BasicNeeds – Building a better world with mentally ill people

BasicNeeds is an international development charity whose innovative model of working was “Highly Commended” in the 2011 Charity Awards

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BasicNeeds believes that mental health is a right, not a privilege. For millions of mentally ill people around the world, this is not the case. For them, mental illness is a world of poverty, stigma and isolation. BasicNeeds transforms lives by working with mentally ill people so that together, we can build a world that mentally ill people feel proud to live in.

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Discussion with women of flood-affected village in Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan: BasicNeeds and HANDS are delivering the second workshop constituting over 30 organisation representatives a... more >

BasicNeeds Pakistan Programme Vacancies Announcement

BasicNeeds Pakistan programme vacanacies announcement

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Outstanding Paper Award

BasicNeeds is prou... more >

BasicNeeds staff member Peter Willis runs the Olympic stadium!

Peter Willis, “I have been very lucky to have been awarded a place at the Olympic Park Run, which will mean that I will be one of the f... more >

BasicNeeds Gloucestershire Community Animation Programme now underway

BasicNeeds and Barnwood Trust are delighted to announce its pioneering new partnership to begin a programme of work in Gloucestershire, England is ... more >

BasicNeeds-GHANA THE PASSAGE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH BILL INTO LAW

The Mental Health Bill of Ghana is now Law. The passage of the Bill into Law by more or less a unanimous decision by the Parliament of the Republic... more >

Please help Ghana project on GlobalGiving website!

BasicNeeds Ghana has been selected by the GlobalGiving Foundation to participate in its Open Challenge, a fundraising opportunity for nonprofit org... more >

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