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Hagere Selam, Tigray — October 1, 2025
The International Day of Older Persons was commemorated today in Hagere Selam town with the participation of elderly representatives from both Hagere Selam and Doga Tembien. While the event was filled with joy and solidarity, the occasion also served as a stark reminder of the grave challenges facing senior citizens in the area and our organization RD Teke SSCSA had been organized half a day workshop on elder international day main objectives. Our organization executive director Ms. Saba Teka had presented the overall context of elder in Tigray.
During the gathering, community representatives presented an assessment revealing that many elderly residents are living in critical conditions, struggling with deteriorating health and lack of basic social support. A severe shortage of clean water was identified as one of the most urgent problems, particularly affecting elderly women who shoulder much of the burden of water collection.
Speakers noted that the local elders’ association—once a strong pillar of community support—has lost much of its capacity due to the impacts of the war. Participants called for concerted efforts from government bodies, humanitarian organizations, and the broader community to help rebuild the association and restore assistance to older citizens.
Despite the challenges, the event also included moments of recognition. The elders’ association received certificates of appreciation for its outstanding contributions in empowering senior citizens and promoting self-reliance prior to the conflict.
Community members concluded the celebration with a collective pledge to stand in solidarity with the elderly and ensure their dignity and well-being are prioritized in ongoing recovery efforts.
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“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”- Winston Churchill
R.D Teka Senior Citizens Care and Support Association
R.D Teka Senior Citizens Care and Support Association is a legal association in the Tigray and federal level registered by the Federal democratic republic of Ethiopia Agency for Civil Society Organization and has been established with the aim of care and supporting elders in their Economic, Social, and Cultural Affairs in an organized manner to improve their livelihood. Our organization was established on July 03, 2019 with the aim of supporting elders and women directly impacted by war (War victims) who are facing social and economic challenges. Our organization mainly works on the improvement of their livelihood, economic and political empowerment of women and elder war victims to be more competitive in their lives.
General Information
- Name of Organization
R.D. Teka Abera Senior Citizens Care and Support Association
- Date of Establishment
06/11/1998 /E.c./
- Legal Entity/registration No∙
Reg.No. 002/98 = Tigray and re-registered by the agency as an Ethiopian Residents Charity on March 31, 2010 bearing Organization registration number 1726
Address of the Organization and Head Office
City: – Mekele Sub City:- Adi Haki side of the Adi Hawsi Marketplace ‘ + 251- 348400182 È + 251- 91124 8169, + 251- 91475 43 78/ 759
- Operational In four woredas of the Central Zone of Tigray with possibilities to expand to other zones and woredas- Abi – Adi, Kola Tembien, Dogea Tembien ,Tanqua Abergel, keleteawlaelo, Hnetalowjrat, Aksum, Shire and Mekelle city.
- Primary Beneficiaries( target groups) of the Organization
- Direct = 2,400 senior citizens including about 15,000 of their families will be direct beneficiaries
- Indirect = buyers (product consumers), clinic and recreation center users, actors who involved in poverty reduction and development activities and the communities where projects are being implemented will be indirect beneficiaries.
Mission Statements
To ensure that senior citizens living in poverty and vulnerable situations in the intervention areas will have access to elderly friendly income generating activities and basic services and then the fundamental human needs like shelter, health, recreation… of senior citizens are being met; the abilities/capacities of elderly people to transfer their experiences/strengths to the next generation and their participation in development activities is being enhanced/strengthened.
Goal
“Improve the life of senior citizens and their families, enable them to increase their contribution through integrated development programs.”
Overall Objectives
“To ensure that senior citizens and their families living in poverty and vulnerable situation will have access to senior citizens friendly income generating activities and basic services and hence the fundamental basic human and development needs are being met and older people able to play active role in the social system”
Specific Objectives
- To identify means and provide care and support for 2,400 vulnerable war victims senior citizens of household heads;
- To design and implement war victims elderly people friendly income generating projects that help to increase their income for better living;
- To identify and arrange possible modern working instruments in order to increase the product of the projects;
- To establish and equip recreational/day care centers, clinic in order to build good relationships/discuss common problems/interest, to do physical exercises to maintain their health;
- To enable/build elderly war victims people to establish their own associations/unions that enable them to lobby about their rights and act against contemporary problems (e.g. HIV/AIDS care and support initiatives), to create link with other groups of societies; To rediscover and mobilize elderly people as assets (resources) towards income generating and changing into value added in any way of living situations;
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