Coming soon · Glasgow & Edinburgh · 2027

No one carries
this alone.

The support platform for every parent raising children alone — whether by circumstance or by distance.

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1.86M
lone-parent families
in the UK
37%
of solo caregivers report
clinical anxiety or depression
18wks
average NHS mental health
waiting time nationally
0
platforms that address
all of this in one place

The gap we're closing

Solo caregivers are doing it all.
Without the support they deserve.

Whether you're a single parent, a military partner managing everything alone while your spouse serves, or an offshore worker's partner holding it all together — the reality is the same. You're raising children alone, and the support systems weren't built for you.


Ichepe changes that. One platform. Seven pillars. Built by someone who lives this — for everyone who does too.

What ichepe offers

Seven pillars of real support

🤝

Trusted Community

Identity-verified space to connect, share, and feel less alone — with people who truly understand your life.

🧠

Mental Health Access

AI-assisted triage to NHS pathways, BACP-accredited sessions, and clinical pre-screening tools. Right support, right time.

👶

Childcare Exchange Free

DBS-checked, time-banking peer childcare. Help each other — no money changes hands. Ever.

💛

Regulated Charity

Built-in charitable arm to support families in crisis and fund community programmes across the UK.

💼

Jobs & Info Hub

Flexible employment opportunities, benefits guidance, and practical information curated for your life.

🆘

Crisis Support

One button. Real-time routing to the right help — mental health, safeguarding, or emergency — wherever you are.

Who ichepe is for

You don't have to be a single parent
to be raising children alone.

Single parents

By separation, bereavement, or choice — you're doing it all, every day.

Military families

Months at a time, solo. Your partner serves — you hold everything together.

Offshore & seafarer families

Three weeks on, three weeks off. The weeks alone are relentless.

Expat & immigrant caregivers

Far from family, far from your network, raising children in a new country.

Kinship carers

Grandparents, aunts, uncles — stepping up for children who needed someone.

Solo by distance

Your partner travels constantly for work. You're functionally alone — and that counts too.

I built Ichepe because I needed it. After years of doing this alone — raising a son with additional support needs, navigating the NHS, juggling a full-time career — I kept searching for one place that understood all of it. It didn't exist. So I built it.

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Join the waitlist

We're launching in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2027. Sign up now to get early access, shape the platform, and be part of the community from day one.

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