Programs and Activities - Sustainable Disadvantaged Development Foundation

SDDF’s Role & Purpose on IDOP 2025

Purpose: Improve access to basic health services and preventive care for older persons.
What to Expect: Free check ups (BP, glucose, vision), medication counseling, nutrition advice, mental health first aid.
Who It’s For: Older persons (priority to low income households), family caregivers.
Access & Inclusion: Wheelchair access
Impact Indicators: # of participants screened; referrals completed; follow up adherence; satisfaction score.

Purpose: Close the digital divide and enable safe use of e services.
What to Expect: Hands on training on smartphone basics, messaging, telehealth apps, e payments, and online safety
Who It’s For: Older persons
Access & Inclusion: Small cohorts (10–15), peer mentors, printed step by step guides in clear language.
Why it matters: Digital access increases health, finance, and social connectivity—core to “well being and rights” emphasized by the 2025 theme.
Impact Indicators: Digital skills pre/post assessment; % completing core tasks independently; follow up usage of e services.

Purpose: Support financial resilience and purposeful engagement.
What to Expect: Skills refresh (traditional crafts, home based services), market linkages, micro enterprise basics, micro grant referrals.
Who It’s For: Older persons seeking supplemental income or community roles.
Access & Inclusion: Inclusive selection, gender balance, support for persons with disabilities.
Impact Indicators: # trained; # initiating income activity; average supplemental income at 3–6 months.

Purpose: Reduce isolation; celebrate heritage; foster intergenerational bonds.
What to Expect: Storytelling circles, oral history projects, intergenerational talent showcases, community recognition awards.
Who It’s For: Older persons, students, youth groups, families.
Access & Inclusion: Mixed age teams, transport assistance, accessible venues.
Impact Indicators: # of intergenerational pairs; self reported social connectedness; archived stories/oral histories.

Purpose: Turn lived experience into policy action.
What to Expect: Roundtables with ministries, local government, NGOs; presentation of SDDF’s Policy Brief on Active Ageing; commitments tracking.
Who It’s For: Policymakers, service providers, older person representatives.
Access & Inclusion: Interpreters as needed; advance sharing of briefs in accessible formats.
Impact Indicators: # of policy commitments; references to SDDF brief; actions initiated within 6–12 months.