NATIONAL POLICIES ON AGEING AND OLDER PEOPLE IN TANZANIA.

Although the Tanzanian Government has recognized older people in its various policies and strategies, still there is no coherent system for these government policies, registrations, strategies, directives of executive government leaders at national, regional or district levels (e.g. Prime Minister, Regional or District Commissioners, etc), and programmes to effectively deliver consistent and good quality of services for all older people in the country.

Significant government documents, policies, directives and support mechanisms under discussion include the following:-

• The Constitution of URT 2005 English edition.
• National Ageing Policy (NAP) - 2003.
• Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
• MKUKUTA phase 1(2005 -2010) and phase II (2010 – 2015).
• Public Service Reform Programme (PSRP).
• Local Government Reform Programme (LGRP).
• Prime Minister`s Speech of 1^st Oct. 2010.
• National Health Policy – 2007.
• Cost Sharing and Community Health Fund (CHF) – 2001.
• Primary Health Service Development Programme (PHSDP) 2007-2017.
• Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP)-2009-2015.
• National Strategy for Non - Communicable Diseases (NCDs) 2009 – 2015.
• National Eye Care Strategic Plan (NECSP)-2010 -2015.
• TACAIDS Policy _ 2001 and 2010.

            Brief notes for each of the above mentioned documents are given here    bellow:-

a)   . The Constitution of URT ( 2005 English edition)

Under section 11 (1) of the URT Constitution consideration for the older age says:-

‘’The state authority shall make appropriate provisions for the realization of a person's right  to work, self education and social welfare at times of old age, sickness or disability and in other cases of incapacity. Without prejudice to those rights, the state authority shall make provisions to ensure that every person earns his livelihood.’’

b) The National Ageing Policy (NAP) published in 2003: This is a comprehensive document on Age and Ageing Policy in Tanzania. As for health sector, the policy addresses negative attitudes of health care providers as a key concern and sets out healthcare rights for older people, including free healthcare at all government health facilities for people aged 60 years and above. However, the policy is not yet regulated and still lacks legislation which would specify the minimum standards and framework for implementation across the national by the central and local government authorities and other stakeholders.

c) Tanzania Vision 2025 is a document providing direction and philosophy for the long –term development of the country. Among other things, Tanzania wants to achieve by 2025 a high quality of livelihood for all Tanzanians (which means, the elderly included).Health is identified as one of the priority sectors contributing to a higher quality livelihood for all Tanzanians.

d) Millennium Development Goals (MGGs) 2000 – 2015. This is a UN document with eight goals that all 191 UN member states (Tanzania included) have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000 commits world leaders to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. The MDGs are derived from this Declaration, and all have specific targets and indicators.

The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end – making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and billion more people will have the opportunity to benefit from the global economy.

The eight MDGs goals being:-

• Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
• Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education.
• Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
• Goal 4: Reduce child mortality.
• Goal 5: Improve maternal health.
• Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
• Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability.
• Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development.

e) National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP) or community called MKUKUTA-Mkakati WA Kukuza Uchumi Na Kupunguza Umasikini Tanzania (MKUKUTA) is a national strategy emphasizing on improving quality of life and social wellbeing with particular focus on the poorest and national most vulnerable groups.

MKUKUTA phase I (2005-2010) sets:

v  40% of eligible older people reached with effective social protection measures by the year 2010(pg. 38).

v  Access health services by 100% of eligible older people provided by specialized (trained) medical personnel by 2010 (pg.39).

Unfortunately, the dissemination, resourcing and implementation of this strategy remain patchy across the country.

As an example, under health service regulations, people aged 60 years and above are entitled to free medical treatment in government health services. In the Views of the People 2007, the Survey reveals that only 10% of elderly people respondents had received free treatment; 48% were

unaware of their rights to exemptions from medical fees; 18% had been refused treatment in government facility because they could not afford to pay for services, and 13% indicated that they had been refused free treatment due to lack of proof of their age (pg. 44).

