Caregiving and the Youth: Gaps & Solutions
As part of the UN-ECOSOC Youth Forum Side Event held between 15th to 17th April worldwide, Pallium India organised an online 1 hour session titled – Caregiving and the Youth: Gaps and Solutions.
A growing phenomenon that is changing the landscape of care.
Objectives of the side event, (which align with SDG 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, and SDG 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls:
• To highlight the challenges and gaps faced by caregivers
• To understand the impact of caregiving on the wellbeing of the caregiver – emotional, social, economic, spiritual
• To emphasise the possible solutions that can be implemented through community participation
• To suggest ways in which the care economy can be more equitable
• To illustrate methods of reasonable accommodation for caregivers and humanising healthcare practices
Did you know young people are increasingly taking on significant caregiving roles? This session explored the growing phenomenon of young people taking on significant caregiving roles, often balancing their education, careers, and personal lives with the responsibilities typically assumed by older generations and potential solutions to address them. both from the perspective of what the challenges are and how they can address those challenges.
What does this mean for their career, mental health and education? What challenges weigh on their shoulders? and what opportunities await?
This session was an initiative aimed at answering these questions. Moderated by Smriti Rana (Head, Strategic Programs and Partnerships, Pallium India) the panel included three youngsters who joined from India and the Middle East, sharing their caregiving experiences of their loved ones.
Nishant Singh, Najwa Maqbool and Nihala Kathoon were in the panel. The panelists were given a time frame of 20 minutes each to present to the participants, followed by an interactive panel discussion which lasted for another 20 minutes and a 15 minute Q&A session!. Around 80 participants joined from India and abroad.
Katherine Pettus ( Director, International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care, IAHPC) and Dr. Parth Sharma (Community Physician and Founding Editor, Nivarana) shared their views and thoughts on the topic bringing the session to a closure!
Watch the full recorded session on our You Tube Channel, link: UN-ECOSOC Youth Forum Side Event
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