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Gorkha Development Scheme (GDS)

GDS is a UK based charity run by voluntary Trustees. We link with our sister charity in Nepal, which enables us to work directly with the community of Gorkha to initiate and manage a range of sustainable projects in health and education.

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School celebrations

June 25, 2025

We were lucky enough to be invited to share in the 50 year celebrations at one of the local schools. It was a three day extravaganza of speeches, dancing, music, prizes and performances and it was a lovely way to start to see and understand more of the culture and the tremendous amount of work […]

Volunteer updates from Gorkha

Volunteers Tess and Sam arrived in Gorkha in the New Year and were greeted by our dedicated committee who helped develop their individual programmes.  They were also greeted by their host family and welcomed into the Gorkha community. Tess and Sam spent 3 months working with children in schools and the Higher Education campus, as […]

Volunteer Hannah’s arrival in Gorkha

February 19, 2025

Speech Therapist Hannah contacted us from Kathmandu. After finding out about GDS, and after online interviews, and all safeguarding checks as with all volunteers. Hannah arrived to a warm welcome from the GDHEDS committee. Hannah has spent the first week with current volunteer Tess supporting the teachers in two schools and identifying those children needing […]

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Registered charity number: 1069611