MUMBAI (MoneyControl), November 3, 2007:The next time you go to a BPO, you may see your grandmom hobnobbing with the young up-market crowd. An NGO in Mumbai is finding new employment opportunities for retired senior citizens and is finding no dearth of takers.
It's a special day for the Godya family. Radhika is giving her husband a warm send off, as are his children on the beginning of his second career. 57-year-old Murlidhar Godya, is thrilled to begin a new career at a juncture in life when others simply prepare themselves to lie back and rest.
Murlidhar Godya said, “It’s better to wear out than to rust out. I had to do something."
Murli is heading towards his training center where he will learn more about e-mail customer services. He is only one of the many senior citizens who are now opting for a life of productive work even if it’s a kind that they are not used to. Preparing them for the challenge is the Dignity Foundation's second careers program.
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Sheilu Srinivasan, President, Dignity Foundation said, “It’s the feeling of wanting to be useful. I don't want to exist on the fringes of society, I want to be part of the mainstream."
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He is an administrative manager in a growing IT concern, he works 8 hours a day and six days a week. He is also 68 years old. Benson Hayeems has retired from work 8 years ago, but it was only a couple of months earlier that he decided to put his experience and skills to use once again. And it didn't take him long to find an employer.
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Harjit Singh, Manager Operations, Foub Interactive said, “Experience always works and of course faithfulness and loyalty."
Benson now enjoys a busy and fruitful schedule and the steady flow of visitors to the Dignity Foundation shows that the senior citizen of Mumbai is eager to find new avenues and experiences.
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