Unavailability of drugs at all government health facilities proves to be an outstanding cry and challenge countrywide.

MKUKUTA phase II (2010-2015) sets to implement the gaps and focuses to provide adequate social protection and rights to vulnerable and needy groups including older people.

f)    Public Service Reform Programme (PSRP).

 

g) Local Government Reform Programme (LGRP).

The LGRP was formulated and implemented by the government   in  order to address the problems which constrained the performance of the local government authorities. The programme intends to strengthen local authorities and transform them to be effective         instruments of social and   economic development at local level.

The purpose of the programme is to improve quality, access  and equitable delivery of public services, particularly to the poor.

The programme was launched in 1996 under the local government  reform agenda with main objective to make “wananchi” participate    in implementation of various programmes for betterment of their    lives.

h) National Health Policy –(2007): In this Policy of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ,it considers the need for the provision of health services to older people although implementation faces a number of constraints such as poor administrative structures and procedures ,unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles, unavailability of proper medical services and medication , as well as reluctance of health care staff and local government officials to adequately deliver to older people their entitled services.

i)    Coast Sharing and Community Health Fund.

     Cost Sharing.

Description.

Cost sharing in government health facilities was introduced in 1993. This revised

the previous health financing policy that aimed to provide health services free to all from all government health facilities. The previous policy was deemed unrealistic as GOT financing was insufficient to truly provide all services for all of the population, and the policy resulted in poor quality and inequitable health services delivery. Attempting to cover everyone with free essential health services resulted in poor quality care and poor coverage. The poor suffered the most, as they had fewer alternatives, whereas the wealthier members of the population could opt out of the government system and pay private providers. The objectives of cost sharing are to (i) generate additional revenues to bridge the gap in government allocation, (ii) improve availability and quality of health

services, (iii) strengthen the referral system, (iv) rationalize utilization of health care services, (v) improve equity and access to health services by pooling financial risk and cross-subsidizing costs and (vi) strengthen community voice (users/payers) towards improving service quality and provider’s accountability.

Exemptions:

The scheme charges fee for service (1) for different health services in

government health facilities. However, the government has mandated that the following are exempted from paying fees at any government facility; all children under the age of five, pregnant mothers including deliveries , vulnerable groups that can not afford to pay because of income, particular diseases that drain substantial income from the patients, such as chronic diseases (e.g., tuberculosis and AIDS),and any disease if it is an epidemic.

 

Tanzania opens ministry focused on older people’s welfare

By Ben Small

Tanzania’s incoming government is opening a new ministry focusing on the welfare of the country’s older men and women – a fantastic achievement for those advocating for the rights of older people.

The Ministry of Health, Social Development, Gender, Older People and Children will deal with ageing issues alongside health, social development, gender and children, reflecting how older people are getting more and more on the political agenda in Tanzania.

It gives the government the opportunity to adapt and prepare for a growing ageing population and will help ensure older people can lead longer, healthier and more comfortable lives.

Pensions are set to be introduced in Zanzibar next year for those aged 70 and over, and there are pushes for this to be extended to mainland Tanzania. With a specific ministry to appreciate the needs of older people, the government has an effective channel through which to follow up on its commitments.

Amleset Tewodros, Tanzania Country Director at HelpAge International, believes that meeting the needs of Tanzania’s older population through the new ministry is crucial to the Sustainable Development Goals’ refrain of “leave no one behind”.

“No development strategies can be achieved if older men and women, who constitute 5% of the total population, are not proactively recognised in planning and budgeting, and are not enjoying effective public services,” she said.

Tanzania Older People`s Platform (TOP) and HelpAge Tanzania welcome the move by the Tanzania government, and hopes that the continued engagement with older people’s issues will bear concrete results, including a national policy on ageing and a binding legal framework to ensure policies and strategies related to ageing are implemented.

 

 

 

The European Union joins HelpAge International in promoting and protecting older women's rights in Tanzania.

