Prama Foundation
Charity number: 1174197
Website: www.pramafoundation.org.uk
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Description:
Established in 2017, the Prama Foundation is a Christian charity that fundraises for, and oversees, all Prama activities.
PramaCARE, the original charity, was founded in 1982 to provide help and care for people in their own homes, enabling them to live independently without being forced into residential care. Dr. Chris Moran, a consultant at Christchurch Hospital, witnessed this growing need first-hand as he saw patients having to remain in hospital care because there was no support for them at home. His vision was to provide Pain Relief And Management, from which the name “PRAMa” originated.
As a part of its role the Foundation provides leadership, Governance and support structures to the component parts of the charity but is also an ECOSOC (Civil Society) representative to United Nations on issues of Ageing and demographics. During 2017 the Foundation was involved in supporting the development of a global Human Rights Instrument protecting Human Rights of Older People through the Open Ended Working Group on Ageing and numerous All Part Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) at Westminster. It is a member of the of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) and the European Covenant for Demographic Change, successfully supporting the inclusion of Older People in the Social Development Goals. Locally the Foundation supports the training and development of a network of over 50 Dementia friendly churches.