Day-to-day dignity

As an organisation, we wanted to partner in an area that unequivocally had the person being supported at the forefront. We had an idea around a human rights based approach, however, we knew that can be hard to define and sometimes a bit hard to transfer into practice. The focus of dignity resonated with us as a team, and we hear from those we work with how central dignity is in people's lives and how crucial it is to maintain dignity in care and support.

Through the projects in this programme area we want to explore dignity:

  • What does it mean to individuals?
  • What does it mean to those working in the sector?
  • How does it look in practice?

Recent posts from projects in this priority area

Toolkit for social workers

Promoting conversations

Throughout our work with Passion4Fusion, we’ve been incredibly motivated by the optimism and drive of our partners.
Published 7 Feb 2024 in Working with African families
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Working with African Diaspora Families: launching our toolkit

Earlier this week, we launched our toolkit for social work and social care practitioners, ‘Working with African Diaspora Families.’ We have been working in partnership with Passion4Fusion since…
Published 2 Feb 2024 in Working with African families
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Peer support and why it matters

Peer support is not new and exists in many forms – from informal sharing of experiences, to formalised peer support roles in services (paid and unpaid). It covers one-to-one as well as group…
Published 28 Nov 2023 in Co-designing peer support: future pathways

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