ARPGI: is a not for profit association dedicated to addressing the increasing needs of older (50+) persons in the Ghanian society. We seek to achieve this through education, advocacy and selfless service to enhance the quality of life for the aged by promoting independence, dignity and purpose.
VISION: The vision of the Associon of Retried Person in Ghana is to excel as dynamic in every community.
PROMISE: Because we understand you. ARPG helps you make your own choices, reach your goals and dreams, and make the most of your life after 50.
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The ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS IN GHANA INC (ARPG) a locally initiated organization incorporated under the Companies Code of Ghana, 1963 (Act 179) with a Certificate of Incorporation number G-7777 on the 9th day of April 2001. By this incorporation, ARPG is by guarantee a private, voluntary, non-governmental, not-for-profit making and humanitarian organization.
Association of Retired Persons in Ghana currently has a two-member Board of Trustees and a five-member board of Governors from different fields of discipline.
The association also has eight executive members who are currently working as regular volunteers, with Mr. King David Affadzi as the Founder and Executive Director of ARPG.
In response to the enabling environment created by the Government, the Association of Retired Persons in Ghana, who is a member of the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in health, is engaged in designing and executing project aimed at increasing the humanitarian activities in the country.
The Organization has pooled their resources in the form of monthly contributions to help in the association efforts. This scheme has made it possible for nearly 15,000 retirees and old people to benefit.
Achievements
The organization since its inception has been able to undertake various projects. The following are some of the activities that were undertaken in the past year:
- The building of a clinic at Kanvili in the northern region. The clinic consists of 3 rooms an outpatient hall, toilet and consulting room.
- Various medicaments were distributed to various communities such as Teshie, Soogo and Tango in the Upper East Region; Abinsi and Diarre in the Northern Region Nadowli, Kaleo in the Upper West Region, Kasoa and Effutu Senya in the Central Region, and Gomoa Kokofu in the Central Region where a clinic is almost completed.
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The National Pension Scheme that was formerly in operation and the present Social Security Scheme, apart from creating a relatively short term and temporal benefit to the aged (retired persons), fails to adequately and sustainably provide for the aged to face the challenges of the real world after retirement.
The aged are left to their fate after serving their companies in various categories without any real provision for the post retirement period. The aged therefore lack self-sustaining abilities.
The elderly who are in the age bracket of 60+ to 70+ are left at home to fend for themselves. This creates a helplessness situation for the elderly. In addition the local hospital is located in Winneba where majority of elderly persons are unable to access medical treatment due to poverty. The situation compels many of them to self-medicate which often leads to serious health complication (Kasoa health service survey).
The Association in its attempt, to extend it services far and wide faces some difficulties in the form of finances and logistics. This has greatly hampered the Association's efforts to meet the increasing demand for services needed by the elderly. The above has necessitated this request for assistance from your organization.
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