Day: 8 February 2019

Sneha’s Care – Rabies Vaccinations

Sneha’s Care is one of the largest animal welfare charities of Nepal. Founded by animal advocate Ms. Sneha Shrestha in 2014 to protect the street and community dogs from torture, cruelty or ill usage of any kind, it has long campaigned to develop the welfare of man’s best friend. Sneha’s Care provide professional medical and humane care …

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Chance for Nepal

2 days ago

Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 December draw.
1st - Sue Willis - £120
2nd - Ashley Sault - £80
3rd - Peter Drew - £50
Enjoy ❤
We currently have 95 members! It costs £5 per calander month or £60 for the year. The Chance 100 Club raises £6,000 per year - £500 pcm with 100 members. Of this, 50% goes out in monthly cash prizes and 50% goes to our projects in Nepal.
Since CHANCE 100 started, we have raised around £45,000 which is enough to build 4 schools in remote areas showing what can be achieved!
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BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) – Monthly report for November.

There were 12 children on the ward during the month of November. Nine food baskets and 8 Goody bags were given to the children on the burns unit. Numbers of patients coming to the Kanti are lower than usual because of the pandemic. Those who live many hours away are anxious about travelling into the city of Kathmandu and succumbing to the virus. All but one patient this month were from Kathmandu.

Baby Durga is just 10 days old and lives with her parents in Sarlahi. Her father owns a furniture shop. His wife looks after the family, baby Durga and her two brothers, aged 11 and 7. Durga’s mother was having a hot oil massage, after the birth of her daughter. She went to change her clothes and the masseur, applied oil to Durga’s body whilst sitting next to an open fire. Suddenly the masseur’s clothes caught alight from the flames on the open fire and she screamed out and Durga’s mother came running to help. The were both rushed to hospital. Baby Durga suffered 3%, 1st degree burns and was treated with dressings and has now been discharged. The masseur is in Tribhuvan Hospital and in a serious condition.

Santosh is two months old and lives with his parents in Kathmandu. His father farms land and his mother takes care of him and his two year old sister. His mother was washing the dishes outside and Santosh and his sister were sitting close to an open fire to keep warm when suddenly Santosh’s clothes caught alight. His mother came running in and immediately poured cold water over the burn and called her husband. At first Santosh was taken to Jaiarkot Hospital where he was given pain killers, then transferred to Bheri Hospital where he stayed for 5 hours. Because of the severity of his wounds he was transferred again to Kirtipur Hospital, a private hospital. Tragically, he was refused treatment there because his parent’s couldn’t afford to pay due to their poor financial status. He was then transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. He suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to his head, face, chest and hand. He condition is slowing improving. It is an absolute tragedy and incomprehensible that he was refused treatment because his parents had no money. One cannot imagine the feelings of panic and desperation by them.

Narenda is 11 months old and an only child. He lives with his parents in a rented room in Kathmandu where his father sells vegetables and his mother is a housewife. His father was at work and his mother was preparing a meal for the family. Narenda was playing nearby when he pulled on the electric cord of the kettle which toppled over and spilt hot water over him. His mother poured cold water over the wounded area and applied tomatoes. He was taken to a pharmacy and received pain relief and ointment. Then was referred to the burns unit at the Kanti. Narenda suffered 5%, 2nd degree burns to right foot. He is undergoing treatment.

Bipana is 10 months old and lives with her parents in Nilkanth, which lies 90 kms outside Kathmandu. Her father is a shopkeeper and mother a housewife. Bipana suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to her hand, elbow, and tummy. Her mother had bathed her and heated up some oil to give Bipana a massage. She placed a bowl of hot oil on the floor to cool and Bipana was playing nearby and knocked the bowl which spilled over her hand, elbow and tummy. Her mother applied toothpaste and rushed her to the nearest medical centre where she received first aid treatment before being transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. She recovered well and has now been discharged.

CHANCE has funded physiotherapy as well as counselling to the child and family along the food baskets and ‘Goody Bags. This is one of the projects your most generous donations to CHANCE supports. 🙏

BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) – Monthly report for November.

There were 12 children on the ward during the month of November. Nine food baskets and 8 Goody bags were given to the children on the burns unit. Numbers of patients coming to the Kanti are lower than usual because of the pandemic. Those who live many hours away are anxious about travelling into the city of Kathmandu and succumbing to the virus. All but one patient this month were from Kathmandu.

Baby Durga is just 10 days old and lives with her parents in Sarlahi. Her father owns a furniture shop. His wife looks after the family, baby Durga and her two brothers, aged 11 and 7. Durga’s mother was having a hot oil massage, after the birth of her daughter. She went to change her clothes and the masseur, applied oil to Durga’s body whilst sitting next to an open fire. Suddenly the masseur’s clothes caught alight from the flames on the open fire and she screamed out and Durga’s mother came running to help. The were both rushed to hospital. Baby Durga suffered 3%, 1st degree burns and was treated with dressings and has now been discharged. The masseur is in Tribhuvan Hospital and in a serious condition.

Santosh is two months old and lives with his parents in Kathmandu. His father farms land and his mother takes care of him and his two year old sister. His mother was washing the dishes outside and Santosh and his sister were sitting close to an open fire to keep warm when suddenly Santosh’s clothes caught alight. His mother came running in and immediately poured cold water over the burn and called her husband. At first Santosh was taken to Jaiarkot Hospital where he was given pain killers, then transferred to Bheri Hospital where he stayed for 5 hours. Because of the severity of his wounds he was transferred again to Kirtipur Hospital, a private hospital. Tragically, he was refused treatment there because his parent’s couldn’t afford to pay due to their poor financial status. He was then transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. He suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to his head, face, chest and hand. He condition is slowing improving. It is an absolute tragedy and incomprehensible that he was refused treatment because his parents had no money. One cannot imagine the feelings of panic and desperation by them.

Narenda is 11 months old and an only child. He lives with his parents in a rented room in Kathmandu where his father sells vegetables and his mother is a housewife. His father was at work and his mother was preparing a meal for the family. Narenda was playing nearby when he pulled on the electric cord of the kettle which toppled over and spilt hot water over him. His mother poured cold water over the wounded area and applied tomatoes. He was taken to a pharmacy and received pain relief and ointment. Then was referred to the burns unit at the Kanti. Narenda suffered 5%, 2nd degree burns to right foot. He is undergoing treatment.

Bipana is 10 months old and lives with her parents in Nilkanth, which lies 90 kms outside Kathmandu. Her father is a shopkeeper and mother a housewife. Bipana suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to her hand, elbow, and tummy. Her mother had bathed her and heated up some oil to give Bipana a massage. She placed a bowl of hot oil on the floor to cool and Bipana was playing nearby and knocked the bowl which spilled over her hand, elbow and tummy. Her mother applied toothpaste and rushed her to the nearest medical centre where she received first aid treatment before being transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. She recovered well and has now been discharged.

CHANCE has funded physiotherapy as well as counselling to the child and family along the food baskets and ‘Goody Bags. This is one of the projects your most generous donations to CHANCE supports. 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Virgin Money Giving will close its doors to receiving donations to charities from midnight on the 30 November 2021.
This means no donations to CHANCE for Nepal can be made after this date. Since the start of 2021, £2,360 has been raised through VMG. 🙏❤. A massive thank you to everyone who donated. We accept donations through PayPal Giving Fund and will continue to use this platform as well as donations directly into our Chance for Nepal account. You can access information on how to donate to CHANCE for Nepal on our website – www.chancefornepal.org/donations ... See MoreSee Less

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We are delighted to be involved in supporting this dental/hygiene workshop informing children about the importance of hand washing and tooth brushing run by GMIN, our long term partner on the ground in Nepal. ❤
The school is in a remote part of Dang where 75 children were each given a toothbrush, toothpaste, flannel and soap. I am amazed how bad the teeth are of some of these children, and was told that often cheap sugary sweets are set up on a stall outside the school gates plus the fact that the children do not clean their teeth! Hopefully these 75 children now know better!

