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Family carers have little recognition & support in low-& middle-income countries. We're changing that

Around the world, the daily needs of ill and disabled adults and children are provided by their unpaid carers. These unpaid carers are usually a family member, often the mother or daughter, or maybe a friend. Carers Worldwide draws attention to the needs of unpaid family carers in low- and middle-income countries, promoting their recognition and drawing attention to their needs. We train and support our local charity partners to include unpaid carers into their existing programmes and to initiate activities to meet the needs of carers at all levels – emotional, physical and economic. Our Mission is to achieve recognition of the role of unpaid family carers and to transform their lives, as well as those of their families and communities.

15/10/2026

📢 Two weeks to go until the 💜🧡

Today is also ! A day to celebrate the value of and the crucial role people with lived experience play in strengthening systems all over the world.

Our are key spaces for peer support. They bring together with others who understand what caring for a loved one involves.

Through these groups, unpaid family carers can:

• Find a sense of belonging
• Learn about available support
• Recognise the value of their own experiences
• Share their knowledge
• Offer one another understanding and encouragement
• Help each other navigate the challenges of caring

These connections can also reduce isolation and challenge stigma around caring and mental health.

As we count down to the International Day of Care and Support on 29 October, we’re reminded why our work matters.

We look forward to marking the day alongside our local charity partners and the communities we work with.

Will you help us get more people talking about unpaid family carers and the support they need? Share this post and let’s keep the conversation going 💜🧡

14/10/2026

in Dinajpur are getting the chance to weave their own futures 💜🧡

Last month, we shared how unpaid family carers in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, were learning new skills through our livelihoods training project with our local charity partner Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) Bangladesh.

Now, hear from the carers themselves about what the training has meant to them, from building confidence and self-reliance to finding new hope and better opportunities to earn an income. Swipe to read 👇🏽

Your support can help make more opportunities like these possible.

Donate today 👉🏽 https://carersworldwide.org/donate?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=donate

12/10/2026

This year for , our partner Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) Bangladesh organised an event in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, bringing together , people with mental health conditions, healthcare professionals and government representatives.

Through an awareness rally and discussion, participants voiced the need to challenge stigma and discrimination, improve access to mental health services, and build more inclusive, supportive communities.

Importantly, unpaid family carers spoke about their own rights and needs, calling for recognition, respect and better access to health and social services. They also highlighted the difference that peer support and counselling can make and the importance of carers having a collective voice in advocating for change.

Taposi Rani, an unpaid carer herself and the chairperson of Dinajpur Carers Association said:

"Unpaid carers also need recognition, respect, and support for their own well-being. Through the Dinajpur Carers Association, we want to strengthen the collective voice of carers and advocate for better access to health and social services. We call on all stakeholders to listen to carers and recognise their essential contribution to the community."

The event was also a reminder that people with mental health conditions must be heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect their lives.

At , we believe that supporting unpaid carers means recognising their rights and well-being alongside those of the people they care for. Their lived experiences must help shape the support and services they need.

🎥 We’ll also soon be sharing a mental health awareness film that we filmed earlier this year in Dinajpur with the local community. Watch this space!

12/10/2026

With the coming at the end of the month, what better time for our sister organisation to launch their new website?! 🎉

If you are interested in learning more specifically about our work in India, please do visit the website.

Our followers who are based in India can also make a donation through the website to support our work with unpaid carers in India.

Visit today 👉🏽 www.carersworldwideindia.org

09/10/2026

Mental health support can look different for everyone. What matters is that people feel heard, supported and are able to access the care they need 💜🧡

This , we’re revisiting Susila and Sethu’s story.

Susila was caring for her husband, Sethu, who was living with a mental health condition, while also managing their household and raising their two sons.

Although the family had sought treatment from local medical facilities, Sethu’s condition continued to be a source of stress for the family.

Their circumstances began to change when they connected with our local charity partner WORD Pudukkottai through a mental health camp. With guidance from the doctors and Susila’s continued support, Sethu began following a more consistent treatment and medication routine and gradually his condition began to improve.

Alongside this, Susila received support through our Carers Project to start selling vegetables in neighbouring villages, helping the family strengthen their income.

Today, Susila and Sethu continue to run their vegetable business together and also play active roles within their community.

Sethu now supports WORD’s work with people living with mental health conditions and their carers, helping to identify people who may need support, encouraging carers to access mental health services as well as advocating with the government for their rights and entitlements.

Susila is now the president of her Carers Group, supporting other carers and helping bring them together

Their story shows how meaningful mental health support goes beyond treatment. It means actually listening to people’s experiences, supporting their families and creating opportunities for people to take an active role in their communities.

This is the kind of change we work towards at Carers Worldwide, alongside our partners and the communities we work with.

07/10/2026

We’re in the middle of , a week that shines a light on the important role of in helping children remain within their families and communities.

can be grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings or other relatives who step in to care for a child when their parents are unable to do so.

For many kinship carers of children with disabilities, chronic health conditions or other support needs, their role also involves ongoing, unpaid caring responsibilities. Like other , they may also need support but this is not always recognised or reflected in wider support systems.

Family for Every Child have published the results of their 2026 Global Kinship Care Policy Mapping, highlighting this gap. The policy brief also highlights that kinship carers can make significant financial and personal sacrifices, often with little formal or mental health support. For children with disabilities, ensuring that the relatives caring for them can access the support they need can be particularly important to their safety and ability to remain within their families.

The experiences shared in the following slides from kinship carers we work with in Bangladesh through our partner Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) Bangladesh, show the critical need to support kinship carers alongside the children they care for.

This week, we’re joining Family for Every Child in calling for greater recognition and meaningful support for kinship carers.

Read Family for Every Child’s new policy brief 👉🏽https://familyforeverychild.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Kinship-Care-Recognised-in-Policy-Invisible-in-Practice-EN.pdf

Hope and Homes for Children SOS Children's Villages UK Lumos

06/10/2026

On , we’re thinking of children with and the who support them every day - mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings and other family members 💜🧡

Last year, through our collaboration with Stories of Nepal and with our local charity partner SGCP - Self-help Group for Cerebral Palsy, we shared the stories and experiences of nine unpaid family carers through a series of portraits and personal accounts.

We hosted these in an exhibition which was very well received and helped more people connect with these important stories.

Take a moment today to explore the portraits and read the stories 👉🏽 https://carersworldwide.org/stories-of-care/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=storiesofcare

As we reflect on these stories from Nepal today, our thoughts are also with everyone affected by the devastating floods. We stand with the people and communities across Nepal during this difficult time.

02/10/2026

The September edition of our newsletter is out now 👉🏽 https://linkly.link/2ucLq

Inside:

• Our response to the catastrophic flooding in Nepal
• Cross-partner collaboration
• Livelihoods support for unpaid carers in India & Bangladesh
• More advocacy success in Karnataka, India
• How you can support us on the

01/10/2026

A Convention on the Rights of Older Persons can change how we think about older people and ageing, pushing back against the ageism and discrimination that so many older people live with daily, worldwide.

And older people are not only recipients of care. Many of them are themselves, providing vital support to family members and investing their limited resources in the futures of those around them.

Following the landmark decision by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to begin drafting this Convention, Age International and Age UK asked older people in the UK and around the world one question - what rights matter as we grow older?

Because at the heart of this new human rights treaty must be the lived experiences of older people themselves - in other words, “nothing about us, without us”.

Today, on , they've launched a new report ‘All our rights: Hearing from older people across the world’. You can read the responses they had from older people and find out what UN Member States must consider as they begin drafting this new Convention.

Read the report 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/4AuzMv0

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