by carers-admin | Oct 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
93% of carers we work with live below the poverty line prior to the start of our projects. That means that 93% of carers we work with live on less than $1.90 (£1.49) per day. Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and this year calls for us to act...
by carers-admin | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide… World Mental Health Day (WMHD) is observed every year on this date and aims to educate and raise awareness of mental health issues. The focus of this year’s WMHD is suicide prevention. Carers across the world do...
by carers-admin | Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorised
Yesterday was a historic day for carers of persons with disabilities,, our partner organisation Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), and ourselves as we held the first ever Carers Conference in Bangladesh. A total of 125 carers representing 25 carers groups...
by carers-admin | Oct 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
International Day of Older Persons gives us the chance to highlight the contributions elderly persons make to society as well as raise awareness of the challenges of ageing in today’s world. The United Nations highlights that between 2015 and 2030 the number of people...
by carers-admin | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
Tarka is 72-year-old and lives in the remote district of Baglung in western Nepal with his wife and daughter-in-law. He is the carer of his 35-year-old daughter-in-law, Sabitra, who has epilepsy. Tarka’s son, who is Sabitra’s husband, lives and works in Saudi Arabia...
by carers-admin | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorised
Last Tuesday we went to Bath to celebrate the amazing efforts of Andrews Property Group who raised just under £20,000 for our work during a year of fundraising. Over the year, 500 staff across 50 branches and head offices have participated in several fundraising...
