Impact Stories

Meet the remarkable unpaid family carers we support across South Asia. These inspiring stories showcase the daily challenges faced by those caring for loved ones, and the transformative impact that targeted support can have on their lives. Discover how small interventions can create lasting change for carers, their families, and entire communities.

Click the Storis of Care button below for the powerful portraits and personal stories of some of the unpaid carers we support in Nepal, captured through our collaboration with Stories of Nepal.

Stories of Care

Nasrin, Carer From Bangladesh

11 January 2022

Nasrin is from Bangladesh. She lives in the village of Chapain, in Savar, about 25km north of the capital, Dhaka. Nasrin and her husband have two son…

Girl with cow and girl making paper bags

Nipa

03 September 2021

Nipa lives in Dhorenda village near Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. She lives with her husband and their three children. Their eldest daughter, who…

Woman standing next to a cow holding a sign

Helping Carers to Feel Visible and Valued

22 June 2021

Earlier this month it was Carers Week in the UK and the theme this year was Make Caring Visible and Valued. Promoting recognition of unpaid family c…

Goma

28 April 2021

Goma is from Thimi, Nepal. She is a carer for her 12 year old daughter Apekshya, who has Cerebral Palsy.

Laxmi

11 March 2021

This week we celebrated International Women’s Day and this year’s theme #ChooseToChallenge is perfectly encapsulated in Laxmi, whose story we are sha…

Sailaja

16 February 2021

Five years ago, Hanumantha, from a village in Andhra Pradesh, was involved in a serious road traffic accident on his bike which left him paralysed fr…

Stories of care

Our collaboration with Stories of Nepal featured unpaid family carers we support through our local charity partner in the country, Self-help Group for Cerebral Palsy.

The powerful portraits and personal stories captured through this collaboration, give insight into unpaid carers’ daily struggles, resilience, dedication and the profound bonds they share with their disabled loved ones. They capture the essence of caregiving in Nepal.