Our work in India involves 12 partners across 5 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 and Vasantham Federation across five states in India: Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
Development Of Carers Groups
And Advocacy Work
Location
Karnataka, India
Project Dates
July 2024 – June 2025
Project Partners
Multiple partners
Funder
Goyal Foundation
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This project will strengthen our network of carers groups across the South Asia region and drive forward our work with policymakers to achieve long-term change for carers and their families.
Specifically, we will:
Plan and deliver training to the government network of rehabilitation workers at panchayat and district level across Karnataka state (south India)
Continue our focussed lobbying of the Government of Karnataka at the state level
The outcomes of this project will be:
200 government rehabilitation workers equipped to facilitate panchayat-level Carers Groups
Promotion of 1,500 Carers Groups involving approximately 15,000 unpaid carers
Reduced isolation of unpaid carers and increased access to information, advice and support
Linking 500 to 750 eligible carers with the National Rural Livelihood Mission (a government poverty alleviation scheme focussed on the rural poor)
Facilitate access to the government’s new Carers Allowance (for those carers who meet the current eligibility criteria: estimated to be 3 – 4,000 carers)
Lobbying of the state government, focussing on widening the eligibility criteria for the Carers Allowance.
To Empower Carers
Through Awareness And Alternative Livelihood Programmes
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Project Dates
November 2023 – October 2026
Project Partners
WORD
Funder
Daughters of Jesus
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This project will support 350 unpaid family carers and the 350 people with mental illness that they care for. Together, we will promote mental health and economic well-being through Carers Groups and livelihood support, as well as the integration of unpaid carers within their community.
Livelihoods Project
Location
Odisha, India
Project Dates
August 2023 – July 2026
Project Partners
WORD, EKTA, SPREAD
Funder
The Live Love Laugh Foundation
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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.
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 – June 2024
Project Partners
Uma Educational and Technical Society
Funder
Vitol 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 – Ongoing
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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