line, and their traditional choir song practise,
these women still find the time to sow and
knit scarfs, blankets and jerseys that they
regularly donate towards old age homes
and to disabled young adults.
alleviation program to assist the households
of those families; this contribution is also assisting the younger generation.
The Mamoagi Senior Citizen Club is funded
by the Manaka House and the Department
of Social Development and gladly expresses
how grateful they are for these sponsorships.
According to Helena Legido-Quigley, “the
social old age pension makes elderly persons economically independent; allowing
them to become valuable members of the
family, so it is therefore providing vital support for older people and their adult children and grandchildren.”
Keeping
The bridging of this gap between the elders
and young individuals of South Africa could
be seen as a beneficial way to grow the future of the next generation.
Informed
Maintaining information and ensuring that
it gets to the elders is a rather difficult challenge but the vitality of it should be greatly
noted. The Older Person Forum is ensuring
that no peculiar acts are going to overwhelm these elders, and certainly not due
to lack of information.
They have taken the responsibility to enhance and teach the elders how to manage
their finances and how to stay healthy. They
have also informed them about issues regarding sports, and equipped them to keep
their recreation and own interests alive.
Importance of Pensioners
The government of South Africa has been
providing pensioners a monthly contribution
for years. These funds are in part a poverty
“the social old age
pension makes elderly persons economically independent; allowing them
to become valuable
members of the family, so it is therefore
providing vital support for older people
and their adult children and grandchildren.”