Our Work
Our work in India involves 13 partners across five states.
We’re working with Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK), SACRED, SAMUHA, EKTA, SPREAD, WORD, Margadarshi, the Narendra Foundation, BIRDS, Uma Educational and Technical Society (UETS), the Shristi Special Academy, Vasantham Federation and WORD Pudukkottai, across five states in India: Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
Barefoot Counselling Research Project
A two year action research project, which is training 50 barefoot counsellors who will go on to support 1,000 unpaid carers. We will also be producing a training manual and evaluating the training programme with a view to being able to roll it out to other partners and organisations.
Location
Vasantham Federation
Project Partners
Tamil Nadu, India
Funder
Randeree Charitable Trust, Souter Charitable Trust, Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust
Achieving Socio-economic Inclusion of Vulnerable Family Carers
This project sees us expanding our work with BIRDS for another two years to reach 400 new unpaid carers and help them to establish enterprises that will generate an income. We will assess the kind of work that would be best for them and that would fit around their caring responsibilities, and provide them with the necessary training.
Location
Karnataka, India
Project Partners
BIRDS
Funder
Fresh Leaf
Promoting Mental Health and Well-being
This one year project is setting up new Carers Groups and empowering unpaid carers to advocate for their needs and the needs of their relatives. It is also providing health camps to formally diagnose and treat people with mental health conditions and any carers who require support, and providing medicines when they’re not available through the district mental health programme.
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Project Partners
WORD Pudukkottai
Funder
St James’s Place Charitable Foundation
Development Of Carers Groups
This project is strengthening our network of Carers Groups across the South Asia region and driving forward our work with policymakers to achieve long-term change for carers and their families.
Location
Karnataka, India
Project Partners
Multiple Partners
Funder
Goyal Foundation
To Empower Carers
This three year project is supporting 350 unpaid family carers and the 350 people with mental illness that they care for. Together with our partner WORD Pudukkottai, we are promoting mental health and economic well-being through Carers Groups and livelihood support, as well as the integration of unpaid carers within their community.
Tamil Nadu, India
Project Partners
WORD Pudukkottai
Location
Funder
Daughters of Jesus
Livelihoods Project
This project is providing support for 170 unpaid carers over three years, to set up new livelihood initiatives to help lift their families out of poverty. It has also established a revolving fund which other carers can continue to access into the future to help them set up their own livelihood initiatives.
Project Partners
Margadarshi
Location
Karnataka, India
Funder
Scott Bader Commonwealth, Paradigm Norton Trust
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