WORLD WOMEN'S DAY MARKED BY VISIT TO ELDERLY FEMALE RESIDENTS AT ST. VINCENT DE PAULE

The Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Social Policy, Dr. Antoine Mifsud Bonnici, accompanied by members of the National Council of Women, today visited elderly female residents at St Vincent De Paule.

The year 1999 had been declared by the United Nations as the "Year of the Elderly" with the theme "A SOCIETY FOR ALL AGES". During a recent Seminar on "Intergenerational Relationships", the youth section of the National Council of Women proposed that an actitivty to mark the World Women's Day - March 8 - should be a visit to the elderly female residents at St Vincent De Paule.

Dr Mifsud Bonnici thanked the President of the NCW and her committee for their initiative to visit this residence, especially as this was putting into practice the 'Intergenerational relationships', where young and old live together, where older persons feel they still form an integral part of society, and where they still have much to contribute. Dr Mifsud Bonnici assured every one that such visits are appreciated by the residents.