Himachal Pradesh - Helpage India Programme

Visits by the External GuestsOn 10 th Sep. 2012 Mr. Chris Roles, Director, AgeInternational, UK and Mr. Mark Gorman, Director,Strategic Development, HelpAge International,Mrs. Madhu Mehta Madaan and Mr. Avinash Dutta(Country Head Programmes) visited Sponsor aGrandparents Program project site at Kunihar,Solan. Director Society for development andEnvironment Protection (DEEP) and about 250elderly beneficiaries were there to welcome thehonorable guest’s. The goods and other items madeby the elderly displayed in the exhibition.They met with the secretaries of 34 Elder’s SelfHelp Groups (ESHG’s) and discussed about theproject activities, functioning of groups, benefits ofproject activities and especially the problems facedby the elderlies. A special DHAAM (A traditionalreception of the guests) were offered to the guest’s.Mark Gorman, Christopher Roles and HelpAgeIndia Personal, appreciated the progress of thegroups and the exhibition made by the groups.On 14September 2012, a team of four persons ledby Mr. Krishana Help Age Utrakhand visited thestate office Shimla for the purpose of visiting theMEU-DST Project at Solan. Three members of theteam were from ONGC Dehradun. The team hasbeen explained about the management of the MEUand its operations in the field.5