We are delighted to be involved in supporting this dental/hygiene workshop informing children about the importance of hand washing and tooth brushing run by GMIN, our long term partner on the ground in Nepal. ❤
The school is in a remote part of Dang where 75 children were each given a toothbrush, toothpaste, flannel and soap. I am amazed how bad the teeth are of some of these children, and was told that often cheap sugary sweets are set up on a stall outside the school gates plus the fact that the children do not clean their teeth! Hopefully these 75 children now know better! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

BVS ( Burns Violence Survivors) monthly report for October.

The BVS team visited the burns unit weekly during the month of October. They delivered 18 food baskets and 13 ‘goody bags’, both funded by CHANCE to the children on the unit.

Pooja aged 3 and from the district of Sarlahi which lies 220 kms from Kathmandu. She has an older sister and two older brothers. Her father works the land and her mother looks after the family. Her mother was preparing vegetable curry on an open fire when Pooja came running inside the kitchen and accidentally tumbled onto the hot pot of curry. She got badly burnt. Immediately her mother applied ointment to the wound and she was taken to the nearest district hospital where she received first aid treatment. She suffered 15-20% deep burns to her hand, arm chest and thigh, bottom and foot. After four days, due to the lack of burns facilities she was transferred to the Burns Unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital where she underwent a skin graft and two debridement’s. After three weeks she was discharged and now recovering at home.

Sonia aged 11, lives with her parents and older brother in Chandragiri, a 45 minutes journey from the Kanti Children’s Hospital. Her father is a shopkeeper and her mother a housewife. Sonia who studies in Garde 7 at school, had a bad cold, as did her mother and both were taking steam inhalation. Accidentally, the hot pot was knocked and the hot water spilled all over Sonia’s hand and thigh. Sonia suffered 14%, 2nd degree burns. Immediately her mother poured cold running water and applied aloe-vera on the burnt area before taking her to the burns unit at the Kanti. She is still undergoing treatment.

Sunsang is 6 months old and lives with her parents , two sisters and a brother in Nuwakot which lies 86kms from Kathmandu. She suffered 4%, 2nd degree burns from her thigh to her knee. Sunsang was asleep as were her parents and keeping warm near an open fire. Tragically Sunsang rolled into the hot ashes and got severely burnt. Her parents heard her cry out and immediately applied aloe-vera and tomatoes to the wounded area. They rushed her to Trishuli Hospital where she received first aid treatment. The next day, she was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital where she is still undergoing treatment.

Kumar aged 2 lives with his parents and older brother in Nuwakot, 86 kms from Kathmandu. His father is a farmer and mother a housewife. He suffered 15%, 2nd degree burns to his leg and left arm. His mother was preparing lentils for the family meal and once cooked she placed the pot of hot lentils to cool on the floor. Kumar was playing with his brother whilst his mother was busy in the kitchen area, when he accidently fell onto the hot vessel and got burnt. Immediately his mother saw him and applied aloe-vera and herbs and took him to Trishuli Hospital. He was later referred to the specialist burns unit at the Kanti where he undergoing treatment.

Thank you BVS, you are amazing. CHANCE is so pleased to support your excellent work for the past 16 years on the burns unit.

BVS ( Burns Violence Survivors) monthly report for October.

The BVS team visited the burns unit weekly during the month of October. They delivered 18 food baskets and 13 ‘goody bags’, both funded by CHANCE to the children on the unit.

Pooja aged 3 and from the district of Sarlahi which lies 220 kms from Kathmandu. She has an older sister and two older brothers. Her father works the land and her mother looks after the family. Her mother was preparing vegetable curry on an open fire when Pooja came running inside the kitchen and accidentally tumbled onto the hot pot of curry. She got badly burnt. Immediately her mother applied ointment to the wound and she was taken to the nearest district hospital where she received first aid treatment. She suffered 15-20% deep burns to her hand, arm chest and thigh, bottom and foot. After four days, due to the lack of burns facilities she was transferred to the Burns Unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital where she underwent a skin graft and two debridement’s. After three weeks she was discharged and now recovering at home.

Sonia aged 11, lives with her parents and older brother in Chandragiri, a 45 minutes journey from the Kanti Children’s Hospital. Her father is a shopkeeper and her mother a housewife. Sonia who studies in Garde 7 at school, had a bad cold, as did her mother and both were taking steam inhalation. Accidentally, the hot pot was knocked and the hot water spilled all over Sonia’s hand and thigh. Sonia suffered 14%, 2nd degree burns. Immediately her mother poured cold running water and applied aloe-vera on the burnt area before taking her to the burns unit at the Kanti. She is still undergoing treatment.

Sunsang is 6 months old and lives with her parents , two sisters and a brother in Nuwakot which lies 86kms from Kathmandu. She suffered 4%, 2nd degree burns from her thigh to her knee. Sunsang was asleep as were her parents and keeping warm near an open fire. Tragically Sunsang rolled into the hot ashes and got severely burnt. Her parents heard her cry out and immediately applied aloe-vera and tomatoes to the wounded area. They rushed her to Trishuli Hospital where she received first aid treatment. The next day, she was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital where she is still undergoing treatment.

Kumar aged 2 lives with his parents and older brother in Nuwakot, 86 kms from Kathmandu. His father is a farmer and mother a housewife. He suffered 15%, 2nd degree burns to his leg and left arm. His mother was preparing lentils for the family meal and once cooked she placed the pot of hot lentils to cool on the floor. Kumar was playing with his brother whilst his mother was busy in the kitchen area, when he accidently fell onto the hot vessel and got burnt. Immediately his mother saw him and applied aloe-vera and herbs and took him to Trishuli Hospital. He was later referred to the specialist burns unit at the Kanti where he undergoing treatment.

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Chance for Nepal

1 month ago

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the November draw in our CHANCE 100 Club, drawn this morning.
1st - Sheila Stephens - £120
2nd - Lesley Rushton - £80
3rd - Lucy Evans - £50
Thank you for your support.
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Chance for Nepal

2 months ago

Congratulations to the winners of the October CHANCE 100 which was drawn this morning.
1st - Adrienne Golightly - £120
2nd - Dave Bradshaw - £80
3rd - Jill Heniker-Smith - £50
Enjoy! Thank you for your support.

We currently have 97 members. It costs £5 per calander month or £60 for the year. Chance 100 raises £6,000 per year - £500 pcm with 100 members. Of this, 50% goes out in monthly cash prizes and 50% goes to our projects in Nepal.
Since CHANCE 100 started, we have raised around £45,000 which is enough to build 3 schools in remote areas showing what can be achieved!

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I share the September monthly report for CHANCE from BVS (Burns Violence Survivors). There were 15 food baskets delivered and 9 Goody Bags to the children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu.

Naran is aged 3, an only child and lives with his parents who are both teachers in the district of Karve which is 60 kms from Kathmandu. Naran was in the kitchen with his mother who had placed a saucepan filled with water on the electric stove which was on the floor. Naran was playing around when he accidentally tumbled and fell into the hot water. He got severely burnt and suffered 18%, 1st degree burns to both legs and his right hand. Immediately, his mother applied aloe vera on the injured area. Later, he was taken to a nearby health post where he received first aid treatment. After 3 hours, he was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. After two weeks on the burns unit he was well enough to return home.

Sabin is also aged 3 and comes from Mustang. He is an only child. His parents own a restaurant in Kathmandu so liv in rented accommodation in the city. His parents were busy in the restaurant and Sabin was with his cousin’s sister in another room. She had boiled water to drink and left it on a table whilst she was busy cleaning. Sabin accidently knocked the table and the hot water spilled on his leg and foot. She heard him cry out and immediately applied toothpaste on the burnt area and called his parents. He suffered 10% second degree burns to his left leg and foot. He was immediately taken to the Kanti burns unit where he stayed for three weeks. He is recovering well and now discharged.

Bejetta is aged 10 and originally from Sindhupalchowk District. She lives in a rented house with her Aunt at Basundhara. Bejetta has two younger sisters aged 5 and 3. Her mother has had no contact for a long time and her father is mentally ill. Her aunt had placed rice in a pressure cooker and was busy with some other household chores. Meanwhile, Bejetta was playing in the kitchen when the pressure cooker accidently exploded. The hot rice splattered over her face and neck and she got severely burnt. Hearing her cry out, her aunt rushed to her and immediately applied tomatoes and poured cold water on the burnt area. Later, she was taken to Ishan Hospital, in Basundhara where she received first-aid treatment and referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital where she received treatment for 10 days. She has now been discharged and doing well.

