Our Work in Nepal
Barefoot Counselling Service
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Location
18 districts across Nepal -
Project Dates
June 2024 – May 2025 -
Project Partners
TPO Nepal -
Funder
The Greendale Foundation, the Kirby Laing Foundation
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This pilot project will train and support 25 Female Community Health Volunteers to provide a counselling service that will benefit an estimated 500 family carers in Nepal each year.
These carers, 86% of whom are women, are often under considerable strain and in need of support themselves, and the challenges they face are exacerbated by poverty, isolation and stigma.
Over 12 months we plan to:
- Roll out a 3-day intensive ‘Barefoot Counselling’ training to 25 Female Community Health Volunteers, equipping them with the skills to provide emotional and mental well-being services for carers and their families. Each package includes 2 days’ classroom training and 1 day field visit.
- Support the Barefoot Counselling services provided by the Female Community Health Volunteers for 12 months, benefitting an estimated 500 carers and their family members.
- Deliver training to ten government doctors and frontline health workers who manage the Female Community Health Volunteers on the common physical and mental health needs of carers. This will encourage promotion of the barefoot counselling service, ensure referral of carers, and enable effective management of the FCHVs.
If the pilot project proves successful, it will also provide a blueprint for further training across more health posts in Nepal, establishing a service that can be locally funded and help many more thousands of carers in future.
Carers To Carers: Empowering Unpaid Family Carers In Nepal
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Location
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -
Project Dates
April 2024 – March 2025 -
Project Partners
Self-Help Group for Cerebral Palsy, Nepal -
Funder
The James Tudor Foundation, CareTech Foundation, Individual donors from our 2023 Festive Appeal
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This project will train ten unpaid carers to provide basic health information to other carers in their communities, so that they in turn can better support their disabled children and look after their own (often overlooked) health needs.
Our survey of 334 carers in the Kathmandu Valley revealed that 69% of these carers had their own health problems, and less than half of this number were receiving treatment. Just 20% were accessing community groups where they could be provided with basic health information.
Once fully trained, each Volunteer Health Worker will work with 25 unpaid carers within their community, supporting their health and well-being through regular home visits. They will receive an allowance to cover any expenses.
As a result of this project, 250 carers in the Kathmandu Valley will benefit from:
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Empowerment to meet their own basic health needs
- Increased self-care arising from increased knowledge of hygiene and nutrition
- Enhanced access to healthcare services
- Improved mental health due to regular empathetic support and a sense of community
Additionally, 250 children with cerebral palsy (and other neurological conditions) will experience improved health and development as a direct result of their carers having:
- Improved knowledge of neurological conditions and their impacts
- Experience in basic physiotherapy
- Understanding of how to manage common health and medical issues
Community Caring Centres
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Location
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -
Project Dates
Ongoing -
Project Partners
Self-Help Group for Cerebral Palsy, Nepal -
Funder
Charitable Trust, Light Fund, Cumber Charitable Trust
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