Good Old Age Golden Foundation

Good Old Age golden Foundation (GOAgF) is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political and non- denominational organization. GOAgF exists to care for the aged, from the ages of 65 and above, who are weak and have no support; that is, the aged living alone without family support, and also the aged who have family support but are lonely and needs some to talk to or keep them company. In most of the societies in Ghana, the aged are considered witches and wizards and for that matter, most of them are rejected by society. Due to this, people molest, assault and condemn them since they are helpless. This isolates the aged from society and disallows them from taking part in activities they could have engaged in, especially since the aged are wise and could be consulted. Further, societal rejection makes the aged think a lot. This, in addition to hunger, pain and depression kills them easily since they have no one to talk to or cheer them up. Most of them, even when they are sick, have no one to assist them to the hospital. Once on our site visit, an old woman said to us, “THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT US AND FOR ACKNOWLEDGING US HUMAN BEINGS"