Madhu is 15 months old and an only child. She lives with her parents in Kathmandu. Her father runs a small mobile shop. Madhu family originally from Dolakha District but now live in a rented room in Kathmandu Her mother had made a cup of tea and placed it on the table. Madhu who was playing nearby, knocked the table and the tea spilt over her. She suffered 10%, 1st degree burns to her cheek and chest area. Immediately her mother applied tomatoes on the wounded area and then took her by taxi to the burns unit at the Kanti where she is staying with her daughter who is recovering well.

It is hard to see how so many avoidable accidents occur, but important to understand that often the family live in very cramped conditions, there are few or no cupboards to put things away. The stove is frequently on the floor, and often an open fire on the dirt. All too easy for these tragic accidents to happen.

All names have been changed for protection permission given by parents.

I share the September monthly report for CHANCE from BVS (Burns Violence Survivors). There were 15 food baskets delivered and 9 Goody Bags to the children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu.

Naran is aged 3, an only child and lives with his parents who are both teachers in the district of Karve which is 60 kms from Kathmandu. Naran was in the kitchen with his mother who had placed a saucepan filled with water on the electric stove which was on the floor. Naran was playing around when he accidentally tumbled and fell into the hot water. He got severely burnt and suffered 18%, 1st degree burns to both legs and his right hand. Immediately, his mother applied aloe vera on the injured area. Later, he was taken to a nearby health post where he received first aid treatment. After 3 hours, he was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. After two weeks on the burns unit he was well enough to return home.

Sabin is also aged 3 and comes from Mustang. He is an only child. His parents own a restaurant in Kathmandu so liv in rented accommodation in the city. His parents were busy in the restaurant and Sabin was with his cousin’s sister in another room. She had boiled water to drink and left it on a table whilst she was busy cleaning. Sabin accidently knocked the table and the hot water spilled on his leg and foot. She heard him cry out and immediately applied toothpaste on the burnt area and called his parents. He suffered 10% second degree burns to his left leg and foot. He was immediately taken to the Kanti burns unit where he stayed for three weeks. He is recovering well and now discharged.

Bejetta is aged 10 and originally from Sindhupalchowk District. She lives in a rented house with her Aunt at Basundhara. Bejetta has two younger sisters aged 5 and 3. Her mother has had no contact for a long time and her father is mentally ill. Her aunt had placed rice in a pressure cooker and was busy with some other household chores. Meanwhile, Bejetta was playing in the kitchen when the pressure cooker accidently exploded. The hot rice splattered over her face and neck and she got severely burnt. Hearing her cry out, her aunt rushed to her and immediately applied tomatoes and poured cold water on the burnt area. Later, she was taken to Ishan Hospital, in Basundhara where she received first-aid treatment and referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital where she received treatment for 10 days. She has now been discharged and doing well.

Madhu is 15 months old and an only child. She lives with her parents in Kathmandu. Her father runs a small mobile shop. Madhu family originally from Dolakha District but now live in a rented room in Kathmandu Her mother had made a cup of tea and placed it on the table. Madhu who was playing nearby, knocked the table and the tea spilt over her. She suffered 10%, 1st degree burns to her cheek and chest area. Immediately her mother applied tomatoes on the wounded area and then took her by taxi to the burns unit at the Kanti where she is staying with her daughter who is recovering well.

It is hard to see how so many avoidable accidents occur, but important to understand that often the family live in very cramped conditions, there are few or no cupboards to put things away. The stove is frequently on the floor, and often an open fire on the dirt. All too easy for these tragic accidents to happen.

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Chance for Nepal

2 months ago

THANK YOU Mike Fuhri, Mr Wonderful and the owner of 'Crab Pot Cafe' in Cromer for your wonderful donation of £375. ❤🙏
Mike also donated £385 in July. The gratuities from his customers he so generously passes on to CHANCE and has been supporting us for a few years now. I have never met Mike, but one of these days I will make a detour when heading north and have one of his famous crab lunches. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

We were delighted to fund Mountain Heart Nepals latest food relief programme. This was only made possible by the wonderful donors to Chance for Nepal. Thank you🙏❤

We were delighted to fund Mountain Heart Nepal's latest food relief programme. This was only made possible by the wonderful donors to Chance for Nepal. Thank you🙏❤ ... See MoreSee Less

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We are delighted to continue our support by providing all the medicines for the next 12 months and the nurses salary until the end of December in Dang. We have been working with the brilliant organisation GMIN (Grassroot Movememnt in Nepal) for the past 10 years. Over this period we have funded - 5 new schools - 1 health centre - a two-roomed house for a family who lost everything in a landslide - 5 teacher skills trainings - health instruction in schools - books for a school library. It is thanks to our donors and supporters that we are able to do this.🙏❤🙏 Please continue your wonderful support. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 for September which was drawn this morning.
1st Sara Judd - £120
2nd Barbara Rubenstein - £80
3rd Liz Hodge - £50

Enjoy! ❤

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3 months ago

Mission Accomplished! Well done Mountain Heart Nepal and all those involved in getting vital food supplies to Langtang.
CHANCE for NEPAL was delighted to play a role in this mission by funding the food for 120 families. 🙏❤🙏

Mission Accomplished! Well done Mountain Heart Nepal and all those involved in getting vital food supplies to Langtang.
CHANCE for NEPAL was delighted to play a role in this mission by funding the food for 120 families. 🙏❤🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you for your continued support❤️

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3 months ago

A big THANK YOU to Andrea Matthews and Marilyn Rogers who held a Table Top Sale in Langstone High Street on August Bank Holiday Monday for CHANCE for Nepal. Andrea said lots of local people and generous friends donated many lovely items. They raised a fantastic £426.55 which will go to our educational projects in Nepal.🙏❤
In 2007, Andrea was part of my medical team of 5 doctors and 5 non medics when we caried out medical checks on children in the mountains above Pokhara. She has been a staunch supporter of CHANCE since its conception. ❤ ... See MoreSee Less

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BVS (Burns violence Survivors) sent their monthly report for August of the children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. There were 9 children on the ward. Every week they distribute a nutritional, high calorie (aids burn recovery) food basket and a ‘goody bag’ to each child. Both these are funded by Chance.

Sanu is aged 9 and lives in a rented room with her parents in Kathmandu. The mother’s aunt lives with them and helps them with their expenses as they are very poor. Sanu’s father has a drink problem and fights with his wife. Her father was out and her mother had placed some soup (Jaulo) on the stove to cook and told Sanu to boil it up while she got on with the cleaning. The gas stove was placed higher than Sanu could reach so she climbed onto a stool so she could see what she was doing. Her 3 year old sister was playing nearby and accidently pushed the stool and Sanu lost her balance. Her hands touched the pan of hot soup which tipped over her. Her mother immediately poured cold water over her wounds applied aloe vera. She suffered 20% second degree burns to her chest, shoulder, arm and thighs. Her mother took her to the local pharmacy for first aid treatment and then to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. She is undergoing treatment.

Maan is 8 months old and lives with his parents in Kathmandu. His mother was preparing a meal for the family and Maan was asleep in another room where his father had switched on an electric kettle to boil. He then went outside to get something and Maan woke up and crawled towards the kettle and grabbed it, water spilt over him. He suffered 7% second degree burns to his hand, knee and foot. He went to a medical shop for treatment, but after two days he was taken to the burns unit at the Kanti. He is still undergoing treatment.

Bipana is aged 4 and lives with her mother and sister aged 7 months in Lamjung, 186kms from Kathmandu. Her father works in Dubai. Her mother was cooking a meal for the family and the grandparents were busy with household chores. Bipana’s mother sent her to a neighbour’s house to fetch milk. On her way back, she tripped over a stone and the hot milk spilt over her face and right arm and hand. Her neighbour her cry out and she ran to her and applied tomatoes and aloe-vera to the wounds. The following day she was taken to the burns unit at the Kanti and continues treatment.

