by carers-admin | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
In this #HumansCare feature we would like to introduce Mary Wickenden, a disability researcher who specialises in inclusive and participatory research. Mary has worked on disability focused research projects, as well as intervention and training projects across East...
by carers-admin | Nov 27, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Commonwealth Foundation, who funded our 2014-2017 project in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, visited us this month to see the impact of our work on the ground. The representatives we welcomed were Programme Manager, Knowledge Learning...
by carers-admin | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
After extensive research, the International Alliance of Carer Organisations (IACO) has published a landmark “Global State of Care” report in partnership with Embracing Carers™ (Merck). The report brings together findings on the status of carers in nine different...
by carers-admin | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
We are delighted to announce that UK Aid Direct, the Department for International Development’s fund supporting civil society organisations to achieve sustained poverty reduction, has awarded us a grant to conduct an 18-month pilot project in Savar sub-district on the...
by carers-admin | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorised
In September 2017, funding from the Rangoonwala Foundation India Trust enabled us to extend our work into Odisha state, in partnership with three local NGOs – EKTA, SPREAD and WORD. Together with our partners, we devised a 3-year project aimed at working specifically...
by carers-admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorised
Long-term care for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities presents an urgent challenge around the world. The burden placed on unpaid family carers is immense and has a direct impact on their physical health, mental and emotional wellbeing and economic...
