Quote re training: “I co-facilitated a workshop for teachers from Balmandir and a few other schools with Laxman Babu Acharya, a teacher and teacher trainer, focusing on including children with special educational needs and disabilities in the classroom. The teachers at Balmandir had been wondering how best to engage a few children who were struggling […]
Madeline really enjoyed facilitating an English conversation session with degree-level students, studying to be English teachers at the Drabya Shah Campus in Gorkha. The young people were really engaged and interested in thinking deeply about a range of issues, from gender roles to teaching practice.
The Gorkha Women’s Association are such an inspiring group of women who work together in their free time to support women across the Gorkha district, tackling issues that it is difficult for women to access support and advice about.
Message from Madeline, in her own words; “I had the opportunity to join one of Gorkha Women’s Associations’ incredible women’s health programme days. It was great to see such an enabling and empowering space created for women of all ages to discuss issues that affected them, but particularly around uterine prolapse which is a common […]
Madeline spent her first week at Balmandir school, working with the teachers and sharing her skills, encouraging fun while learning with the children.
Madeline arrived in Gorkha and was met from the bus by Sarita and taken to her homestay with a local family. Then on to meet the committee of GDHEDS, who arranged a formal welcome meeting and to arranged her programme for the months stay.
Gorkha Women’s group completed application 90 for funding a further Women’s health programme at Jhigate. The Gynaecologist from Gorkha Hospital travelled, with GWA members, and together with GDS visitor Ashwini, to a very poor rural village where local women gathered to gain crucial information. Support and individual advice, to include prolapse and other treatable conditions, […]
At the Manav Sewa Ashram orphanage, Ashwini met the children and served them their daily meal of dhal bhat. GDS has previously funded winter jackets and emergency food during the Covid pandemic. Funding daily needs continues to be a struggle, and we are pleased to be able to support this vulnerable community when the need […]
Ashwini who recently completed her GCSEs here in the UK, returned to her parents homeland and travelled via the monsoon damaged roads to Gorkha. Ashwini’s Grandfather Mohan Shrestha was a founding member of GDHEDS back in 1988, and her mother Geeta, was also a very active member of the women’s group GWA. Ashwini received a […]
Younger children from the very poorest families are so excited to receive new uniforms and books. Girls are given a priority as they are traditionally less likely to have the opportunity to attend school. School remains a privilege for many, so this support can transform the lives of not only the youngsters and their future […]
Children from local schools, Balmandir, Mahendra Joyti, Nawajoyti, Gorkhkali, Ratnalaxmi, Manakamana Deaf School all gathered in Gorkha at the Balmandir School to be given their uniform and equipment funded by GDS. This is all made possible with the support we get from sponsorship
78 of the children selected for scholarship gathered at Bal Mandir School, to be presented with the items they will need for the year. These children are from a range of schools near to Gorkha town and walked to the presentation. Items for the more remote schools will be forwarded for distribution. If you’d like […]
Team GDHEDS make enormous effort to source and gather all items for distribution to the children to be sponsored. They approach many local shops to get a good price for the rucksacks, exercise books, calculators, pens and other items as well as shoes and uniforms. All items are then gathered at one of the local […]
Following the very successful meeting of School Head Teachers, the 13 schools involved in the programme made the difficult decision to offer names of children who were both academically sound and economically deprived but despite this remained enthusiastic and dedicated to their studies, and without support may well be unable to attend school. 125 children […]
The team in Gorkha held a meeting with School Head Teachers to discuss the sponsorship programme, gain feedback and answer their questions. GDS has sponsored children for over 30 years and currently supports over 120 children each year. £30 will provide full uniform and school equipment for the year. If you would like to support […]
Chair of GDS Linda Blunt was invited back to the Guild of Brentwood Gardeners and presented a talk on development and management of a private garden. Overcoming extremes of dry, wet and heat together with rabbits, badgers and deer to provide all year colour and structure plus fruit and vegetable production was warmly received with […]
GDS trustees, LindaC, Naomi, Geeta, LindaB & Amir, finally managed to get together for a meal to remember Joy, GDS Founder. Sadly Zoe was unable to be there, but was certainly there in spirit. Second photo is a few pictures of Joy from the archives enjoying her time in Gorkha. We raised a glass to […]
From humble beginnings and the introduction of western practices and medicine to support local health, the 50 bed facility has become an integral part of the expanding town providing services to the vast area of Gorkha District. Since the founding of GDS and GDHEDS in 1988, we are proud to have had links with the […]
GDS online meeting 26th March. We are now used to having our meetings online on Sunday mornings with a full Agenda to get through. Great feedback from Gorkha helped with our discussions. A request to raise the cost of individual sponsorship for children in school, due to global price rises of clothing etc. was agreed […]
Fundraising, Marmalade making. January/February is the marmalade making season as always. Bags of Seville oranges are bought, chopped and boiled by Linda, who made about 50 jars of Marmalade for GDS funds. Approximately 30 were sold at our recent Quiz Night, together with a range of Linda’s jams and chutneys which are sold to family […]
