AXIOS Launches Senior Citizens Club In Abuja
A non-governmental organization, AXIOS Senior Citizens Foundation, has launched a senior citizens club to cater for the welfare of aged people in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
AXIOS founder, Mrs. Murjanatu Habibu, said during the inauguration yesterday in Abuja that the core focus of the foundation was to ease challenges encountered by the elderly and geriatric seniors.
According to her, the organisation is committed to building a vibrant community of senior citizens and changing people’s perception of aging which is usually wrongly linked to retirement, pension collection and withdrawal from society.
Speaking on the aims of the club, she said it would help senior citizens make new friends and learn new useful skills, just as it would make new sources of support available to the senior citizens.
“This senior citizens club will make communities aware of the value of senior citizens, for example, the club will become a place where older adults with depression can be counseled.
“The family and friends of the seniors could also join them for club activities to encourage them stay active through fitness classes taught by professionals, to encourage healthy eating and lifestyle by cooking healthy meals together and receiving dietary advice from a professional nutritionist.
