Roshni Ghar
CONTACT NAME: Shamim Akhtar
TELEPHONE: 01535 609927
EMAIL: info@roshnighar.org.uk
WEBSITE: www.roshnighar.org.uk
ADDRESS:
13 Scott Street
Keighley
BD21 2JH
About Roshni Ghar
Roshni Ghar is an established (1999) Mental health and community development charity based in the Keighley area of West Yorkshire. Roshni Ghar is the only service in Keighley which provides culturally appropriate and responsive mental health and wellbeing help and support services to adult South Asian women, reaching and engaging 300+ underrepresented and marginalised BME women (predominately adult South Asian) experiencing multiple deprivation and disadvantaged due to mental illness, distress and stigma, or who are vulnerable to developing mental health problems in Keighley.
Summary of Tasks
To review working practices to ensure they are inclusive of people living with dementia
Staff and volunteers to attend Dementia Friends Sessions, including new staff
To provide a designated quiet space for people living with dementia should they require 1:1 support
Support our own staff and volunteers who may have memory problems
Hold a Dementia Awareness Event for your service users and families.
Support DFK with delivering sessions in local community languages e.g. Urdu, Punjabi and Bangla
Set up a support group for carers of people living with dementia
Set up a support group for South Asian women living with dementia
(Click to view Action Plan)
Magic Mavis Richardson will be taking up a swimming challenge during Dementia Awareness Week in May to raise money for Dementia Friendly Keighley. Octogenarian Mavis will swim one length for each year of her life and hopes to raise at least £1000.
