£5 pensions to save the elderly from the streets

Summary

This project provides monthly pensions to Addis Ababa's poorest elderly residents who after a lifetime of work can no longer support themselves. Just £5 a month makes a world of difference. progress report read updates from the field

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	£5 - Will support one pensioner for a month
	£47 - Will pay for vital repairs to a pensioners home
	£71 - Will support a pensioner for a year
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Hundreds of elderly people across Addis Ababa are currently being helped by Ethiopiaid's pensions. £5 a month allows them to sleep soundly at night knowing where their next meal is going to come from. Alongside the pensions, they receive basic clothing and help maintaining their homes meaning that they can live proudly into old age instead of scrapping to get enough food from day to day.

Activities

A £5 per month pension can support an elderly person allowing them to live with dignity. Ethiopiaid wants to raise funds to support 10 more pensioners for the coming year.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £282
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £320
Total Funding Goal: £602

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

With the pensions provided by Ethiopiaid the pensioners can live dignified lives without having to beg on the streets to feed themselves. Many are also looking after their grandchildren when the children's parents have died early.

Project Message

With a very small amount of money we can make a significant impact to the lives of so many people. For the price of a dish in a restaurant we can feed someone for a month.
- Professor Alec Reed, CBE, Founder and Voluntary Chair of Trustees

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Steven McVay,
Marketing Manager
PO Box 31052
London, SW1X 9WB
United Kingdom
020 7201 9981
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ethiopiaid

Organisation

Ethiopiaid
PO Box 31052
London, - SW1X 9WB
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7201 9981
http://www.ethiopiaid.org.uk

Learn more about Ethiopiaid and the project team.

Ethiopiaid's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Emergency Food Aid for 7500 Starving Ethiopians

Accommodation for Student Midwives in Addis Ababa

Providing Sanitation to prevent Disease

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Ethiopia and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Ethiopia, read the Human Development Report on Ethiopia or the Wikipedia entry for Ethiopia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 24, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Pensions for elderly in Ethiopia

By Nichola Connal - Ethiopiaid Manager, July 07, 2010 12:17 PM

During the last year your donations have paid for pensions, clothing allowances and repairs to the homes of the most desperate elders in Ethiopia. Donations have also contributed to the running of day centres in the heart of the communities where the elderly can go to socialise, have refreshments, receive medical care and earn a small income by making clothes and traditional goods to sell. Those people unable to get to the centre have been provided with home care where they receive food and assistance with all aspects of personal hygiene, helping to make life easier.

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Ethiopian Elder (JPG)

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