Leonard Cheshire International
- I Implementer
- R Researcher
Description
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
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
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
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- HIV and STIs
- Nutrition
- Other
- Sports
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
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
Locations of current girls’ education work
- India
- Kenya
- Zambia
Projects Back to Top
Project/Program
Expanding Inclusive Education Strategies for Girls with Disabilities Kenya
Project/Program
Education for Life
Research Project/Report/Study
Understanding pre- and post-COVID-19 landscapes to build back better for girls with disabilities
Project/Program
Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS)