The Senior Citizen Care project tests a practical way to improve the well-being of older people in Nepal by working with the local government and with Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs).
The team surveys every resident over 65 in Lo Manthang Rural Municipality, Upper Mustang, to measure frailty and disability. The FCHVs then receive specialised training in elderly care, so that support is affordable, timely and fits local culture.