When Joy first established GDS with Perusotum as Head Teacher, then there has been an aim to help develop teachers in rural government schools. We have funded Teacher Training programmes but this was something different. Laxman worked tirelessly with Linda and Aidan to arrange a three day workshop at the local education office in Gorkha. […]
The Gorkha Women’s Association (GWA) once again organised a days meeting for village women of Nareswar to inform them about Women’s Health which GDS was able to fund. A Doctor from Gorkha hospital explained conditions which may cause problems and answered many questions in discussion. Though only 35 were expected the group was double that […]
Another of the great programmes we fund to improve children’s hygiene in the poorest schools has just completed. Sarita and Kalpana together with helpers from GWA, completed the 12 sessions and sent us this message the class was so effective 32 students , six teacher and also parents involved there . Teacher always helped us […]
We worked with Sansari High school prior to the devastating earthquakes in 2015 which completely destroyed the school. Today we continue to sponsor 10 children at this very rural school and this is the news sent with pictures from teacher Madhu Thank you for providing scholarship which we have distributed. […]
Gorkha Womens Association organise the volunteer homestay, plan and undertake the childrens hygiene in school and the woments health programme. This time THEY benefited from the womens hygiene programme themselves when a Doctor from Gorkha helped them understand specific issues for both younger and older women. Excellent discussion was held an dreally showed […]
GDS received requests from Doctors in Gorkha hospital for several pieces of emergency breathing equipment earlier this year. We are so pleased to be able to confirm that two small units which provide a constant flow of oxygen to patients, as well as two suction machines and two nebulisers, have been purchased through funds raised […]
Former volunteer and Trustee Naomi Cairns has been able to return to Gorkha following a short trekking break in Nepal. However, the few days spent in Gorkha were packed. As well as visiting friends Naomi attended a meeting of GDHEDS, a GWA womens group meeting and walked in the rain to a rural village to […]
We were happy to recieve email from Sarita who runs the hygiene programme which gives detail of classes and costs of recent programme in remote district. They worked hard to keep the costs down and so all of this happened for a total of £250 which is amazing value. Dear Linda Namaste […]
A message received from Sarita today shows the success of the latest hygiene programme in a very poor and remote part of Gorkha District. Sarita wrote ‘We tried to totally change to students but not easy in this areas students are so poor in hygiene we feel 50 percentages change we also add some parents […]
In early December we were requested to fund jumpers for children in school to help them through the winter cold. We sent £1,000 which bought 300 jumpers – 200 for Mahendra Jyoti Higher Secondary School and 100 for Bal Mandir plus the supplier gave an extra 25 jumpers for free which was so kind. Laxman and Sarita […]
The members of Gorkha committee traveled the difficult road to Muchhok village to distribute lamps and health kits to the children and families of a school devastated by the earthquake. The school has lost 4 teachers and most children are homeless. Solar lamps email and see pictures of distribution
Each year we continue to sponsor 30 children at Mahendra Jyoti. These are selected by staff as bright students but from very poor background. This year the Headmaster Laxman confirmed that 23 out of the 30 children had lost their home in the earthquake. Devastating. A ceremony was held to present the children with new […]
Funds were provided by the charity to help with the building a toilet block at a small rural school near Gorkha town. Details and photographs will be available shortly. It is hoped that it will be possible to help other schools in the region to build schools and improve the sanitation in schools and so […]
An email from Headmaster Laxman Archarya 11th October 2012 Dear Linda, I am writing after a long time. I think the activities of GDS U.K. are going well.Today we organized the scholarship distribution program at Mahendra Jyoti Higher Secondary School in the morning. Forty students including Godheds Gorkha Chairman Mr. Purushottam Aryal were present in […]