Sujan aged 11 lives with his parents, two sisters and a brother. They live in Janakpur. Sujan’s father is a financial marketing officer and his mother is a housewife. Sujan’s mother was talking to a neighbour inside his house and Sujan was playing outside with his friends. His neighbour had put live naked wires on the ground to use for some domestic purposes and had forgotten to turn the current off and unaware of the danger. Sujan touched the electric wire and was electrocuted. One of his friends shouted for help and the neighbour came running and removed the wire with a stick. Sujan suffered 7%, 3rd degree burns to his right hand. He came to the Kanti by helicopter, a 30 minute flight as he lives so far away. He tragically needed his index and middle finger amputated. He is undergoing treatment.

Permission was given to share their story and all names have been changed for protection.

BVS (Burns violence Survivors) sent their monthly report for August of the children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. There were 9 children on the ward. Every week they distribute a nutritional, high calorie (aids burn recovery) food basket and a ‘goody bag’ to each child. Both these are funded by Chance.

Sanu is aged 9 and lives in a rented room with her parents in Kathmandu. The mother’s aunt lives with them and helps them with their expenses as they are very poor. Sanu’s father has a drink problem and fights with his wife. Her father was out and her mother had placed some soup (Jaulo) on the stove to cook and told Sanu to boil it up while she got on with the cleaning. The gas stove was placed higher than Sanu could reach so she climbed onto a stool so she could see what she was doing. Her 3 year old sister was playing nearby and accidently pushed the stool and Sanu lost her balance. Her hands touched the pan of hot soup which tipped over her. Her mother immediately poured cold water over her wounds applied aloe vera. She suffered 20% second degree burns to her chest, shoulder, arm and thighs. Her mother took her to the local pharmacy for first aid treatment and then to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. She is undergoing treatment.

Maan is 8 months old and lives with his parents in Kathmandu. His mother was preparing a meal for the family and Maan was asleep in another room where his father had switched on an electric kettle to boil. He then went outside to get something and Maan woke up and crawled towards the kettle and grabbed it, water spilt over him. He suffered 7% second degree burns to his hand, knee and foot. He went to a medical shop for treatment, but after two days he was taken to the burns unit at the Kanti. He is still undergoing treatment.

Bipana is aged 4 and lives with her mother and sister aged 7 months in Lamjung, 186kms from Kathmandu. Her father works in Dubai. Her mother was cooking a meal for the family and the grandparents were busy with household chores. Bipana’s mother sent her to a neighbour’s house to fetch milk. On her way back, she tripped over a stone and the hot milk spilt over her face and right arm and hand. Her neighbour her cry out and she ran to her and applied tomatoes and aloe-vera to the wounds. The following day she was taken to the burns unit at the Kanti and continues treatment.

Sujan aged 11 lives with his parents, two sisters and a brother. They live in Janakpur. Sujan’s father is a financial marketing officer and his mother is a housewife. Sujan’s mother was talking to a neighbour inside his house and Sujan was playing outside with his friends. His neighbour had put live naked wires on the ground to use for some domestic purposes and had forgotten to turn the current off and unaware of the danger. Sujan touched the electric wire and was electrocuted. One of his friends shouted for help and the neighbour came running and removed the wire with a stick. Sujan suffered 7%, 3rd degree burns to his right hand. He came to the Kanti by helicopter, a 30 minute flight as he lives so far away. He tragically needed his index and middle finger amputated. He is undergoing treatment.

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3 months ago

Bimala Ghising, director of the Nima Academy and a dear friend, tells me that one of her past professors at Rangjung Yeshe Institute, in Kathmandu, where she studied Buddhist Philosophy is running a 'Go Fund Me' to raise funds fo 5 students who need sponsorship at her school. The Nima Academy lies in the Doramba region in east Nepal in the foothills of the Himalayas. Here is the link if you would like to read more about it and support. 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

Let's Send Five Children to School, organized by Joseph LaRose

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I need your help again! I'd like to raise enough money to help send five children in… Joseph LaRos...

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3 months ago

We are delighted to fund 1,000 rabies vaccinations carried out by Sneha’s Care in their anti rabies vaccination programme. Shenpen, our partner on the ground in Nepal took part in today’s programme, great work. Thank you Criska Suchan for sharing your great photos. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

Another day of anti-rabies vaccinations with Sneha's Care. Chance is delighted to help fund their vaccination programme, our fourth year in supporting this brilliant organisation. Take a look at their website and support if you can.🙏 www.snehacare.org/donate ... See MoreSee Less

HELP US HELP MORE ANIMALS – Sneha's Care

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Every day, we are called upon to rescue animals from abuse, abandonment, sickness or injury. Whether...

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4 months ago

We are delighted to support Snehas Care for the 4th consecutive year in their fantastic efforts in their mass anti rabies vaccination programme. This is an amazing organization. Chance donates £1,000 a year which vaccinates 1000 dogs. Rabies can still be a killer for adults and children unless emergency medical intervention is given. Donations are most welcome.🙏

We are delighted to support Sneha's Care for the 4th consecutive year in their fantastic efforts in their mass anti rabies vaccination programme. This is an amazing organization. Chance donates £1,000 a year which vaccinates 1000 dogs. Rabies can still be a killer for adults and children unless emergency medical intervention is given. Donations are most welcome.🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

We are thrilled to see a good selection of books in each classroom for the first time! This being a government school, story books to enhance the child’s imagination are rarely found! Chance has been supporting MAV for over 7 years, by providing drinking water, a Tiffin meal programme, toys for the kindergarten, and wall charts. Thank you Jane Lewis and Ivy Tan for funding the books for this school, makes my heart sing🙏 Thank you Shenpen for overseeing and organising the purchase of the books and the storage units. Looks great. I hope the school starts physical classes soon, as has been closed for many months due to the pandemic.

We are thrilled to see a good selection of books in each classroom for the first time! This being a government school, story books to enhance the child’s imagination are rarely found! Chance has been supporting MAV for over 7 years, by providing drinking water, a Tiffin meal programme, toys for the kindergarten, and wall charts. Thank you Jane Lewis and Ivy Tan for funding the books for this school, makes my heart sing🙏 Thank you Shenpen for overseeing and organising the purchase of the books and the storage units. Looks great. I hope the school starts physical classes soon, as has been closed for many months due to the pandemic. ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you for making this possible! We truly appreciate the support from CHANCE. 🙏

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4 months ago

GMIN contacted us and mentioned a further 50 families had asked for assistance with food packages, so we were happy to help again with a further donation of £500, making £1,500 in total which has fed 150 families of four for three weeks. Thanks GMIN for all you do. 🙏

GMIN contacted us and mentioned a further 50 families had asked for assistance with food packages, so we were happy to help again with a further donation of £500, making £1,500 in total which has fed 150 families of four for three weeks. Thanks GMIN for all you do. 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

……and here are the other 50 families who received food packages from GMIN which were funded by us. Thanks again, to the York Unitarians and the Cranleigh Art Centre who donated £1,000 between them to CHANCE for this distribution of emergency food parcels for 100 families. Each pacel contained rice, lentils, oil and salt. 🙏❤

……and here are the other 50 families who received food packages from GMIN which were funded by us. Thanks again, to the York Unitarians and the Cranleigh Art Centre who donated £1,000 between them to CHANCE for this distribution of emergency food parcels for 100 families. Each pacel contained rice, lentils, oil and salt. 🙏❤ ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

Congratulations to the winners of the August draw in the CHANCE 100 Club which was drawn this morning at the Cranleigh Golf and Country Club.

