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PROJECT TITLE

Promoting the sustainability of wellbeing programmes for carers of persons with disabilities and mental health conditions in Savar sub-district and Dinajpur district in Bangladesh (Carers and Community Mental Health project)

Abbreviation

Carers & MH


 

PROJECT BRIEF 
 (Narrative – 500 words max including project aim/goal, approach, beneficiaries, intended changes etc.) 

Its CDD`s three-year project supported by Carers Worldwide sees us moving into a new area in Dinajpur and bringing community mental health care to that district for the first time. There is currently no community based mental health programme in the area and no support for unpaid carers, so this project is a first in this geographical area on both fronts.

Project is working with 502 people living with mental ill health and their 502 carers. We are facilitating assessment, diagnosis and treatment for people with mental illness, as well as creating Carers Groups, running health camps for carers, training barefoot counsellors and empowering carers to advocate for their needs and the needs of their relatives living with mental health conditions. Besides that among the 502 carers 140 Carers are now involved in the livelihood activities. One of the significant work under the project is formation of carers have district level platform its called Dinajpur carers association.

Objectives/Outcomes/Long-term Results

Outcome-1 : People living with mental illness have stabilised in their condition; End of Year 3:70% (350 out of 500)

Outcome-2:Carers feel supported by family and community; End of Year 3:80% (400 out of 500)

Outcome-3:Carers have improved mental health and emotional wellbeing (as evidenced by increase in score on wellbeing measure administered at baseline stage); End of Year 3:70% of the representative sample surveyed at project end have increased score.

Outcome-4:Carers have confidence in their advocacy skills; End of Year 3:40% (200 out of 500)

Major Activities
  1. Key Activities at 3 Stages:
  2. Stage 1 – Foundation Activities (1-6 Months):
  3. Training CDD project staff on mental health and carer issues.
  4. Awareness campaigns to challenge stigma and identify participants, including culturally appropriate audio-visual and physical resources.
  5. Designing, conducting, and analyzing a comprehensive baseline study on carer wellbeing and information on persons with mental illness.
  6. Stage 2 – Model Implementation (6-33 Months): This stage implements three key elements of the Carers Worldwide Model out of 5 elements:
  7. Promotion of Self-Help Groups for Carers: Regular meetings for emotional and practical support, including access to government schemes and benefits.
  8. Access to Healthcare:
  9. General health camps including counselling for the carers of persons with mental illness.
  10. Mental Health camps for diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, involving government service providers to strengthen capacity and promote sustainability.
  11. Facilitating access to free government medicines or covering costs for private/uncovered medications.
  12. Regular orientation sessions for local doctors and health professionals to increase understanding of carers model and promote advocacy.
  13. Capacity assessment and internal audit for others donor funded POs.
  14. Strengthening links between district authorities, Dinajpur health professionals, and the National Institute of Mental Health in Dhaka.
  15. Annual training for carers on caring for their relatives and self-care.
  16. Training local individuals in “barefoot counselling” (mental health first aid) for triage and free counselling services to carers.
  17. Regular home-based follow-up by community facilitators to ensure families access health activities and follow treatment recommendations.
  18. Advocacy and Empowerment:.
  19. Formation of a district Carers Association linked with the national Carers Alliance Bangladesh to advocate for the rights of those with mental illness and their carers.
  20. Ongoing orientations for government officials, elected representatives, religious leaders, school leaders, and community volunteers to break down misconceptions and raise awareness of new services.
  21. Annual celebrations of Mental Health Day (October 10th) and International Day of Care and support (October 29th) to raise awareness and disseminate project learnings
  22. Note: facilitating access to livelihoods; respite and short break through the community caring centre these two elements implementing under the new project.
  23. Carers project is a part of the Queens University research project, called Balancing Act project – a 7-country study of formal and natural disability-related support experiences of persons with disabilities and their carers, funded by the Canadian government. especially related to their approach to honoring and valuing the lives and experiences of carers of persons with disabilities.
  24. End-of-project survey with a representative sample to measure outputs and outcomes.
  25. External evaluation and report production.
  26. Knowledge management: Dissemination of the evaluation report across Carers Worldwide, CDD, and relevant networks, with recommendations for future projects.
  27. Resource team under the project: A 10 member of resource team including mental health experts, are working on the project with the support of the mentioned project participants and stakeholders to achieve the expected outcomes within the next 36 months. As the expert organization, Carers Worldwide is providing regular support to this team.


 

NAME OF DONOR(S)

Carers Worldwide UK


 

PROJECT DURATION

January 2025 to December 2027

Starting Date

January 2025

Ending Date

December 2027


 

PROJECT CONTACT DETAILS

 

Contact Person’s Name

Md. Moinul Islam

Designation

Project Supervisor

Email address

moinulcdd@gmail.com

Phone Number

+880 1711 137781

PROJECT LOCATION

 

Division(s)

Dhaka and Ranjpur

District(s)

Dhaka and Dinajpur

Upazila(s) / Thana(s)

Savar and Dinajpur Sadar

City Corporation(s)

N/A

Municipality(ies)

N/A



Ward(s)

N/A

Union(s)

At Dinajpur Sadar: Chehelgazi, Fazilpur, Sheikhpura, Dinajpur Pourashava and At Savar – Tetuljhora, Pathalia, Savar, Bongaon


 

NAME OF PARTNER ORGANISATION(S) 
 (If applicable)

N/A


 

TOTAL BUDGET IN BDT

BDT 6,76,00,000


 

TARGET BENEFICIARIES;
 Total number only

3,020 (Savar- 1008 Carers of persons with Disabilities and 1008 Persons with Disabilities; Dinajpur Sadar- 502 Carers of persons with Mental illness and 502 Persons with Mental illness)

Direct Beneficiaries

3,020

Indirect Beneficiaries

15,000