Monday, 15 June, 2015, Mwanza: Today the EU Delegation to Tanzania and the EAC, together with HelpAge International and the Magu Poverty Eradication and Rehabilitation Center (MAPERECE), launch a project to Promote and Protect Older Women's Rights in Tanzania.

The project encompasses various levels of community interventions and will be implemented in Magu. It will also work with national policy and law-makers to ensure that rights of women at all stages of their life are protected, as provided in national and international human rights frameworks and instruments. It is expected that over a two-year period, the project will generate good practice lessons that can be shared at the national level.

This launch coincides with the commemoration of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a day designated by the UN on every 15th of June to bring together senior citizens, their caregivers, human rights organizations, governments, development partners and the wider society to combat the problem of elder abuse under a theme. The theme this year is: "ENDING ELDER ABUSE IS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY, PLAY YOUR PART."

‘'WEAAD enables society to voice its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to people in their later life with consequences to their Health and Human Rights. It is an issue which deserves the attention of leaders at local, national and international level,'' says HelpAge International Country Director Ms Amleset Tewodros.

The European Union supports gender equality and women's empowerment throughout its actions in Tanzania. In addition to actions that support women's equal access to political and public life, land and farming, and employment opportunities, last year the EU chose to target its support for civil society action against harmful traditional practices, notably child marriage, female genital mutilation, and witchcraft-related killings.

 

The project we are launching today will do precisely that, by enhancing the protection of older women from witchcraft-related killings and violence. Ending all forms of violence due to age or gender is a collective responsibility, and citizens and governments alike need to play their part.

"The project we are launching today is an excellent example of how the European Union, together with its partners, can concretely help to ensure that women's rights are protected throughout all stages of their lives,'' says Mr Eric Beaume, Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation in Tanzania.

In Tanzania the number of older people abused especially due to witchcraft allegations is on the increase. According to the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), a total of 320 people, the majority of them older women, have been killed as a result of witchcraft allegations in the first six months 2014 (Tanzania Human rights report 2014). Such victimization of older women is most common in north eastern Tanzania, particularly in Mwanza, Shinyanga, Simiyu, and Geita.

No one should live in fear of getting old: Stop the killing of older people

The killing of older people on alleged witchcraft accusation has been going on for many years. Although it is believed that belief in witchcraft is widespread in Tanzania cutting across societies, class and regions, in the past years this practice was reported to be more practiced in Shinyanga and the Lake zone region.

In the recent past a worrying trend of murder of older people is seen in parts of Tanzania where it was believed there were less incidences of the crime. The most heinous crime committed against older people is that reported by media on 10 October 2014 where seven people majority between 55 and 78 were murdered by a mob on suspicion of witchcraft practices.

This murder of older people which has received international and local attention was reported only because the numbers killed in one single incident from one area was overwhelmingly high. Unreported cases continue to occur. According to the newspaper which quoted information from the Legal and Human Rights Centre, between January and June 2014 a total of 27 older women were brutally killed in Butiama while ten women were killed in Mara region.

The demographic transition that we are experiencing in the twenty first century is characterized by the increase in the number of older people across the world. Africa although considered the youngest continent, is also experiencing this growth. Improvements in life expectancy are resulting in more and more people living longer.

 

However, long life should be seen as a triumph of this century and those who are benefiting from the dividend of the graying world should live in dignity, care, love, respect and recognition of their human rights. This continuous cruel murder of older men and women due to suspected witchcraft practices should be condemned in the strongest terms.

The denial of right to life of older men and women should weigh heavily in our collective conscious whether we are leaders in communities, faith, politics, in institutions entrusted with keeping law and order, including those in the media.

We should question what in our values, belief systems and principles is going wrong to an extent we subject our parents and grandparents to such a brutal killing?

