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HELPAGE INDIA AND UNFPA 20/% WILL BE THE ELDERLY POPULATION OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF INDIA-----BY 2050

By 2050, there will be more women than men in India's population of those over 60 years of age, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). India's aging will, however, be in keeping with the global trend — more women in the club than men.

"By 2050, the olderly women (60+ category) in the country will exceed older men by 18.4 million," said the report titled 'Ageing in the Twenty first Century: A Celebration and a Challenge' released globally on October 1. The day is celebrated as international day of older persons.

"The olderly women are not a liability but an asset," said Frederika Meijer, a representative of the UNFPA. According to report, "Globally, for for every 100 women aged 60 or over worldwide, there are just 84 men. For every 100 women aged 80 or over, there are only 61 men."

"The feminisation of agening population is real and true," said Matthew Cherian, CEO HelpAge India, an NGO which works on the older population of the country.

Govind Nihalani, the chairperson of Plan India’s(NGO) governing body informed that because I am a girl is a global campaign designed and launched by the organization to fight against gender inequality to lift millions of girls out from poverty







“Chintan” an Indian NGO selected for U.S. award
“Chintan”, an Indian NGO has been selected for America’s first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and
Girls. The award funded by the Rockefeller Foundation via the Secretary’s International
Fund for Women and Girls. The Secretary’s Innovation Award is given to ‘Chintan’ in
Current Affairs Published on www.gktoday.in from January 1, 2012 to
September 10, 2012
support of its work to reduce ecological footprints and increase environmental justice amongst the informal sector
through green jobs, advocacy and organising.
Founder of Chintan:
Ms Bharati Chaturvedi
About Chintan’s domain of work:
Chintan implements grassroots work on the ground, which includes solid waste handling, plastics
recycling, training and organising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling. Chintan
also undertakes research and advocacy, locally and internationally. The work of Bharati Chaturvedi,
its founder, has been on solid waste management and recycling. Bharati is part of various Indian government
committees for policy making. She writes a column for the Hindustan Times and she is the recipient of the 2009 Johns
Hopkins Alumni "Knowledge for the World Awards.












Gates’ Foundation inks MoU with UP on health, agro-based issues
Microsoft co-founder and co-chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, inked an MoU with the Uttar Pradsesh
Govt in order to work on health and development related issues.
Objective: MoU will aim at providing technical, management and programme design support in Neonatal, Child health,
Vaccination and other health and agriculture related issues. The foundation also intends to provide support in
agriculture and develop financial services for the poor by expanding digital payment systems into poor and rural
communities, and linking those payments to improved savings, credit and insurance services.
The foundation is already supporting the following projects in Uttar Pradesh:
 Sure Start : promotes healthy pregnancy practices for mothers to reduce neonatal and maternal death
 Manthan: with partners PATH and Population Council , it aims to improve the health of the mothers and
newborns in Northern India. Uttar Pradesh has the highest percentage of maternal and neonatal deaths in
India. This project provides technical help to the Department of Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to
implement evidence based maternal and newborn health (MNH) interventions during antenatal, delivery and the
immediate postpartum period, and the first 28 days of life. The Department of Family Welfare, GoUP, has helped
the project identify two districts—Jhansi and Bahraich—to demonstrate and propagate ways to bring evidence
based maternal and neonatal health interventions to scale in Uttar Pradesh; the results and experiences of which
are expected to serve as a basis for future resource allocation to maternal and neonatal health programs in Uttar
Pradesh
 Urban Health Initiative: a consortium of organizations working together to improve the health of the urban poor.
It is also active in Nigeria, Kenya, and Senegal






NGOs got nearly Rs 10,000 Crore from abroad during 2009-10: Report
Government records show that during 2009-10 nearly 21,508 associations reported a total receipt of Rs 10,337.59
crore as foreign contribution. Among the States and the Union Territories, the highest receipt of
foreign contribution was reported by Delhi (Rs 1815.91 crore), followed by Tamil Nadu (Rs
1663.31 crore) and Andhra Pradesh (Rs 1324.87 crore). Among the districts, the highest receipt
of foreign contribution was reported by Chennai (Rs 871.60 crore), followed by Bangalore (Rs
702.43 crore) and Mumbai (Rs 606.63 crore).
It emerges from the analysis of the data for the last three years – from 2007-08 to 2009-10 that the US continues to be
the biggest donor country.










FCRA license to 4,139 NGOs cancelled
4,139 NGOs, most of them located in Tamil Nadu, will now be prohibited from receiving contributions from foreign
sources. These NGOs have lost their Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration as they violated the
FCRA. 19% of the total NGOs blocked are based in Tamil Nadu, state witnessing protests against the Kudankulam
Nuclear power plant.
Why this move?

 As per the Govt, NGOs in TamilNadu allegedly funded the protest against the Kudankulam plant.
What is FCRA?
 Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) clearance is mandatory for an NGO to receive any contribution from
overseas.
Some Facts:
 India has a total of about 43,451 registered NGOs.
 Tamil Nadu has the largest number of NGOs.













Sulabh International comes forward to help Vrindavan widows
Sulabh International has come to the rescue of Vrindavan widows. It announced free dinner for those living in
government-run shelter homes and facilities for dignified cremation. The organization will provide Rs. 25 to every
woman in government-run hostels for dinner. The group will also arrange for vocational training and employment to
capable widows.