Supporting livelihoods of caregivers and families caring for a child with disability - a survey (now with amended link)
We are working with caregivers of children with developmental disability in East Africa where poverty is commonly experienced by our carers and families and frequently exacerbated by the loss of income and increased costs of caring for a child with developmental disability. Although livelihood programmes do exist for adults with disability, those focused on carers and families caring for a child with disability appear less common.
We are currently examining the role, approach, and availability of livelihoods support for families with a child with disability. For the purpose of our work, we take livelihood to mean the ability of individuals and families to secure the necessities of life and improve their economic and social situations
We are conducting a survey amongst stakeholders (programme directors and managers through to health professionals, programme facilitators and advocates) involved in programmes targeting children with disability and their caregivers in countries defined as low- and middle-income.
We would be grateful if you could kindly share your experience and expertise by completing our survey found here
<http://bit.ly/LivelihoodsSurvey>
It should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete. Please do also cascade the link onto others that you know that work in the field and may be involved in early child disability work and programmes.
The link in full is: http://bit.ly/LivelihoodsSurvey
If you prefer to complete and/or cascade a pdf version of the survey, then this is attached [*]. Please send a photo/scan/photocopy of completed paper surveys to eva.loucaides@lshtm.ac.uk<mailto:eva.loucaides@lshtm.ac.uk>
Thank you for supporting this work!
All good wishes
Cally & Eva, on behalf of the Ubuntu team
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Dr Cally Tann
MB ChB, MSc, DTMH, PhD, FRCPCH
Associate Professor, MARCH Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Honorary Principal Scientist, MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Consultant Neonatologist & Unit Training Director, University College Hospital London
Email: cally.tann@lshtm.ac.uk
Tel. +44 (0) 7967 367 004
Twitter: @callytann
CHIFA profile: Cally Tann is a Clinical Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK. Professional interests: Global Newborn Health Risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy in Africa. Callytann AT gmail.com
[* Note from CHIFA lead moderator:
CHIFA does not take attachments, please contact Tally directly if you would like to see it
Thanks, TW]