Tanzania Older People`s Platform (TOP),HelpAge International and organisations of older people call on those duty bound to halt the killing by taking appropriate action against those that are masterminding such crime and provide protection so growing old is not equated to a curse, insecurity and the denial of the right to life which is both a basic human and constitutional right.

HOTUBA YA MGENI RASMI

MAADHIMISHO YA SIKU YA WAZEE KITAIFA MKOANI MWANZA.

  

• Mheshimiwa Dkt. Seif S. Rashid (Mb.), Naibu Waziri wa Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii,
• Mheshimiwa Eng. Evarist Ndikilo, Mkuu wa Mkoa Mwanza,
• Waheshimiwa Wabunge, Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania,
• Waheshimiwa Wakuu wa Wilaya na Wakurungenzi,
• Mheshimiwa Mkurugenzi Mkazi wa Help Age International,
• Viongozi na Watumishi wa Serikali mliopo hapa,
• Mwenyekiti wa Mtandao wa Mashirika ya Wazee,
• Wazee wangu toka Mikoa Mbalimbali
• Wanahabari na Wasanii,
• Kamati ya Maandalizi,
• Mabibi na Mabwana.

Kwanza kabisa naomba kutumia fursa hii kumshukuru Mwenyezi Mungu kwa kutupa uhai na Afya njema na kutuwezesha kuiona siku hii ya leo ambayo ni muhimu sana kwetu sote na hasa kwa wale ambao tumefikia umri wa miaka 60 na kuendelea. Tuna kila sababu ya kumshukuru Mungu kwa kutuwezesha kufikia umri huo.

Aidha, nawashukuru sanawazee wangu wa Mkoa wa Mwanza kwa kuona inafaa kumwalika Mheshimiwa Dkt. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Nimekuja kwa niaba yake kushiriki pamoja nanyi katika maadhimisho haya baada ya Mheshimiwa Rais kuwa na shughuli nyingi muhimu.

Naupongeza uongozi wa Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii, Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Mwanza, Mheshimiwa Evarist Ndikilo, WHO, TAMISEMI, HelpAge International, Kamati ya maandalizi na wazee wote kwa ujumla kwa kufanikisha maadhimisho haya.

Ninawashukuru kwa namna ya pekee wazee waliotoka mikoa mbalimbali kuja kuungana nasi,   poleni kwa safari.

Ndugu wananchi,

Napenda kuvishukurusanavyombo vya habari, ambavyo vimefanya uhamasishaji kwa siku ya leo, Naamini vyombo hivi vitaendelea kuhamasisha na kutoa elimu kwa jamii ili kuondokana na imani potofu juu ya wazee.

Aidha, sina budi kuwashukurusanawananchi wa Mkoa wa Mwanza, Taasisi mbalimbali, vikundi vya sanaa na burudani, kwa kuacha shughuli zao, ili kuja kujiunga nasi katika siku hii ya Kitaifa ya Wazee Duniani.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Baraza la Umoja wa Mataifa limeweka tarehe 1 Oktoba, ya kila mwaka kuwa ni siku ya wazee duniani, siku hii

inalenga kuhamasisha jamii, katika nchi husika kutambua haki, mahitaji na changamoto zinazowakabili wazee na kutafuta namna ya kukabiliana nazo.

Umoja wa mataifa, ulifikia uamuzi wa kutenga siku ya wazee duniani kwa sababu nyingi, moja ni kutoa nafasi kwa mataifa yote duniani kutafakari hali ya maisha ya wazee na kuangalia mapungufu yaliyopo na kuweka mipango ya kushughulikia kundi hili kwa lengo la kuboresha maisha yao na kuwafanya wazee waishi maisha ya heshima kwa kwapatia mahitaji yao muhimu. Leo Tanzania inaungana na nchi nyingine duniani kuadhimisha siku hii ya wazee.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Maadhimisho ya siku ya wazee duniani huambatana na ujumbe maalumu kila mwaka kulingana na mahitaji ndani na nje ya nchi. Ujumbe huu ni dira ya maadhimisho haya.

