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Milestone for Karuna Nepal: unique system change in healthcare After years of developing, testing and scaling a new cost effective model for health care and rehabilitation of persons with a disability in the district of Ilam in Nepal, the strongly committed team of Karuna Foundation Nepal has reached a great milestone.
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The government of Province 1 adopts the Inspire2Care programme in their care and social development policy and signed a new act. They have expressed their intention to implement the program by strengthening their local health and social institutions and by allocating budgets for its implementation.
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The Royal Tropical Institute has been selected to implement an impact study of the Inspire2Care program in the coming 6 years. UBS Optimus Foundation is the commissioning party and will fund this study.
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The two boards of KarunaNL and Karuna Foundation Nepal signed a MOU (memorandum of understanding), on the cooperation and conditions for funding.
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Four foundations have combined their forces in funding and support the scaling of the Inspire2Care program in the whole of Province 1 in Nepal. They set up a new legal entity called the KarunaNL foundation. Funders are the Dutch foundations: Ineke Feitz, Weeshuis der Doopsgezinden and Perspectief. UBS Optimus Foundation is the fourth funding partner.
Video, prevention
This new videoshows how Best Wishes, the prevention component of Inspire2Care, works in a village. Follow the pregnant Dhana, who lives in a remote village in the Nepalese 'tea-district' Ilam.
Story
Do not underestimate the potential of people with disabilities. Amir is a role-model in Nepal, especially for youth with a disability. He paints, writes poems and songs and is a great singer. Check out his music video!
Conference, top 10
Zero Project Impact Transfer has selected Inspire2Care as one of the most scalable projects that work on a world without barriers for people with a disability. Karuna will present her upscaling strategy at the conference in Vienna.
Evaluation, impact
UBS Optimus Foundation organised an independent evaluation of Inspire2Care in the Ilam district in Nepal. The evaluation report calls the programme effective, efficient and strategic with significant impact.
Best Wishes, publication
Karuna’s Best Wishes programme was selected as a good practice for the book Everybody Matters, about sexual and reproductive health and rights and people with disabilities.