History
Rhoda Hannan is the founder of the Rhoda Hannan Foundation. In 2023, she built three houses on an acre of land with her own funds. She lives abroad.When she came to the country and went for a walk outside Dhaka, she saw a 70-year-old woman on the side of the road, abandoned by her family. She arranged for her a shelter. After that she herself made a oldage home in Lakai,Habiganj Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has two types of old age homes
1.Government run 6 old age homes in this densely populated country which all are in cities.
2.There are some privates run also in city.
3.Rhoda Old Age Homes is the only in village where food, shelter, medical , other service will be provided.
Old Age Home Shelter
A person needs in old age, a safe shelter, access to assured food and necessary medical treatment, as well as an environment to overcome loneliness. In Bangladesh, 50 to 75 percent of people live in family turmoil in their old age, the rest go to old age homes to relieve loneliness. The demand for old age homes in Bangladesh is increasing but according to the demand, the seats in the oldage home are not empty at all. So many are waiting to long get a place. Many seniors have to wait years and years to find a safe place. The number of oldage homes for the elderly in Bangladesh is far below the demand.According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, the number of seniors people in the country is 8.3 percent of the total population, which may increase to 11.6 percent by the year 2030.
ABOUT US
Rhoda Hannan Old Age Home is in Habiganj,Sylhet ,Bangladesh. This Old Age Home ( Bridda Asram) is being run by Mrs. Hannan with complete facilities and self financing. She herself is a social worker for a long time. This homes is built for the destitute girls and neglected old women/senior women of the village , who are deprived of their benefits or those women who can’t take care of themselves or have no one to look after them. Food,shelter,medical arrangements are made for them.
Our mission
The main objective of our organization is to ensure that senior citizens get four security - health security, food and bed security, companionship of peers, personal independence.
Rhoda Foundation will be Provide for senior below
Our volunteers daily ensure personal care such as bathing, dressing, going to the washroom, help with eating and taking medication and provide them with TV for entertainment.
key facilities are rooms for sleeping,a common dining place and share common washroom.
Most seniors get their own bed and a cupboard hold their clothing and others.
Senior can get medical care as much we can.
There are no facilities for senior to cook their own.Common vageterian and non vegeterian food will be provide according to our ability.
Senior any relative will not be allow to living with them, only they can visit.
We will provide TV for their recreation.
We will try to live Senior living are safe and secure.
Our team will support emotional and loneliness.
Challenge face Old Age Home
1.Funding is big challenge that’s run privately,of which we are one. Relying on others or on organization money at times.
2.Finding good and trained peoples is very difficult in village.
3.Maintenance, facility need for monthly repairs including our which run personally.
Donate Old Age Home
Any help or financial gift you give us hope to continue our foundation. Any amount of your donation will make this old senior's life happy and give them hope to live. Poor, destitute and needy Old People lead a miserable life.Your little support will make a huge positive difference in their lives.
Old Age Homes(Bridda Asram) play huge role in the densely populated society of Bangladesh.Those who are deprived women in the society ,neglected women and destitute girl who have no place to go. Most of the women in Bangladesh villages are very poor.We need cuople deep tubwell so peoples can have access drink clean water and few washroom;also need help run for charity.