Loneliness among the elderly, whose children have immigrated and abandoned them, is part of our times’ drama. This evokes feelings of sadness and stress in them. They probably feel underestimated and useless. The issue does not stand with the individual and what he does for himself, but what the society does to make their elderliness smoother and serene.
The elderly of the asylum in Tirana spent a special and pleasant day during our activity “A meeting of different generations” held in the Retirement Home at “Ali Demi” Street. A cultural and recreational activity organized under the supervision of the wife of the Ambassador of Turkey, Ms. Ayşegül Erdal Yörük, accompanied by the staff of “Alsar” Foundation, staff of the Embassy and volunteering students of the “ALSAR” Foundation, who presented an artistic program for the participants, which united the elderly with the young people in a meeting of generations.
At the end of this activity, the “ALSAR” Foundation donated a TV of huge dimensions (55°) for the dining room, a radio, shower chairs with back and oil heaters for the elderly’s rooms to the “Retirement Home”.
| No. | Name of the items donated | Quantity |
| 1. | Tv of huge dimensions (55°) for the dining room | 1 pcs |
| 2. | Radio | 1 pcs |
| 3. | Shower chairs with back | 5 pcs |
| 4. | Oil heaters for the elderly’s rooms | 5 pcs |
The message that this meeting with the elderly conveyed was that it is illogical for these people who have been integrated in the society throughout their whole life, to be neglected from the community. The elderly are never old; they are the advisers of new generations, if we are willing to listen and spend time with them. We hope that this meeting serves as a much-needed moment for reflection, and as a call addressed to the institutions and society to provide more care to the elderly.
