We Care
Social awareness campaigns on the rights and empowerment of women, children and senior citizens.
The problem
Why this work exists
Entitlements only help the people who know they exist. In the neighbourhoods we work in, a family can be eligible for a government scheme for years without ever hearing of it — not because the scheme is hard to qualify for, but because nobody ever told them, and the application assumes a literacy and a confidence with offices that they were never given.
The same gap runs through legal rights. Women, children and older people are the least likely to know what they are owed and the most likely to be told otherwise by whoever is standing in front of them.
Our approach
4Care’s approach
We Care is our programme of social awareness campaigns, dedicated to the rights, challenges and empowerment of women, children and senior citizens.
We take these sessions to the neighbourhoods where the information rarely reaches, rather than waiting to be visited. Through education, advocacy and community engagement, we work towards a society that champions equality and supports the wellbeing of its most vulnerable members — and, session by session, towards a household that knows what to ask for and who to ask.
Who we support
The people this reaches
Women, children and senior citizens in the communities we work in, and the families around them — because an entitlement explained to one person in a household is usually claimed by another.
Activities
What actually happens
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Legal rights, in plain language
What the law actually says, explained without legal language.
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Government schemes and how to apply
Which ones a family is entitled to, and what the application really involves.
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Where to seek help safely
Who to contact first, and how to do it without putting anybody at risk.
Help us reach the next neighbourhood
Every campaign is a room booked, a team travelling, and printed material somebody can take home and act on.
The rest of our work
Three programmes run year-round, alongside the campaigns that fund specific things.
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Living in Harmony
A three-to-five day public seminar series for joyful living and healthier relationships.
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Problems to Possibilities
A seminar series helping adolescents turn the problems of their age into possibilities.
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