{"id":90897,"date":"2025-01-06T16:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/anish-shekars-organisation-gives-hope-to-elderly-children"},"modified":"2025-01-06T17:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:46:20","slug":"anish-shekars-organisation-gives-hope-to-elderly-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/anish-shekars-organisation-gives-hope-to-elderly-children","title":{"rendered":"Anish Shekar\u2019S Organisation Gives Hope to Elderly, Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Mondo Elderly Care Hospice looks after children and the elderly. Anish Shekar is a social entrepreneur who has gone that extra mile to ensure improvements in the lives of elderly people and children in Uganda.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, he co-founded the Mondo Elderly Care Hospice, and through this initiative his determination to fight neurodegenerative diseases has changed more than 1,000 lives of elderly people.<\/p>\n<p>The Mondo Elderly Care Center offers basic therapy and first-aid services that help in the treatment of conditions such as Alzheimer&#8217;s and Parkinson&#8217;s Disease.<\/p>\n<p>With a staff force of 10 social workers and caregivers, it has a home caring environment where every senior is taken care of individually, and their quality of life is improved to a large degree.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the work with Irene Mondo, Anish founded Mondo Charity, which became a beacon of hope for the most vulnerable populations in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>By organizing innovative fundraising-from partnerships with local organizations, churches, and private donors to online campaigns-Mondo Charity has been able to raise over $10,000 in support of literacy programs for children and assistance for elderly individuals struggling with neurodegenerative diseases.<\/p>\n<p>This impact cuts across all 135 districts of Uganda, reaching approximately 5,000 children and the elderly who have access to basic services like education, health, and therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Anish pegs his philosophy on making sure nobody, irrespective of age or condition, gets left behind.<\/p>\n<p>He has developed a model through Mondo Charity and Mondo Elderly Care Centre which is replicable and effective in addressing issues of illiteracy and inadequate elderly care in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>He continues to inspire an increasingly broad network of committed donors, volunteers, and organizations creating long-term change for and with those who need it most.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Uganda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Mondo Elderly Care Hospice looks after children and the elderly. Anish Shekar is a social entrepreneur who has gone that extra mile to ensure improvements in the lives of elderly people and children in Uganda. 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