Intergenerational club in Hai Duong adapts to aging population

Intergenerational self-help clubs operate effectively, promoting their role in caring for the elderly and adapting to the context of Hai Duong's rapidly aging population.

Delegates attending the conference

Intergenerational self-help clubs in Hai Duong operate effectively, are suitable for local elderly people and adapt to population aging. This is the conclusion made by the Hai Duong Elderly Association at the conference to summarize the Project on Replicating the Intergenerational Self-Help Club Model, 2021-2025 period and the first 6 months of 2025.

The established clubs maintain regular monthly activities with many activities such as increasing income, health care, home care based on volunteers, self-help and community support... This is a practical, effective and suitable model for the elderly in the locality. In particular, these activities have helped promote the role of caring for the elderly, especially for the poor, disadvantaged and homeless elderly.

The activities of the clubs are recognized and highly appreciated by the Party Committee, government and people.

From 2021 to present, Hai Duong province has had 109 intergenerational self-help clubs with a total of over 6,100 members, exceeding the plan by 39 clubs.

Of these, 60 clubs were established under the province's project, 29 clubs were established under the HAI project, and 20 clubs were established from local funds and social mobilization. Currently, up to 75% of communes, wards, and towns have intergenerational self-help clubs.

Collectives were awarded certificates of merit by the Hai Duong Provincial Association of the Elderly in implementing the project to replicate the intergenerational club model.

On this occasion, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly and the Association of the Elderly of Hai Duong province awarded 23 collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing the Project to replicate the model of intergenerational self-help clubs, period 2021 - 2025.

Hai Duong is one of the provinces and cities with a rapidly increasing elderly population. Currently, the whole province has 350,183 elderly people, accounting for over 17% of the province's population.

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