1st - Paul Lynch - £120
2nd - John Cohan - £80
3rd - Jenny Long - £50

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4 months ago

We were delighted to help GMIN with their latest distribution of emergency food packages to 50 families in Shantinagar Rural Municipality, Dang. The funds for this distribution came to CHANCE from The Cranleigh Arts Centre who held an open air classical concert last weekend in Stephen Dennisons garden, Ewhurst and from the York Unitarians through Nick Morrice. Thank you so much 🙏❤. How wonderful to receive the funds and within a week they were received out in Nepal and used immediately, saving lives! A further 50 families will be receiving food packages within the coming days. Makes my heart sing 🙏

We were delighted to help GMIN with their latest distribution of emergency food packages to 50 families in Shantinagar Rural Municipality, Dang. The funds for this distribution came to CHANCE from The Cranleigh Arts Centre who held an open air classical concert last weekend in Stephen Dennison's garden, Ewhurst and from the York Unitarians through Nick Morrice. Thank you so much 🙏❤. How wonderful to receive the funds and within a week they were received out in Nepal and used immediately, saving lives! A further 50 families will be receiving food packages within the coming days. Makes my heart sing 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

We are delighted to share our Summer Newsletter 2021 for your interest and enjoyment.

Please click on the link below:

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5 months ago

Thank you Mike Fuhri who owns The Crab Pot Cafe in Cromer for your most generous donation today of £385.50. We have never met, but several years ago you most generously started to donate your gratuities to CHANCE. 🙏❤. I hope one of these days to arrive at your cafe when visiting the area to thank you in person and indulge in what I'm led to believe are the best crab sandwiches anywhere! Great you are now opening for dinner from the end of July! ... See MoreSee Less

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5 months ago

This short and must watch film from Sapana Village Social Impact (SVSI) during one of their emergency relief food distributions due to the pandemic and monsoon rains. We are delighted to have supported this distribution. If you watch closely you can see our name on the banner!
Dhruba Giri founded Sapana Village Lodge, an eco-friendly wonderful place to stay if ever visiting Chitwan with his wife Barsha and have created a haven of magical splendour amongst the natural habitat. SVSI is their social enterprise to help the community. 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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5 months ago

THANK YOU so much to all the CHANCE for Nepal supporters. With the latest donations to our SOS Emergency Food Relief Appeal we sent £1,000 to Sapana Village Social Impact, one of our long term partners on the ground in Chitwan. In June we also sent £1,000. The monsoon rains are the worst for a decade, many homes washed away and livelihoods lie in ruin. Thank you to Dhruba and his team at SVSI for all your hard work.
Please continue to support www.chancefornepal.org - donate
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THANK YOU so much to all the CHANCE for Nepal supporters. With the latest donations to our SOS Emergency Food Relief Appeal we sent £1,000 to Sapana Village Social Impact, one of our long term partners on the ground in Chitwan. In June we also sent £1,000. The monsoon rains are the worst for a decade, many homes washed away and livelihoods lie in ruin. Thank you to Dhruba and his team at SVSI for all your hard work.
Please continue to support www.chancefornepal.org - donate
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5 months ago

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We are delighted to support GMIN, one of our long term partners on the ground in Nepal. THANK YOU to everyone who donated to CHANCE to our SOS emergency food relief programme. The latest funds were sent to GMIN just two days ago and have been immediately used for those desparately short of food. Their food package will last for three weeks to feed a family of four.🙏 ❤. Thank you GMIN for acting so quickly.

CHANCE for NEPAL
We are delighted to support GMIN, one of our long term partners on the ground in Nepal. THANK YOU to everyone who donated to CHANCE to our SOS emergency food relief programme. The latest funds were sent to GMIN just two days ago and have been immediately used for those desparately short of food. Their food package will last for three weeks to feed a family of four.🙏 ❤. Thank you GMIN for acting so quickly. ... See MoreSee Less

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5 months ago

Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 Club in the July draw.
1st - Hubert Wager - £120
2nd - James Datson - £80
3rd - Patricia Nice - £50

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5 months ago

Bimala Ghising, co-founder of the Nima Academy is one very special lady! She and her sister are working tirelessley to provide an excellent education for 60 students in the remote area of Ramechhap. Six of the children walk 5 hours every day from home to school and school to home! The Brampton Charitable Trust made a donation through CHANCE to provide the school with desks, chairs, white boards, books, Montessori teaching aids, Volleyball nets, footballs and Badminton sets. Sharon Yuen, long term supporter of CHANCE has funded two new water tanks and the pipe work installation. Both are greatly helping the school. The books in one of the photos were donated by CHANCE 19 months ago.
If any supporters of CHANCE would like to fund one of the 10 scholarships children who are staying in the hostel at the school, or would like further information please contact me. 🙏
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5 months ago

We are dellighted to continue our support Snehas Care who do great work. During lockdown its so important to feed the street dogs who roam the streets in search of food. We also fund 1000, rabies vaccinations each year with Snehas Care. 🙏

We are dellighted to continue our support Sneha's Care who do great work. During lockdown it's so important to feed the street dogs who roam the streets in search of food. We also fund 1000, rabies vaccinations each year with Sneha's Care. 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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6 months ago

Such wondeful news from Mountain Heart Nepal. ❤
CHANCE is delighted to have played a role in funding this helpline with Plympton Rotary. Now there is a knowledgable and reassuring counsellor at the end of the phone which will be a lifeline to many who are sick with Covid, frightened and live in remote areas 🙏Today we officially inaugurated the Toll Free “Siddhasthali Swastha Helpine” to help COVID-19 patients of Makwanpur district. The Mayor of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City handed over the toll-free number to our field community counsellor. We would like to thank Chance for Nepal and Plympton Rotary for fundraising to help this initiative.

The toll-free number is 16605752566, and patients can call from any parts of Nepal to receive free counselling and consultation with our counsellor. ... See MoreSee Less

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6 months ago

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SOS - for Food Parcels and Telephone Help Line.
The total raised so far has risen to a fantastic £7,285 This is truly wonderful 🙏❤ and makes my heart sing at the amount of families we are helping with food parcels. THANK YOU so much to all who have donated through CHANCE for NEPAL. YOU have made a real difference. All the funds received to date have been sent to Nepal and the benefit is being felt by so many families.

The next distribtion will be in Langtang on the 12th June where 120 families will be helped. Langtang is on the trekking route, but because of the strict lockdown and no tourisam for so long, the trekking guides have had no work, the guest houses for tourists trekking in this region have had no tourists. Langtang which lies at 4000m has no vehicle access. It has been so tough for this community to get aid. Yaks and donkeys will be used to get vital supplies to this region organised by Mountain Heart Nepal, our long term partner on the ground in Nepal. Each food parcel will have 25kg jira rice masino, 4kg dal rato (lentils), 2kg sugar, 1 litre of mustard oil, and salt.

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6 months ago

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the June draw for the CHANCE 100 Club….Enjoy!
1st - Geraldine Williams - £120
2nd Martin Perrett - £80
3rd Diane Moody - £50

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6 months ago

We are delighted to help GMIN. With so many famlies going hungrey - with no work during lockdown means no pay, which means no food on the table! CHANCE has funded 100 families of 5 with emergancy food parcels in June with GMIN, a brilliant and trusted organisation and our long term partner of 10 years. ... See MoreSee Less

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6 months ago

CHANCE is delighted to help 🥰 Thank you to all who donated in our SOS Appeal for Relief Food Parcels. Well done GMIN 🙏🏻

CHANCE is delighted to help 🥰 Thank you to all who donated in our SOS Appeal for Relief Food Parcels. Well done GMIN 🙏🏻 ... See MoreSee Less

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6 months ago

SOS - for Food Parcels and Telephone Help Line. The total rasied so far has risen to a fantastic £4,125 🙏❤ - WONDERFUL! THANK YOU so much to all who have donated. YOU have made a real difference. We have sent £1,000 to our partner on the ground GMIN (Grassroot Movement in Nepal) who is organising food parcels in the Dang region - £1,000 to Sapana Village Social Impact (SVSI) who are organising a distribution of food parcels to Mushar Village, Nawalparasi, Chitwan and £2,500 to Mountain Heart Nepal (MHN) for the manning of an Emergency telephone helpline and radio broadcasts. The situation in Nepal remains criticle with so many new daily Covid cases and deaths. Please help if you can. Visit: www.chancefornepal.org to donate. ... See MoreSee Less

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6 months ago

6th paragraph -The official figures for Nepal are frightening enough. The country has the world’s second-highest bi-weekly increase in deaths at 291%, and the highest national test positivity rate of 40%. Yet, Nepal conducts only 713 tests per million people, contact tracing is virtually non-existent, less than 2% of the 30 million population is fully vaccinated, and mask-wearing is at less than 65%. ... See MoreSee Less

Nepal Covid-19 impact worse than official figures

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Universal mask wearing could save 2,211 lives in Nepal in the next three months, according to a new ...

