publishing in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai in 1987.
Dr. Sheilu Sreenivasan specialised abroad in academic publishing and has been the recipient of many awards from reputed organisations in India such as the Rotary Club and the Times of India for her social work. Show More

Summary

The goals of the Foundation are twofold.

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To rid the minds of the senior citizens of the fear that age means decline and retirement means loneliness, isolation, loss of prestige and so on. The Foundation works assiduously to re-instil in the elderly minds the confidence that age and productivity are not mutually exclusive. It does this by utilising their experience and maturity in activities that serve the needs of the community.
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The other goal is achieved by attending to the needs of the elderly whose social support systems have weakened or are non-existent.