STILL FLEXIBLE:
Elderly women dance
with singer
Iryn Namubiru
KAMPALA (The New Vision), July 23, 2006:
Government should put in place a special policy for the aged as it has for other vulnerable groups, Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA) has said.
Fred Ouma reports that the elderly under the URAA also demanded that their contribution to national development be recognised and appreciated in economic terms.
The call was made on Friday during the celebrations to mark 15 years of URAA at Sabrina’s Pub, Kampala.
Archbishop Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala is the chairman of the association with over 2,500 members countrywide with the exception of the north.
URAA spokesperson Erina Baingana expressed concern about government’s silence over their needs yet the elderly population was fast-growing due to improved health, which over time has seen elimination of killer diseases such as small pox and polio.
“There is still a belief that the traditional society is taking care of us. But everything has changed, with young people migrating to towns and leaving old persons in villages,” she said.
“Also because of social change, attitudes towards the old have changed. Many youths no longer respect the elderly. They grab their property, abuse and exploit them,” she said.
July 23, 2006
UGANDA: Elderly Ask for Special Policy
STILL FLEXIBLE:
Elderly women dance
with singer
Iryn Namubiru
KAMPALA (The New Vision), July 23, 2006:
Government should put in place a special policy for the aged as it has for other vulnerable groups, Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA) has said.
Fred Ouma reports that the elderly under the URAA also demanded that their contribution to national development be recognised and appreciated in economic terms.
The call was made on Friday during the celebrations to mark 15 years of URAA at Sabrina’s Pub, Kampala.
Archbishop Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala is the chairman of the association with over 2,500 members countrywide with the exception of the north.
URAA spokesperson Erina Baingana expressed concern about government’s silence over their needs yet the elderly population was fast-growing due to improved health, which over time has seen elimination of killer diseases such as small pox and polio.
“There is still a belief that the traditional society is taking care of us. But everything has changed, with young people migrating to towns and leaving old persons in villages,” she said.
“Also because of social change, attitudes towards the old have changed. Many youths no longer respect the elderly. They grab their property, abuse and exploit them,” she said.
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