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6 months ago

SOS - for Food Parcels and Telephone Help Line. The total rasied so far: £2,545 🙏❤. THANK YOU so much to all who have donated, YOU have made a real difference. The situation in Nepal is criticle with so many new daily Covid cases and deaths. Please help if you can. Visit: www.chancefornepal.org to donate. ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you so much Nancy for your generous donation and all the way from the US too! 🥰🙏

Thank you so much Janet for your generous donation 🙏🥰

Thank you chance for Nepal for always supporting Nepal.

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6 months ago

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7 months ago

SOS - NEPAL needs YOU!

To all the wonderful friends and supporters of CHANCE for NEPAL and first-time visitors to my page.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise rapidly, Nepal is on 18 days of lockdown to contain the second wave of the pandemic that is sweeping across the country. Nepal is recording 60 times more daily cases than at the start of April. Both infections and death rates are record highs. The coronavirus is overwhelming Nepal and hospitals don't have enough beds, patients are treated on the ground outside hospital buildings and patients are dying because of lack of oxygen. The health system has collapsed and the government has failed to act fast.

Most of the infected people are at home without effective care because hospitals are all full daily warnings of just a few hours of oxygen.

There is no choice but for Covid victims to be nursed at home. The trauma of feeling alone and helpless for their loved ones is devastating and worsening by the day. Thus, the real concerns of the family need to be addressed.

We wish to help twofold – firstly to help Dr Aban Gautam, founder of Mountain Heart Nepal, who we have been supporting for the past 5 years. He is building a community hospital in Hetauda. He urgently seeks help to reach the desperate people by offering a Toll-Free Helpline at the new construction hospital site. They will provide non-clinical advice and counselling, including details about the isolation period and what contacts should do if they have, or develop, symptoms of COVID-19. The information about the availability of the service will be transmitted through radio jingles on a daily basis. The field counsellor will also liaise with a range of partner agencies to ensure the provision of effective, efficient, and timely response and support to patients. This will be set up for a period of 6 months with the possibility of expansion depending on the situation.

Furthermore, we need to step up our food relief parcels because, as lockdown takes its grip, daily workers are receiving no pay and families are going hungry! You were magnificent in April 2020 with such generosity. Please dig deep and help us to help them.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart which feels so heavy in hearing daily the suffering happening right now in Nepal! You can donate here, through Facebook, or through our website:
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Nepal Charity | CHANCE for NEPAL | Patron Joanna Lumley founded 2006

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Chance for Nepal works closely with schools & hospitals in Nepal. Aiding families offering education...

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It is working now Nistha, thanks so much for letting me know.

Hello Barbara, The link somehow isn't working.

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7 months ago

Increased Covid cases hits our work at the Kanti Children’s Hospital.

Thank you to BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) for their monthly report for April. BVS delivered 35 nutritional food baskets and 16 ‘Goody Bags’ to the children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. At the end of April BVS was advised their visits will have to cease for the next two weeks at least because of increased cases of Covid cases throughout Nepal. We pray for all the victims of Covid. The cases are rising daily with schools once again closed and travel restricted.

Yamuna aged 4 lives with his family in the district of Ramechhap, which lies 175km from Kathmandu. His father is a van driver and his mother takes care of the family. Yamuna suffered 3%, 1st degree burns to his lower arm and fingers and required a skin graft. He is autistic. He was with his mother and grandparents in their cowshed where his mother was preparing cow’s fodder on the open cooking stove with Yamuna was playing close by when he accidently fell into the hot fodder. Immediately his mother poured cold water and applied aloe-vera and toothpaste on the burnt area. He was taken to a nearby health post where he received first-aid treatment. The following day Yamuna was admitted to Bhimsenthan Hospital where he received dressings and medicines. His wounds were deep, so he was then referred to the specialist burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. He came with his mother on the local bus which took many hours. He is doing well and has been discharged.

Kamal is aged two and a half and from the Parbat District. He lives with his mother and his father works in Japan. His mother had prepared local bread and placed a pan filled with hot oil on the floor to cool down. Kamal was playing around near the oil and accidentally fell into it and got severely burnt. His mother immediately poured cold water and applied aloe-vera on the injured area. She took him to a nearby medical shop where he received first-aid treatment. On the same day he was referred to the Gandaki Hospital where he received dressings and stayed for 2 days. He suffered 5%, 2nd degree burns to his head, face, shoulder and arm. His wounds were deep so he was transferred by helicopter to the Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment.

Dipak is 6 years old and from Khotang District which lies 265kms from Kathmandu. He was at his maternal uncle’s house and his grandmother had prepared animal fodder( khole) and placed it on the floor to cool. Dipak and his sister aged 10 were playing nearby. He was running around, chasing his sister when he slipped and fell onto the hot fodder. Hearing him scream his Grandmother and mother rushed to help him .They applied aloe-vera and eggs. A doctor came and dressed his burns. The following day his grandmother took him to Diktel Hospital where he received further dressings and medicine. He suffered 10%, 1st degree burns to his buttocks and knee. He was then referred to the specialist burns unit at the Kanti. He came by sumo (a large basket) carried on the back of his mother on the bus, which took many hours. He is undergoing treatment.

Subash is almost 2 and from Dhading which lies 80kms from Kathmandu.
His parents work the land. He has a 9-year-old brother and 7-year-old sister. His mother had gone to the community forest to collect grass. Subash was with his aunt at home. She had placed a hot pot of milk on the floor to cool and was busy with some household chores. Milan was playing around when accidentally he grabbed the hot pot of milk which spilled over his body. He suffered 17%, second degree burns to his chest, back, right hand and axilla. His aunt quickly poured cold water and applied eggs and aloe-vera on the wounded area. Later, he was taken to Gajuri Hospital where he received some medicine and dressings but was referred to the Kanti because of the severity of his deep wounds. He is undergoing treatment and both parents are with him on the ward.

Goma is aged 3 and from Dhading, 80ms from Kathmandu. Her mother had gone to the community forest to collect grass. Her father was busy ploughing a field and Goma was being looked after with her 5-year-old brother by her aunt at home. After preparing a meal her aunt was busy with other jobs. Meanwhile, Goma who was playing alone around the open stove accidentally fell into the fire and got severely burnt. Her aunt saw her and immediately applied eggs on the burnt areas. She took her to a nearby a local health post where she received some ointment. On the same day, she was referred to the Gajuri Hospital where she received dressings only. Unfortunately, her wounds became infected and she was taken by ambulance with her mother to Kanti Childrens Hospital for further treatment the next day. She suffered 15%, second degree burns to her face, hands and elbow. She is still undergoing treatment.

CHANCE funds physiotherapy for the patients and counselling for the family as well as the nutritional weekly food baskets and fun things to play with for all children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital.

Permission was granted by the parents of the children in this report. Names changed for protection.

Increased Covid cases hits our work at the Kanti Children’s Hospital.

Thank you to BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) for their monthly report for April. BVS delivered 35 nutritional food baskets and 16 ‘Goody Bags’ to the children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. At the end of April BVS was advised their visits will have to cease for the next two weeks at least because of increased cases of Covid cases throughout Nepal. We pray for all the victims of Covid. The cases are rising daily with schools once again closed and travel restricted.

Yamuna aged 4 lives with his family in the district of Ramechhap, which lies 175km from Kathmandu. His father is a van driver and his mother takes care of the family. Yamuna suffered 3%, 1st degree burns to his lower arm and fingers and required a skin graft. He is autistic. He was with his mother and grandparents in their cowshed where his mother was preparing cow’s fodder on the open cooking stove with Yamuna was playing close by when he accidently fell into the hot fodder. Immediately his mother poured cold water and applied aloe-vera and toothpaste on the burnt area. He was taken to a nearby health post where he received first-aid treatment. The following day Yamuna was admitted to Bhimsenthan Hospital where he received dressings and medicines. His wounds were deep, so he was then referred to the specialist burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. He came with his mother on the local bus which took many hours. He is doing well and has been discharged.