Nimeambiwa kwamba kauli mbiu ya mwaka huu ni “Longevity Shapes the Future” kwa tafsiri iliyofanywa na wazee wenyewe kuwa Maisha Marefu Hujenga Mustakabali wa Taifa Letu. Kauli mbiu hii, inalenga katika kuhamasisha Serikali, jamii, na wadau mbalimbali

kutambua maisha marefu ya wazee kwa kuwajengea mazingira mazuri na kuwahusisha katika shughuli mbali mbali za maendeleo ya uchumi na kijamii, wazee wana uwezo na vipaji mbalimbali, hivyo wazee ni mustakabali wa Taifa letu.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Dhana ya uzee unalezea hatua ya mwisho ya makuzi ya binadamu kuanzia utoto, ujana hadi kufikia uzee. Uzee

unaonesha thamani ya maisha marefu waliyopewa zawadi na mwenyezi Mungu, ni umri uliopitia mengi, una uzoefu mkubwa na upeo mpana kuwafanya wazee wawe hazina kubwa ya ujuzi.

Wazee ni rasilimali na ni hazina kubwa ya ufahamu, busara, ushauri, maarifa na uzoefu wa vitu muhimu kwa

maendeleo.   Kwenye matatizo tunakwenda kwa wazee kupata ushauri na mara nyingi tatizo linakwisha. Kwa busara na heshima zao wazee ni dawa kwa hiyo tujue wazee ni muhimusanakatika maisha yetu na tuendelee

kuwaenzi na tuwatumie kwa kadri itavyowezekana kwa mustakabali wa Taifa letu.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Serikali inatambua umuhimu wa wazee kuwa ni rasilimali na hazina kubwa katika kukuza uchumi wa nchi yetu na kuleta mbadiliko ya kiuchumi na kwamba wazee ndio waliotujengea misingi ya Taifa tuliyonayo leo, walitukomboa kutoka kwa wakoloni, walioweka misingi ya Umoja, Utaifa na Amani tuliyonayo leo hii, walitunza maliasili tulizonazo na wameturithisha utamaduni wetu.

Natoa changamoto kwa vijana kuwa karibu na wazee ili kujifunza maadili mema toka kwao na kuwajibika kuwahudumia ipasavyo na hatimaye kufanya maandalizi ya maisha wanapoelekea uzeeni.

Ndugu wananchi,

Natambua changamoto zinazowakabili wazee wetu, changamoto hizo ni pamoja na pensheni kwa wastaafu na wazee, Huduma za Afya, Msamaha wa kodi ya majengo

kwa nyumba wanazomiliki, Ushirikishwaji, utamaduni na maadili, na mauaji ya wazee.

Serikali kwa nyakati tofauti imebuni Sera na mikakati mbalimbali inayoelekeza jinsi ya kushughulikia changamoto mbalimbali zinazowakabili wazee nchini. Sera ya Taifa ya wazee ya mwaka 2003 ilikuwa waraka wa kwanza wenye mwelekeo thabiti wa kuyashughulikia masuala tete ya wazee. Sera hii ilifuatiwa na mikakati na matamko mbalimbali yanayohusu wazee. Hii inaonesha kuwa Serikali yaTanzaniainatambua umuhimu wa wazee

kamarasilimali na hazina muhimu kwa mustakabali wa Taifa letu.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Kuhusu pendekezo la matibabu kwa wazee la kuwepo madirisha maalum kwa wazee katika hospitali na vituo vya Afya vya Umma kote nchini pamoja na kuwapata wataalamu wa magonjwa ya uzee, nakubaliana nanyi, naiagiza Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii kukamilishamchakato wa utoaji wa huduma za Afya kwa wazee mapema iwezekanavyo kote nchini.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Serikali ilipitisha Sera ya Taifa ya Wazee mwaka 2003. Utekelezaji wa Sera hii umekuwa ukikwama kwa sababu ya kutokuwepo na sheria inayosimamia utekelezaji wake. Hivyo mipango mingi inayohusu wazee imeendelea kutegemea zaidi huruma kwa wale wanaojisikia. Kwa kuzingatiahiloSerikali kupitia Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi

