Compassion is at the Heart of Our Care.
Psycho-social
Support
Counseling of older persons who have gone through traumatic situations such as wars, ill health, loss of loved ones, we find that our old people have a lot of burdens carried at heart which have resorted their lives to ill health acquiring diseases such as pressure, heart diseases, diabetes and mental illness. Some have resorted to taking alcohol to put off that stress, which has further put them in a more miserable state. Therefore we have always come out to counsel them to bring back change and hope in their lives.
Bright Mirror Foundation Ltd has also encouraged older persons through formation of groups to socialize, exchange views, have some eats and drinks together and share their experiences, have also formed music groups as a way to put off the stress and burdens they have at heart due.
We
Educate
We Educate
There’s a lot of property grabbing of land, more especially where their physical homes are built. Some properties have been confiscated and sold off by those who are supposed to be their caretakers. Due to poverty, they have been sent off their land by the rich people and can’t afford to buy themselves in terms of land. For those who have their right to live on that land have failed to defend themselves due to old age and ignorance on their land rights.
In mapping, it has been found that, chronic poverty devastates their hope of living any more. Hunger and the right to food fuels more the situation and there’s no provision in social assistance in terms of food and other requirements.
Economic Empowerment
Having identified poverty amongst older persons households, Bright Mirror Foundation Ltd has emphasized on economic empowerment for older persons households which has been done through training them on how to manage their business this including awareness of market prices for their produce to avoid being cheated hence making losses.
FOOD SECURITY
After realizing that majority of older person households in the community are facing hunger, they have been encouraged to engage in agriculture to avoid hunger in their homes. This has been done through growing of maize, cassava and beans of which is grown both for food and the rest is sold off to earn an income for the family.
Health Care
Support
Older persons have been directed where to go for treatment when they are sick, we have also worked with health workers to outreach them on issues of their health, mostly those who can’t move and also provided them with items like mosquito nets to fight malaria amongst older persons.
Sensitization
workshops
Sensitization meetings and workshops have been carried out and attended right from the grass root levels with older persons in the communities on economic empowerment, their health and general well being where older persons have expressed their problems and views. Local Council leaders have been supportive and have worked with us as a team in providing services to the grass root people.
Basic needs
Mobilization
Bright Mirror Foundation Ltd has distributed basic needs to vulnerable older persons which have been mobilized from Individuals, Families and organizations around who have the passion to help the elderly, these including rice, maize flour, sugar, soap, clothes, cooking oil etc.
These have restored hope & confidence in their lives making them understand that they are still loved and cared for.