Kamal is aged two and a half and from the Parbat District. He lives with his mother and his father works in Japan. His mother had prepared local bread and placed a pan filled with hot oil on the floor to cool down. Kamal was playing around near the oil and accidentally fell into it and got severely burnt. His mother immediately poured cold water and applied aloe-vera on the injured area. She took him to a nearby medical shop where he received first-aid treatment. On the same day he was referred to the Gandaki Hospital where he received dressings and stayed for 2 days. He suffered 5%, 2nd degree burns to his head, face, shoulder and arm. His wounds were deep so he was transferred by helicopter to the Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment.

Dipak is 6 years old and from Khotang District which lies 265kms from Kathmandu. He was at his maternal uncle’s house and his grandmother had prepared animal fodder( khole) and placed it on the floor to cool. Dipak and his sister aged 10 were playing nearby. He was running around, chasing his sister when he slipped and fell onto the hot fodder. Hearing him scream his Grandmother and mother rushed to help him .They applied aloe-vera and eggs. A doctor came and dressed his burns. The following day his grandmother took him to Diktel Hospital where he received further dressings and medicine. He suffered 10%, 1st degree burns to his buttocks and knee. He was then referred to the specialist burns unit at the Kanti. He came by sumo (a large basket) carried on the back of his mother on the bus, which took many hours. He is undergoing treatment.

Subash is almost 2 and from Dhading which lies 80kms from Kathmandu.
His parents work the land. He has a 9-year-old brother and 7-year-old sister. His mother had gone to the community forest to collect grass. Subash was with his aunt at home. She had placed a hot pot of milk on the floor to cool and was busy with some household chores. Milan was playing around when accidentally he grabbed the hot pot of milk which spilled over his body. He suffered 17%, second degree burns to his chest, back, right hand and axilla. His aunt quickly poured cold water and applied eggs and aloe-vera on the wounded area. Later, he was taken to Gajuri Hospital where he received some medicine and dressings but was referred to the Kanti because of the severity of his deep wounds. He is undergoing treatment and both parents are with him on the ward.

Goma is aged 3 and from Dhading, 80ms from Kathmandu. Her mother had gone to the community forest to collect grass. Her father was busy ploughing a field and Goma was being looked after with her 5-year-old brother by her aunt at home. After preparing a meal her aunt was busy with other jobs. Meanwhile, Goma who was playing alone around the open stove accidentally fell into the fire and got severely burnt. Her aunt saw her and immediately applied eggs on the burnt areas. She took her to a nearby a local health post where she received some ointment. On the same day, she was referred to the Gajuri Hospital where she received dressings only. Unfortunately, her wounds became infected and she was taken by ambulance with her mother to Kanti Children's Hospital for further treatment the next day. She suffered 15%, second degree burns to her face, hands and elbow. She is still undergoing treatment.

CHANCE funds physiotherapy for the patients and counselling for the family as well as the nutritional weekly food baskets and fun things to play with for all children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital.

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7 months ago

Congratulations to the winners of the May draw for the CHANCE 100 Club.
1st - Marisia De Muinek Keizer - £120
2nd - Lesley Rushton - £80
3rd - Stephanie Lawson - £50
Enjoy!

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8 months ago

We are delighted to continue our support by funding the medicines for these medical missions with Mountain Heart Nepal, our long term partner. Thank you for the wonderful work you and your team provide to the most needy in remote areas.
Great photos Aban.

We are delighted to continue our support by funding the medicines for these medical missions with Mountain Heart Nepal, our long term partner. Thank you for the wonderful work you and your team provide to the most needy in remote areas.
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8 months ago

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We really appreciate your support! Thank you

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8 months ago

CHANCE has supported this programme with Women's Coperative Society (WCS) for the past 15 years! So many benefits which have far reaching outcomes. These women are able to earn enough from selling the vegetables they grow at the local markets, enabling them to fund one or more of their children to attend school. Empowering women to have their own business, learning how to manage their own finances. Social wellbeing, often working along side other women with an area of land to farm, swapping ideas, sharing what they grow, benefitting the larger community. Win win ❤. This programme is monitored by our long term partner on the ground - SHENPEN. (Great photos Suchan of your day with WCS) ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 draw for April.
1st Patsy Mortimer - £120
2nd Andrea Matthews - £80
3rd Christine Fletcher - £50
Enjoy!
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Thank you BVS (Burn Voilence Survivors) for your monthly report of the children admitted to the burns unit at the Kanti Childrens Hospital during the month of March. There were 12 children on the burns unit, 32 nutrition food baskets and 9 Goody bags were given out, which are funded by CHANCE.

Ruman is 8 months and lives with his parents and brother aged 11 and sister aged 7 in Jajarkot, which lies 525kms from Kathmandu. His father works on the land and mother looks after the family. Ruman’s father was with his neighbour and his mother had gone to the community forest to cut grass. She had left Ruman with her 7 year old daughter, who later left him to go to school. He was by an open cooking fire. Suddenly his neighbour heard him cry out and she ran to his rescue. He was taken to the local medical shop and referred to the district hospital who transferred him to a larger hospital after applying ointment to the burned areas. Later that day he was transferred yet again to a larger hospital due to lack of burn facilities where his burns were dressed. After 11 days it was decided he needed surgery so was transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu which was a days travel to get there. He suffered 6%, 3rd degree burns to his lower right leg and toes and hand and neck and face. Tragically he has needed fingers amputated. He is undergoing treatment

Udap is aged 6 years and comes from Bhaktapur. He lives with his parents and 4 month old sister. His father has shop selling gold. He was riding on the back of his father’s motorbike when his right foot touched the hot exhaust pipe. He shouted out and his father stopped and saw what had happened. He rushed him to the closest hospital where his burn was dressed and he was discharged. A few days later Udap’s wound became infected and he was then admitted to the burns unit at the Kanti. He suffered 3%, 2nd degree burns to his right foot. He has now been discharged.

Mukunda is 11 months old and lives with his parents and older sister in Kathmandu. His mother had put an electric water jug on to boil and then lifted it on to the floor to cool. Mukunda was playing with his sister and out of curiosity pulled on the hot water jug which fell over onto his legs and feet. He suffered 15%, second degree burns to his legs and feet. His mother rushed him to a medical centre where he received a dressing and was discharged. Several days later his wounds became infected and he was taken to the burns unit at the Kanti. He is still undergoing treatment.

Roshni is 18 months old and lives with her parents, 9 year old sister and 13 year old brother in the district of Makwanpur, over 5 hours from Kathmandu. His mother had prepared fodder for the animals and left it to cool by the door. It was 2.00am in the early hours of the morning and Roshnis parents had gone to help one of their goats giving birth. Roshni was asleep on the floor. She woke up and rolled over and her left arm from the elbow to her hand went into the hot fodder. Roshni cried out and her parents came running to the rescue. They poured cold water and put aloe vera on the burn. She suffered 5%, second degree burns She went to a local hospital and received a dressing and the next day was transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. She is undergoing treatment.

CHANCE funds physiotherapy, family counselling, an emergency fund (if parents cannot afford the medicines, or travel to get home) as well as weekly nutritional food baskets and a goody bag for all children on the unit.

Thank you BVS (Burn Voilence Survivors) for your monthly report of the children admitted to the burns unit at the Kanti Children's Hospital during the month of March. There were 12 children on the burns unit, 32 nutrition food baskets and 9 'Goody bags' were given out, which are funded by CHANCE.

