by carers-admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
Caring for her 25-year old son, Sawpon, who has cerebral palsy left 50-year old Golapi feeling exhausted and stressed. This story explains the challenges that Golapi, who lives on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has faced. Since Sawpon’s childhood,...
by carers-admin | Jan 8, 2020 | Uncategorised
“I see a future of hope and possibilities.” – Hom, Carer from Baglung, Nepal Hom is 65 years old and is the carer of his wife, Iswori, who is 56 years old. Together they raised 5 children who have all grown up and left home. Iswori first started showing symptoms of...
by carers-admin | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
Human Rights Day is observed every 10th December. The theme of Human Rights Day 2019 is ‘Youth Standing up for Rights’. The call is for individuals and organisations to ensure young people have safe and inclusive spaces and can participate in decisions that impact on...
by carers-admin | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
This edition of #HumansCare focuses on the team of staff working on the Carers Project at SACRED – our NGO partner based in Andhra Pradesh, South India. You might recall that founder and director of SACRED, Thippanna, spoke to us in a previous #HumansCare post....
by carers-admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorised
Rathni is 27 years old and lives in Kanjariguda Village, Odisha, India. She is the primary carer of her 60-year old mother, Dev Jani, who is blind and has epilepsy. Dev Jani’s health began to deteriorate when Rathni was a child so Rathni was unable to go to school,...
by carers-admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Kotramma from Muddaballi Village, Karnataka is 35-years old and cares for her 16-year old daughter, Yashodha who has learning disabilities. Living in the same household are Kotramma’s husband, Neelappa, and their 8-year old daughter, Kasturi. Yashodha attends school...
