On 22 May 1948, former RAF pilot Leonard Cheshire took a dying man, who had nowhere else to go, into his home. With no money, Leonard nursed the man himself. They became friends and this one act of kindness saw many more people coming to Leonard for help, people who were keen to share a home with others and all chip in together.By 1955, there were five homes in the UK and the first overseas project had begun outside Mumbai in India. The 1960s saw rapid expansion and by 1970 there were over 50 services in the UK, five in India and activities in 21 other countries around the world. Now well established as a pioneering provider of care services, Leonard Cheshire began to diversify and the early 1970s saw it trialling a care in the community project on the UK south coast.

Primary Functions

• Capacity building/Technical assistance
• Program/Project Implementation
• Research - project evaluation

Secondary Functions

• Awareness Raising/Advocacy
• Networking/Convening
• Research - policy analysis

Geographic Scope

• Global / regional

Attainment

• Primary completion
• Primary enrollment
• Primary to secondary transition
• Secondary completion

Other skills

• Life skills/sexuality education
• Social and emotional learning
• Vocational training

Quality

• School quality
• School-related gender-based violence

Skills

• Literacy
• Numeracy

Website

Leonard Cheshire International

Headquarters location(s)

• London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Office location(s)

• Bangladesh
• India
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Sierra Leone
• Uganda
• United Republic of Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe