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...
by carers-admin | Oct 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
When we first met Kalabati Benya, she was living in an old, thatched house in a tribal village in Odisha, western India. Kalabati cares fulltime for her grandson, Rabi, who has multiple disabilities and is dependent on her for everything. Her caring role took up so...
by carers-admin | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorised
Pradeep Shrestha is a member of the Nava Agaman Samaj Carers Association in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal as he wants to be a representative for all Nepalese carers. He wants to advocate for more care centres to be established for children with disabilities and for carers...
