Chisinau, November 14 (Infotag). The National Center of Resources for the Elderly was opened in Chisinau on Tuesday. It is intended to help the state to provide a decent life for old people.

Director of the “Second Breath for the Elderly and Poorly Active People” non-governmental organization Irina Baicalova said at the opening ceremony that the center was set up in the frame of the Consolidation of the Civil Society for Poverty and Social Negligence Reduction towards the Elderly of Moldova project, financed by the office of the European Union in Kiev.

“The center has 12 territorial offices in various raions and defends the rights of the elderly. We shall work out the strategy of rendering assistance to the elderly. This assistance is intended to solve problems faced by old people”, Baikalova said.

The “Second Breath for the Elderly and Poorly Active People” non-governmental organization works with the elderly from 1998. The main activities of the organization are services for old people and protection of their rights. The organization is funded by the HelpAge International program.