programmes for children, youth and elderly

• Special features of elderly population in India are:

  • majority of them are in rural areas, so services delivery is difficult.
  • feminization of elderly population.
  • increase in number of elderly above 80.
  • large percentage of them is below poverty line.
• Why are elderly vulnerable?

  • Age-related physical and cognitive decline.
  • health-vulnerable to diseases.
  • inability to take care of themselves.
  • may be alone most of the time.
  • feelings of loneliness, isolation and a sense of being a burden on others.
  • financially dependent on the younger generation.
• The government adopted the National Policy for Older Persons in 1999.
• Programmes catering to the basic needs of older persons include food, shelter, and health care for destitute elderly
• Programmes aim to build and strengthen intergenerational relationships, particularly between children/youth and older persons
• Old age homes provide food, care, and shelter for the elderly
• Respite Care Homes and Continuous Care Homes offer nursing care and respite for seriously ill older persons in old age homes
• Multi-Service Centres for Older Persons provide daycare, educational and entertainment opportunities, healthcare, and companionship
• Mobile Medicare Units offer medical care to older persons in rural, isolated, and backward areas
• Day Care Centres for Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Patients provide specialized day-care
• Mental health care and specialized care provide Mental Health Care Intervention Programmes for the elderly
• Disability care and hearing aids are provided for older persons
• Awareness Generation Programmes for Older Persons and Care Givers focus on self-care
• National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) is meant for old persons considered destitute
• National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) meant for old persons who are considered destitute i.e., not having any regular means of subsistence on their own or through financial support from family members.

  Beneficiaries should be above 65 years, need to provide proof of age and their destitute status. The state governments can add to the amount from their own resources.
• why are youth vulnerable.

  • biological changes within him/her
  • to take on adult responsibilities - livelihood, marriage
  • peer pressure and to excel in competitive world
  • alcohol and drug addiction
  • sexual and reproductive health
• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports adopted the National Youth Policy in 2003.
• The National Youth Policy aims at providing opportunities to young people to develop their personality, skills and competencies so that they become productive citizens and contribute towards building a just society.
• 1.The National Service Scheme (NSS) :

  aims at involving college level students in programmes of social service and national development like construction and repair of roads, school buildings, village ponds, tanks, activities related to environmental and ecological improvement. NSS students also render assistance to local authorities to meet the needs of the economically and socially weaker sections of the community.
• 2. The National Service Volunteer Scheme:

  provides opportunities to students to involve themselves, on a whole-time basis for a short period of one or two years, in programmes of national development mainly through Nehru Yuva Kendras. Nehru Yuvak Kendras also aim to enable the non-student youth of the rural areas to contribute to development in the rural areas. These activities are organised for the purpose of helping the non-student youth acquire literacy and numeracy skills for self-reliance, upgrade their functional capabilities and development.
• 3.Promotion of Adventure:

  youth clubs and voluntary organisations organise activities like mountaineering, trekking, hiking, exploration for collection of data, study of flora and fauna in the mountains,etc by using the financial assistance provided by the government for promotion of adventure.
• 4.Scouts and Guides:

  Government provides financial support for training scouts and guides, organising rallies, jamborees, etc. This aims at developing the character of boys and girls to make them good citizens by inculcating in them a spirit of loyalty, patriotism and thoughtfulness for others. promotes balanced physical and mental development.
• 5.Commonwealth Youth Programme:

  Commonwealth Youth Programme which is aimed at making the youth participate in development processes of their respective countries and to provide a forum for increasing co-operation and understanding among the Commonwealth countries three regional centres for advanced studies in youth work have been set up in India, Zambia and Guyana. The Asia Pacific Regional Centre has been set up at Chandigarh, India.
• 6.Promotion of National Integration:

  Financial assistance is given by the Government to many voluntary agencies to organise visits of youth living in one state to another state with marked cultural differences, in order to promote greater understanding of the historical and cultural heritage of the country, of the problems of different regions. Camps, seminars, etc. are also organised with the objective of promoting national integration.
• Programes for children:

  1.Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS):

  of the Government of India. It is the world’s largest early childhood programme which aims to meet the health, nutrition, stimulation and early learning / education needs of children below six years of age to foster their development. health, nutrition and hygiene education to mothers, non-formal preschool education diet for pregnant and nursing mothers. These services are delivered in an integrated manner at the childcare centre named ‘anganwadi’.
• 2.SOS Children’s Villages:

  he first SOS village was set up in 1964. independent non–governmental social organisation which has pioneered a family approach to the long term care of orphaned and abandoned children. have the vision of providing family-based, long-term care to children who can no longer grow up with their biological families. there is a ‘mother’ who looks after 10-15 children. This unit lives like a family and the children experience relationships and love. They grow up in a stable family environment, and are supported individually.
• 3.Children’s Homes run by the Government:

  i. Observation Homes where children stay temporarily till the completion of an investigation to track down their parents and collect information on their family background.

  ii. Special Homes where juveniles (children under 18 years of age) found guilty in terms of violation of law, are placed in custodial care.

  iii. Special Homes where juveniles (children under 18 years of age) found guilty in terms of violation of law, are placed in custodial care. government and NGOs are responsible.
• 4. Adoption:

  earlier adoption was limited within the family. adoption beyond the family has been institutionalised and legalised. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) provide necessary delivery systems for the process of adoption. Government of India under the advice of the Supreme Court has constituted a Central Agency, Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), to set up guidelines for adoption to safeguard the welfare and rights of children.
• Career :

  1.People Skills: Running or working in an organisation means interacting with people in different roles and from different backgrounds. The following are some groups of people you are likely to interact with:People Skills: The Community, the private sector, The Officials in the Government, People within the organisation.

  2. Administrative skills

  3.vision about what he/she wants to achieve. Develop a knowledge base