BasicNeeds participation at the U.S National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) workshop
We are delighted to announce that Ms. Shoba Raja, Director for Policy and Practice has been invited by Ms. Pamela Collins, Director at the Office f... more >
Chris Underhill making his acceptance speech at the Skoll Awards
Chris Underhill was among the six awardees to be awarded the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2013 during the Skoll World Forum at Oxford.&n... more >
Skoll World Forum: “An Economic and Social Approach to Mental Health”
BasicNeeds firmly believes that mental health is a basic right and not a privilege. However, for the millions of people living in poverty, mental i... more >
Chris Underhill to formally accept the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2013
Chris Underhill, Founder Director of BasicNeeds will formally receive the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2013 at the Skoll World Forum hel... more >
Presentation at the Royal Society of Medicine in London
Chris Underhill, Founder Director of BasicNeeds presented on 27th March, 2013 at the Royal Society of Medicine, London for their confere... more >
BasicNeeds China signs MoU with the Sixth People’s Hospital of Hebei Province
BasicNeeds has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Sixth People's Hospital of Hebei Province. Top picture, shows Chris Underhil... more >
Chris Underhill receives the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2013
Message from Simon Rees, Chair of BasicNeeds:
I am pleased to announce that Chris Underhill, Founder Director of BasicNeed... more >
Guardian and Observer 2012 Christmas appeal: Basic Needs combats mental illness
Thanks to Basic Needs Ghana, Charles Tagoe has much more than a poultry business: he has a way to rebuild his life.
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Conference in Nanjing, China saw participation of 2000 Mental Health Professionals
The 10th National Academic Conference of the Chinese Society of Psychiatry was held in Nanjing from 18th ... more >
Much Awaited – Mental Health Law Passed in China
On the 26th of October, 2012 the mental health law was finally passed in China after it was drafted about fifteen times since the early 1980s. Many... more >
Ashoka announces Senior Fellowship to Chris Underhill from BasicNeeds
Chris Underhill MBE, Founder Director of BasicNeeds has been elected as a Senior Ashoka Fellow - a prestigious honour for leading social entreprene... more >
Chris Underhill, founder Director BasicNeeds, reflects on the importance of World Mental Health Day
Dear Friends,
I wanted to write a few lines to mark 10th October which is World Mental Health Day. This is a moment in time when ... more >
New study on women’s mental health in Ghana highlights need to explore mental health policy alongside chronic disease
28th August 2012 by Victoria De Menil. Downloa... more >
Hats off Team Solar!
Solar Communications Ltd, an independent communications organisation, like every year set a new challenge to raise money for a noble cause and this... more >
A huge step forward for BNChina – Training of Trainers, Shunping (11th – 14th August, 2012)
BasicNeeds China observed a successful month of August as they organised the Training of Trainers (ToTs) programme at Shunping, Hebei Province from... more >
BasicNeeds reaches out to 100,000th person
Vo Binh is the 100,000th person BasicNeeds has reached!He is a 43 year-old man who lives in Thua Thien Hue province of Vietnam and, in this photo h... more >
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 >
Outstanding Paper Award
BasicNeeds is prou... 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 >
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 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 >
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 >
BasicNeeds Launches Mid-Ghana Mental Health Programme
BasicNeeds Ghana, a development advocacy organisation that champions mental health and development efforts in Ghana formally launched its Mid-Ghana... more >
BasicNeeds Uganda makes the transition to independence
BasicNeeds has an ethos of promoting independence and empowerment and, hence, is delighted that in September 2010, the Uganda programme started the pr... more >
“Highly Commended” at national Charity Awards
BasicNeeds scooped a Highly Commended award at the UK's most prestigious awards scheme, the Charity Awards. The annual ceremony, sponsored by th... more >
Chosen by the new mayor of Leamington Spa
Councillor Alan Wilkinson, inaugurated as mayor of Leamington Spa on 21st May, has chosen BasicNeeds as one of his three official charities for his ye... more >
Ugandans with Mental Illness Learn to Fit In
In developing countries, even when people with mental illness receive medical treatment, they often have trouble fitting into society. For Public R... more >
BasicNeeds Ghana launches a picture of mental health in Ghana
As part of efforts to raise awareness on the hidden realities of the experiences and living conditions of most people with mental disorders and epi... more >
MENTAL HEALTH SOCIETY OF GHANA (MEHSOG) AND BasicNeeds Ghana HOLDS MEETING WITH THE MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
BasicNeeds Ghana pursued an initiative to produce a photographic documentary on the everyday life of people with mental illness or epilepsy as part of... more >Unusual Donation
We have had many generous donations to our charity over the years, but there has never been anything quite so unusual, or so secretive, as this!A ... more >
Passing away of D M Naidu
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing D M Naidu one of the original founders of BasicNeeds. Naidu was highly respected by every one who me... more >
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