Ho Chi Minh City's Charitable Centre of Training and Offering Jobs for The Handicapped held a festival for people with disabilities. They had several activities and entertainments, with the purpose of uplifting the handicapped people's self-confidence and encouraging them to participate more in the society. This is important because the disabled people are members of the community. Their disabilities already make many wary, and so as they age, they tend to regress from their community. It's necessary for them to speak up and let their voices be heard so the government will pay attention to them and work to improve their opportunities as they progress through their conditions or as they age while bearing the conditions.
Similar activities should be offered for the elderly population. Since they are declining in health, they may feel useless or helpless because of their inability to carry out daily tasks like before or because of the work places that do not want to hire them anymore. Therefore, organizations should not just focus on developing caring services for the elderly but also providing programs or creating activities that can help older people feel more involved with the society, that they can still contribute in some ways. (Many organizations exist that are active in helping the elders, such as Women's Union, Vietnam Red Cross, international Non-governmental Organizations). There is a shortage of organizations and services, but since those organizations are already helping out, they should take development and progress further.
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