wa Jamii imekuwa inashughulikia kufanikisha kuwepo kwa Sheria ya Wazee nchini. Mchakato huo umefikia hatua ya kuandaliwa kwa rasimu na baadaye kuwasilishwa

kwenye Baraza la Mawaziri ili kupata idhini ya kutungwa kwa Sheria ya Wazee. Uanzishwaji wa sheria hii utaboresha maisha na kuondoa vikwazo vya upatikanaji

wa huduma za jamii kwa wazee. Vile vile, Sheria ya Wazee itasaidia huduma za wazee kutambulika kisheria.

 

 

Ndugu Wananchi,

Vitendo viovu vya ukatili yakiwemo mauaji wanayofanyiwa wazee wetu hasa wanawake ni jambo la kusikitishasana, tuendelee kulaani kila tunapopata fursa, viongozi wa Serikali, Mashirika ya Dini na Taasisi za kiraia, wasiache kulisema hili kila wanapopata nafasi na sisi viongozi wa siasa lazima tuendelee kulikemea suala hili. Serikali kwa upande wake itaendelea kuchukua hatua za kupambana na vitendo hivi ili kuvikomesha, nawaomba wananchi kuwataja watu wanaowajua kuwa wanajihusisha na mauaji ya wazee. Nawahakikishia Serikali kwa kutumia vyombo vya ulinzi na usalama pamoja na kushirikisha

wananchi bado inaendelea na juhudi za kupambana na ukatili wa mauaji ya wazee.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Serikali imeanzisha mchakato wa kuitazama upya Katiba ya Nchi yetu ili hatimaye tuwe na katiba inayoendana na

Taifa letu na mahitaji ya sasa. Wakati mchakato huu wa kuandaa katiba mpya unapoendelea katika mikoa yote nchini hatuna budi kukubali na kutambua kuwa katiba yetu ya sasa tuliyoachiwa na waasisi wa Taifa letu, imeifanyia nchi yetu mambo mazuri na kuifikisha hapa tulipo. Hivyo, nawaomba wazee wangu mshiriki katika mchakato wa kutoa maoni ili masuala ya wazee yaboreshwe na kuingizwa katika Katiba Mpya.

Ndugu wananchi,

Natambua kazi zinazofanywa na taasisi zisizo za kiserikali. Taasisi hizi ni muhimu kwa kuwa zinachangia katika jitihada za Serikali za kutoa huduma kwa wazee. Hata

hivyo, suala la kutotosheleza huduma na mahitaji ya wazee inatokana na uwezo mdogo wa Serikali kifedha na majukumu yanayohusiana na huduma katika sekta mbalimbali. Hivyo, nasisitiza kiasi cha fedha kinachotolewa na Serikali kitumiwe kulingana na vipaumbele vilivyopangwa. Suala la uzee ni mtambuka. Hivyo nachukua nafasi hii kutoa wito kwa watendaji wote

kwa nafasi zao mbalimbali hususan Wakurugenzi Watendaji wa Halmashauri za Miji/Manispaa/Wilaya na Asasi mbalimbali za Serikali na za watu binafsi zinazotoa

huduma kwa wazee kuweka mipango na kuimarisha mifumo ya kinga ya jamii iliyopo ili kuboresha huduma wanazopata.

Ndugu Wananchi,

Nawashukurusanawazee wangu kwa risala nzuri mliposoma ikiwa ni salaam za wazee kwa serikaliyao.

