AGING WITH PRIDE
In Tanzania millions of older people are among the poorest in the society. Besides being skilled, knowledgeable and experienced as farmers, fishermen and retired public servants, majority of them go into retirement ill-prepared and they are missing out of their right to a happy ending. Philemon Foundation aspires to bring a change to the aged population.
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Who are we?
In order to honour their Father, the Wife, Sons and Daughters of the Late PHILEMON OMARI MBAGA decided to establish the PHILEMON OMARI MBAGA FOUNDATION with the Mission to Improve the quality of life of older people by supporting them to live their lives with dignity, remain active, healthy and living independently in their communities as well as to rid the minds of the older people of the fear that age means decline and retirement means loneliness, isolation, loss of prestige and so on.
The Foundation will work assiduously to re-instil in the elderly minds the confidence that age and productivity are not mutually exclusive. It does this by utilizing their experience and maturity in activities that serve the needs of the community.
Three Major challenges older people face:
(a) Poverty
Economically, older people are among the poorest in the society. Various groups of older people such as peasants, herdsmen and fishermen do not belong to any formal social security system. Retired older people who are members of the Social Security Schemes face problems resulting from inadequate benefits and bureaucratic bottlenecks.
(b) Diseases
The majority of people become old with poor health due to poor life styles and poor nutrition during their childhood. Prolonged diseases are a common feature among many older people. Health care professionals lack motivation and are not adequately trained to handle older peoples' illness.
(c) Inadequate care
The movement of young people from rural to urban centers has left the majority of older people lonely and unprotected. Learn More
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Fundraising for Elizabeth Mbaruku
ELIZABETH MBARUKU is a 70 year old woman living in Kinondoni Shamba, Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam in her own house which was left by her late husband...
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How old is 'too old' to work?
At PHILEMON FOUNDATION, we do not think you are ever too old to do work of some sort. We believe the only thing that matters is your ability to do the tasks assigned to you. As long as you can perform up to the employer's expectations, you deserve the opportunity to keep working.
The Philemon Foundation aims to ease the way, providing opportunity, inspiration, community and counsel to old people over 50 who seek work that matches their lifestyle and economic security needs by helping them to find jobs and other opportunities.