We recently had a GDS trustee meeting, again over Zoom, to discuss ongoing projects and applications. News of these to follow over the coming weeks. We are pleased to announce a new trustee joining the team, Linda Cairns. Linda has been involved in the background for many years helping at our events and with marketing […]
We wish you all a happy and healthy new year and we think of all our friends and former volunteers all over the world Special best wishes to our trustee Zoe who has settled into her new appointment in Dubai. Zoe was formerly working in Delhi but at the start of lock-down 2020, returned to her family […]
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas wherever you may be. Once again Lin has been working hard making Christmas Wreaths through December raising funds for GDS with over £600 donated this year. Thank you to everybody who bought wreaths to help support those in Gorkha and sending Christmas wishes to all.
It’s been a difficult few months for many, but we can assure you we’re still here working in the background and hopefully can update you with what we’ve been doing over the next few posts. We would like to offer belated congratulations to former volunteer and Trustee Olivia Power on her recent marriage to Mark. […]
After 18 months of disruption, schools in Gorkha have reopened with caution. Though many schools and children have tried to provide some online education, the poorest children have had no access to any computers or phones to access any online teaching and have received little face to face teaching. Attendance may be morning or afternoon only […]
To understand the situation in Gorkha we asked our team to let us know more about the families we helped with food supplies and below are some background stories of some families identified by the community for humanitarian help. We must stress that normaly the Nepali people look after those around them but now due […]
Again our amazing team in Gorkha have worked wonders. They requested funds to supply food to 62 families in acute poverty due to covid, we provided funds for 82 families but they have in fact managed to distribute food to 125 families and we thank them all for their efforts and humanity. Below is letter […]
Following an online meeting in Gorkha, the committee contacted GDS for support requesting food relief for families. “Till date, we identified 62 families around only Gorkha municipal areas whom we need to support basic food items urgently, and we planned to provide each families at the cost of NRS 4000/- (£27) Basic items of food […]
The long lasting and severe lockdown in Nepal is having a devastating impact on labourers and their families. Wages are paid on a daily basis when they work and currently no work so no money! Our committee in Gorkha was made aware of the unfolding tragedy of starving families through local social workers, journalists, local […]
Our committee in Gorkha also decided to provide help to the Gorkha Orphanange in Manabha Sewa Asram which cares for 47 homeless children. This was set up by local people to care for babies abandoned by their mothers who became pregnant outside of marriage as this remains an issue in Nepal and shameful for the […]
We would like to share a letter from Laxman which explains what was bought and shows the excitement and thanks for the small help we have been able to provide in this global crisis. Dear Linda and GDS It’s our immense pleasure to inform and thank you a lot for the successful completion of our […]
Just ONE WEEK after receiving the request from the hospital we are thrilled to announce that on 1st June the oxygen concentrators were presented to Gorkha Hospital. This was big news for the town and even in the crisis, the Mayor and journalists were allowed to attend the special handover. It was exceptional teamwork in […]
The GDHEDS committee in Gorkha worked so hard as a team with full discussions and contacting suppliers to try to obtain a good price for the Oxygen concentrators required. With demand high prices up to 3 times normal were sometimes stated. In the UK GDS agreed to fund £5,000 in one lump payment for covid […]
Nepal faces a crisis situation in relation to Covid and with such limited medical resources, severe lockdown is their only means of protection from the Indian variant now sweeping the country. On 25th May with cases of the virus rising in Gorkha where GDS work is based, the Doctors at Gorkha Hospital contacted our Committee […]
Once again friends and neighbours supported plant sales in Great Baddow. Lin and Jean had raised plants to include tomatoes, herbs and a wide range of perennial plants with Nick and Andy from The Limes Burnham on Crouch also donating plants. Colourful prayer flags from Nepal helped draw attention and donation payments were made through […]
In the UK, Deaf Awareness Week aims to raise awareness and challenge perceptions of hearing loss and deafness. In Nepal, we are pleased to share GDS connection with Gorkha Deaf School which several of our Trustees have visited and we recently offered to support a number of children at the remarkable deaf school in Manakarmina […]
As we all become aware of the increasing Covid crisis in India then so have our concerns for all in neighboring Nepal. We have just received the latest news from Laxman in Gorkha. Good evening Linda and respected all Hope everyone is fine with good health. As Linda worries, I am also worried about the […]
As we gradually emerge from the depths of lockdown the long year of Covid and lockdowns here in the UK, much of the world still struggles and in Asia the new variant in India is of great concern for neighbours Nepal. Let us also not forget that our Gorkha community had already been through horrendous […]
In these difficult times we appreciate every donation even more. Following our recent newsletter several donations have been received and illustrate such kindness and belief in our projects to support the children in Gorkha. This lovely note arrived with a cheque.
On the 24th March 2020 Nepal entered lock-down just one day after the UK. As the global pandemic took hold then these dramatic measures seemed hard to believe. The Nepal lock-down continued for 120 days until 21 July with no rules allowing for exercise and only limited shops open for essentials, children missed 9 months […]
