• Index
• Where?
• Who?
• Education
• Health
• Gorkha Women's Association
• Water
• Handcraft
• Land
• Volunteers, Working Holidays, and Sponsorship
• History
• 1997 Report
• 1998 Report
• A Travelogue
• Links

Ten years ago, this Scheme was started to help schools in Gorkha with funds and volunteer teachers. This expanded to include the Drabya Shah Campus, a women's group, women's literacy, handcraft, a water project and aid for local Nepalese non-government organisations, including health.

In 1998 we welcomed Christine Marion as a nursing volunteer. When this Scheme became a registered Charity, she was asked to be our health organiser.  After much fund-raising on her part, and obtaining donated medical equipment, she accompanied me on a visit to the Gorkha District, in the foothills of the Himalayas.

This report covers the following ongoing and future extensions to the projects being undertaken in the Gorkha District.

• Health - Aid given to clinics and hospital in Gorkha.  Assisting with the special medical needs of women and babies.
• Education - Sponsorship for disadvantaged children to attend school.  Help for teachers and schools
• Women's Projects - Advances and improvements being made by Gorkha Women's Association to improve their health and lifestyle. 
• A water project in Phinam Village.
• Liaison with non-government organisations (NGOs) in Gorkha including The Child First, Lions Club, Gorkha Youth Environmental Group and Gorkha Womens’ Association (GWA).
• The provision of volunteers to give assistance in all these projects.