Our work in India involves 12 partners across 5 states.
We’re working with Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK), SACRED, SAMUHA, EKTA, SPREAD, WORD, Margardashi, the Narendra Foundation, BIRDS, Uma Educational and Technical Society (UETS), the Shristi Special Academy and Vasantham Federation across five states in India: Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
Livelihoods Project
Location
Odisha, India
Project Dates
August 2023 – July 2026
Project Partners
WORD, EKTA, SPREAD
Funder
Daughters of Jesus
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Promoting income generating activities with unpaid carers and establishing a revolving fund which will go on to support many more carers in the future.
This project will provide support for 170 unpaid carers to set up new livelihood initiatives to help lift their families out of poverty. It will also establish a revolving fund which other carers will be able to continue to access into the future to help them set up their own livelihood initiatives.
Promoting Dignity And Enabling Self-help
By Facilitating Sustainable Livelihoods For Rural Carers In Karnataka, India
Location
Karnataka, India
Project Dates
July 2023 – June 2024
Project Partners
BIRDS
Funder
Scott Bader
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This project will train 150 carers to establish enterprises that will generate an income and they will receive loans to enable them to establish their enterprise. The project will also create the legacy of a revolving fund that will support many more carers in this way in the future.
As part of the project, carer representatives will be trained on how to manage this revolving fund, as well as on leadership and advocacy and they will be enabled to advocate for carers’ rights and provision of government support.
Promoting Mental Health And Wellbeing
Of Carers And People With Mental Illness
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Project Dates
March 2022 – February 2025
Project Partners
Vasantham Federation
Funder
The Live Love Laugh Foundation
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This project is working with 500 people with mental illness and 500 unpaid carers. We are working to reduce feelings of isolation in carers and improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing, as well as increase their confidence in their advocacy skills. We are also working to improve the mental health of those with mental illness.
Improving educational, developmental, economic and emotional outcomes
For children with disabilities, their primary carers and siblings
Location
Bangalore, India
Project Dates
December 2021 – November 2023
Project Partners
Shristi Special Academy
Funder
British and Foreign Schools Society
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This is our first project taking place in an urban setting in India. With our partner SSA we will be working with 70 disabled children, their mothers and siblings.
Our project will:
improve educational and social outcomes via innovative and online specialist teaching
improve the emotional wellbeing of mothers through carer support groups
re-integrate siblings into their local schools and thereby improve their educational and social opportunities
promote sustainable livelihood opportunities for mothers that can take place alongside their caring responsibilities, thereby increasing household income
Breaking The Silence For People With Mental Illness And Their Carers
In East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Location
East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Project Dates
November 2021 – March 2024
Project Partners
Uma Educational and Technical Society
Funder
Vitol Foundation
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Focussing on the advocacy aspect of the Carers Worldwide model, this project will raise awareness of carers, gain recognition of their critical role and achieve the support carers require for their health, economic and social wellbeing.
400 carers of people with disabilities will be directly impacted, specifically through:
Capacity strengthening of BIRDS staff and local government rehabilitation and early intervention workers
Promotion of 5 block and 1 district level Carers Association
Participation in Carers Worldwide’s new divisional level carers forum
Caring For Carers
Location
Tumakura district, Karnataka, India
Project Dates
June 2021 – March 2024
Project Partners
Narendra Foundation
Funder
Embracing Carers and Wyn and Ken Lo Memorial Foundation
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This project is working with 500 carers of children and adults with severe disabilities in a tripartite arrangement between the Narendra Foundation, Carers Worldwide and government volunteers.
With a specific focus on:
building the capacity of local rehabilitation workers
establishing carer support groups to provide information, advice and emotional support
enabling carers and their families to access existing government support
Breaking The Silence
Empowering And Supporting People With Mental Illness And Epilepsy And Their Carers In Tribal Regions Of Odisha
Location
Koraput District, Odisha, India
Project Dates
April 2021 – March 2024
Project Partners
WORD
Funder
The Live Love Laugh Foundation
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This project is working with 1,100 people with mental illness and epilepsy and their carers across the two blocks of Lakshmipur and Narayanpatna, with a specific focus on:
improving access to mental health services and treatment
supporting the mental health of carers
raising awareness of issues around mental health and caring
establishing sustainable links between carers and local health authorities
strengthening the capacity of staff and carers
improving livelihoods options and income levels for people with mental illness and epilepsy and their carers
In addition, all the families were supported with emergency food provision, supply of vital medicines and mental health support during the height of the COVID pandemic.
A New Beginning In Koraput
Raising Awareness And Identifying People With Mental Illness And Their Carers In Boipariguda And Koraput Blocks
Location
Odisha, India
Project Dates
July 2023 – June 2024
Project Partners
EKTA & SPREAD
Funder
The Live Love Laugh Foundation
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This project has seen the Carers Worldwide Model implemented with 3,300 people with mental illness and epilepsy (PWMIE) and their carers, with a specific focus on building up the skills of partner staff, raising awareness of the issues that unpaid carers face and identifying people with mental illness and epilepsy and organising mental health camps to provide treatment and support for newly identified cases.
Caring For Carers
Location
Chamarajangar District, Karnataka, India
Project Dates
April 2019 – March 2024
Project Partners
Margadarshi
Funder
Scott Bader Commonwealth Charity Fund and Embracing Carers
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This project is the first project between ourselves and Margadarshi and is working with 1,123 carers across five taluks of Chamarajnagar district.
Carers have been organised into 109 carers groups, supported by 5 block level federations. Carers are being linked to existing government schemes and programmes for livelihoods, health and education support for their children, and will be able to access welfare entitlements for those they care for. 25 carers trained by the project in barefoot counselling are providing mental health support to carers.
Completed Projects
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