A commitment to ‘more than profit’

sounddelivery is a social enterprise that aims to make a real difference to the world we live in. We redistribute our profits to support and initiate projects that relieve social isolation. We also hope to offer work opportunities and mentoring to people who are often excluded from the work environment.

Future Projects

We want to make a difference to the lives of some of Britain’s six million carers – the people who care unpaid for a sick or disabled friend or relative. We are continually exploring ideas and opportunities relieve the loneliness and isolation that carers all too often face. Our initial plans include:

• Respite for carers in London: we will be running a pilot scheme this year.
• Telephone support groups for carers: we are working in partnership with other organisations to develop these groups.

Why focus on carers?

Our commitment to helping carers stems from a hugely successful scheme that sounddelivery founder Jude Habib developed and delivered while at the BBC.

Ring Around Carers was a three-year project run by the BBC in partnership with the charity Community Network. It aimed to relieve the social isolation of some of Britain’s 6 million carers by putting them in touch with other local carers through group telephone calls.

Jude saw the project through from beginning to end and ensured that the telephone service was publicised through broadcasts on 40 local radio stations, 12 regional television stations and BBC 1. More than 500 carers took part and many of them said the service became a lifeline for them.

Jude worked closely with the charities Carers UK, Contact A Family, Crossroads – Caring for Carers and the Princess Royal Trust for Carers. This work made her realise the enormously important work that carers do, which so often goes unrecognised.

“It was probably the most challenging project I’ve ever worked on and an issue I am extremely passionate about,” says Jude. “I travelled around the country and spoke to hundreds of carers. The stories of social isolation were the same – after someone became ill, other friends and family disappeared and carers were often left alone. This is going to be something that many of us will face in the future and it is something that sounddelivery through soundvision aims to tackle.”

Click here for an insight into a carer’s friendship group.