A convention of carers of self-help groups was held at NBJK coordination office on Carers Day in association with Carers Worldwide and Commonwealth Foundation, UK, on Tuesday.
75 representatives from SHGs promoted by NBJK were present in the function inaugurated by Dr. Dharmveer Prasad, Civil Surgeon, Hazaribagh and Dr. Anil Patil, Founder cum Executive Director, Carers Worldwide.
CS Dr. Dharmveer greeted the programme by NBJK and told that this was an innovative measure in service of hidden service providers in our homes and villages. He assured of the possible assistance within his prerogative.
Dr. Anil Patil noted the pitiable condition of carers and called for support to mitigate their health and livelihood related problems they meet in daily lives along with taking care of their family members suffering from disability, mental illness or old age.
Girija Satish, President, Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, welcomed all guests and participants in the convention and defined Caring for Carers as a priority programme in villages of Sadar, Daru, Ichak, Katkamsandi and Katkamdag blocks of Hazaribagh district. He briefed about the stake of Carers in programmes like Rights to Differently abled persons, their skill development and Mental Health and Development by NBJK.
“Around 95 per cent identified carers are women and their empowerment is a key concern for us already,” Girija Satish said.
He mulled for building a Carers Home in Hazaribag and skill development training to them for livelihood support. Md. Umar, Rajkumari Devi, Kishori Kumari, Girija Devi, Sunita Devi, Anuradha Sharma and others were present The team of Vimla Rana, Pratima Devi, Kamal Pandey, Sujit Mishra, Md. Nayeem and Rajeev Singh initiated to organise the convention.