Nakiri kuwa maombi na mapendekezo yaliyosemwa ni ya msingi, na muhimu kwa mustakabali wa maisha ya wazee. Baadhi nimejaribu kuyajibu katika hotuba yangu, na mengine utekelezaji wake utachukuwa muda mrefu kulingana na hali halisi ya Serikali. Mengi ya mapendekezo yaliyoelezwa yatakamilika baada ya Sheria ya wazee kutungwa. Naahidi yote yatafanyiwa kazi na serikali yenu.

Baada ya kusema hayo napenda niwashukuru tena kwa kumwalika Mheshimiwa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano

waTanzaniaMhe. Dkt. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete kuwa Mgeni Rasmi. Ni watakie safari njema mtakapokuwa mnarudi, na ninawashukurusanakwa kujitokeza kuhudhuria maadhimisho haya ya Kitaifa.

Nawatakia maadhimisho mema.

Ahsanteni kwa kunisikiliza!

 

VIBWAGIZO SIKU YA WAZEE DUNIANI

(1)                  HUDUMA BORA KWA WAZEE

(2)                  MATUNZO KWA WAZEE

(3)                  PENSHENI KWA WAZEE

(4)                  WAZEE WASHIRIKISHWE KATIKA NYANJA ZOTE

(5)                  MABARAZA YA WAZEE YAUNDWE

(6)                  MATIBABU BURE KWA WAZEE

 

 

MAADHIMISHO YA SIKU YA WAZEE DUNIANI WILAYA YA  MULEBA- KAGERA

 

Shirika la Kwa wazee Nshamba Muleba kwa kushirikiana na Wazee ,walengwa liliadhimisha siku ya Wazee Duniani yaani tarehe 1 OTOBA 2012.

 Siku hiyo ilikuwa ya vifijo shangwe na nderemo kwa wazee wa kata saba za wilaya ya MULEBA na wanajamii waishio maeneo ya kata Nshamba, wajukuu wanao tunzwa na Wazee na wafanyakazi wa shirika, pamoja na wageni walioalikwa .

 Ikiwa ni mwaka wa nne kuadhimisha sherehe hizi , sherehe hiyo ilihudhuriwa na wazee wapatao 650 robo tatu yao wakiwa ni Wazee wanaopata pensheni toka shirika la Kwa Wazee.

 Michezo mbali mbali pamoja na nyimbo na risala vilivyoandaliwa na Wazee vilibeba ujumbe unaohusu maisha ya Wazee na changamoto wanozokumbana nazo, kama vile kutopatiwa matibabu bure,  mzigo wa kulea na kutunza wajukuu, umaskini kwa wazee,na ukatili wanaofanyiwa Wazee lakini pia   kuiomba serikali kutoa pensheni kwa wazee wote ili kuboresha maisha yao kama ambavyo nchi nyingine   zimeweza kufanya.

 Akijibu risala hiyo, aliyekuwa mgeni rasmi katika madhimisho hayo Mhe Nashon Kababaye katibu tawala wilaya kwa niaba ya mkuu wa wilaya,

Aliwapongeza wazee kwa kuona umuhimu wa kuadhimisha sherehe hiyo pia aliupongeza uongozi wa Kwa wazee kwa jitihada zao za kuboresha maisha ya wazee hapa wilayani Muleba.

 Mgeni rasmi alikemea   vitendo vya ukatili kwa wazee na kuwataka waganga wote   wanaopiga ramli   kujisajiri kabla ya mwaka 2013 vinginevyo watakamatwa maana ndio wanaochangia vitendo hivyo.

 Pia mgeni rasmi alisisitiza na kutoa rai kwa wazee kuwa ni haki kwao kupatiwa matibabu bila malipo hivyo iwapo kutajitokeza utata alitoa namba za simu ili taarifa zitolewe  ili uongozi uhusike kuwapatia  ufumbuzi. Kuhusu pesheni kwa wazee wote   alisema ni jukumu la serikali kuhakikisha kuwa upo uwezekano wa kulipa pensheni kwa wazee walio na umri wa miaka 60 na kuendelea.