Ruman is 8 months and lives with his parents and brother aged 11 and sister aged 7 in Jajarkot, which lies 525kms from Kathmandu. His father works on the land and mother looks after the family. Ruman’s father was with his neighbour and his mother had gone to the community forest to cut grass. She had left Ruman with her 7 year old daughter, who later left him to go to school. He was by an open cooking fire. Suddenly his neighbour heard him cry out and she ran to his rescue. He was taken to the local medical shop and referred to the district hospital who transferred him to a larger hospital after applying ointment to the burned areas. Later that day he was transferred yet again to a larger hospital due to lack of burn facilities where his burns were dressed. After 11 days it was decided he needed surgery so was transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu which was a days travel to get there. He suffered 6%, 3rd degree burns to his lower right leg and toes and hand and neck and face. Tragically he has needed fingers amputated. He is undergoing treatment

Udap is aged 6 years and comes from Bhaktapur. He lives with his parents and 4 month old sister. His father has shop selling gold. He was riding on the back of his father’s motorbike when his right foot touched the hot exhaust pipe. He shouted out and his father stopped and saw what had happened. He rushed him to the closest hospital where his burn was dressed and he was discharged. A few days later Udap’s wound became infected and he was then admitted to the burns unit at the Kanti. He suffered 3%, 2nd degree burns to his right foot. He has now been discharged.

Mukunda is 11 months old and lives with his parents and older sister in Kathmandu. His mother had put an electric water jug on to boil and then lifted it on to the floor to cool. Mukunda was playing with his sister and out of curiosity pulled on the hot water jug which fell over onto his legs and feet. He suffered 15%, second degree burns to his legs and feet. His mother rushed him to a medical centre where he received a dressing and was discharged. Several days later his wounds became infected and he was taken to the burns unit at the Kanti. He is still undergoing treatment.

Roshni is 18 months old and lives with her parents, 9 year old sister and 13 year old brother in the district of Makwanpur, over 5 hours from Kathmandu. His mother had prepared fodder for the animals and left it to cool by the door. It was 2.00am in the early hours of the morning and Roshni's parents had gone to help one of their goats giving birth. Roshni was asleep on the floor. She woke up and rolled over and her left arm from the elbow to her hand went into the hot fodder. Roshni cried out and her parents came running to the rescue. They poured cold water and put aloe vera on the burn. She suffered 5%, second degree burns She went to a local hospital and received a dressing and the next day was transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. She is undergoing treatment.

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9 months ago

We are delighted to fund the Skills Training Programme with WCS through Shenpen. We have funded this programme for the past 15 years during which time hundreds of women have learnt the basics of growing vegetables with many taking the advanced programme the following year. CHANCE aims to fund 3 four day trainings per year. This has given many women the opportunity to educate one or more of their children with the money they earn from growing and selling their vegetables at market…… love it...empowering women.

We are delighted to fund the Skills Training Programme with WCS through Shenpen. We have funded this programme for the past 15 years during which time hundreds of women have learnt the basics of growing vegetables with many taking the advanced programme the following year. CHANCE aims to fund 3 four day trainings per year. This has given many women the opportunity to educate one or more of their children with the money they earn from growing and selling their vegetables at market…… love it...empowering women. ... See MoreSee Less

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Nick Morrice is a dear friend of over 10 years! His writing career started ten years ago with Discovered in Kathmandu - how I found my Nepalese family . He has been writing ever since with the express aim to raise funds for Nepal. Now his personal commitments in Nepal are over, he wishes the proceeds of any further sales of his wonderful books go to CHANCE for Nepal.

He is offering 50% discount to CHANCE supporters on all books ordered. You can view all the titles on his website nickmorrice.co.uk
They are beautifully illustrated, in English and the children’s stories will engage an enquiring mind and take them on a journey of discovery.
Please contact Nick directly by email: nickmorrice@gmail.com, or telephone him on 01904 765424. The funds from sales will go straight to CHANCE for Nepal’s account by way of a donation.
Thank you so much Nick for your generosity. ❤

Nick Morrice is a dear friend of over 10 years! His writing career started ten years ago with ''Discovered in Kathmandu - how I found my Nepalese family'' . He has been writing ever since with the express aim to raise funds for Nepal. Now his personal commitments in Nepal are over, he wishes the proceeds of any further sales of his wonderful books go to CHANCE for Nepal.

He is offering 50% discount to CHANCE supporters on all books ordered. You can view all the titles on his website nickmorrice.co.uk
They are beautifully illustrated, in English and the children’s stories will engage an enquiring mind and take them on a journey of discovery.
Please contact Nick directly by email: nickmorrice@gmail.com, or telephone him on 01904 765424. The funds from sales will go straight to CHANCE for Nepal’s account by way of a donation.
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BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) monthly report.
The BVS team delivered 28 nutritious food baskets and 19 ‘Goody Bags’ during February to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. The histories below were preventable, all the more tragic. The care and expertise on the burns unit is first rate which is why even from great distances throughout Nepal patients are referred to this unit of expertise. Thank you BVS for all you do. Chance funds the nutritional weekly food baskets, physiotherapy, family counselling and Goody bags for BVS distribution.

On receiving a fantastic donation of £500 in February for BVS, Chance will be funding workshops in schools on the dangers of burns - organised by the BVS team.

Ritesh is 18 months old and from Bara district. His parents are separated and he lives with his mother. His father has stepped away from responsibility or involvement in the care of Ritesh. His mother works in a small cottage industry making carpets to make ends meet and shares the rent with her sister. She had left a kettle of hot water on the table to cool. Ritesh and his mother were eating together and his cousin was trying to lift a hot kettle but unfortunately it slipped from her hands and the hot water spilled all over Ritesh’s body. He got severely burnt, suffering 12-15%, 2nd degree burns to his ears and neck and back. His mother applied tomatoes on the burnt area and rushed him to the Nepal Medical College nearby where he received first-aid treatment. Later, he was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. Their financial condition is very low and with his mother staying by his side means she cannot work so has added to their financial burden. They are in dire need of financial support for the medical and surgical treatment. He is undergoing treatment.

Fulu is aged two and a half and comes from the Mugu district. She was at home with her mother whilst her father had gone to market with her brother and sister to buy food. Due to cold weather and heavy rain it was very cold so her mother had left her close to the fire to keep warm and gone to the cowshed to feed fodder to the cattle. Tragically, Fulu’s clothes caught alight from the fire and she got severely burnt. She suffered 15%, 2nd degree burns to her shoulder and tummy. Her mother rushed back into the house hearing her scream and removed her clothes and poured cold water on the wounded area. Her mother immediately contacted her husband and they took her to the nearby pharmacy/medical shop. The health worker applied ointment to the burn area. Fulu was referred to the Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital in Shakhu, and after 5 days to the specialist burns team at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. She is undergoing treatment.

Sushil is 8 years old and he and his family originally come from Jitpur in India. Due to the financial difficulties, Sushil and his 3 brothers and 2 sisters have been living inside a furniture factory at Jorpati, Kathmandu. His parents struggle financially and cannot afford to send him or his younger sister to school. Due to cold, Sushil had lit fire in a field and he and his siblings where sitting around it. Out of curiosity, one of his siblings poured spirit on the fire and Sushil’s clothes caught alight. His father heard him cry out and came running to help. He poured cold water and then applied tomatoes to the burnt area. Sushil suffered 20%, 2nd degree burns to his legs and hands. His father Immediately took him to the Nepal Medical College, in Kathmandu where he received first-aid treatment and then later that day was transferred to the burns un it at the Kanti. He is undergoing treatment.

Sabin is 15months old and an only child. He lives with his parents in Khotang, 260kms from Kathmandu. His father is a migrant worker and his mother is a housewife. He suffered 3-5% burns to is bottom and lower leg. Sabin was unwell with tummy ache and diarrhoea. His mother had heated a large stone and had placed it on his bottom to keep him warm. Tragically, the hot stone caused a contact burn and Sabin began to cry. His mother assumed he was crying due to tummy ache. Only later she realised he had a contact burn. She then removed his pants and applied aloe vera, raw eggs and tomatoes to heal the blisters. He was rushed to a local medical where he received first aid treatment. The next day, he was taken to the Diktel District Hospital. Due to the lack of burn care facilities, the district hospital referred them to the burns unit at the Kanti the next day. He was brought to the hospital by jeep, a journey of many hours and will need surgery. He is undergoing treatment.

All parents gave their permission to share these tragic stories. All names have been changed for protection.

BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) monthly report.
The BVS team delivered 28 nutritious food baskets and 19 ‘Goody Bags’ during February to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. The histories below were preventable, all the more tragic. The care and expertise on the burns unit is first rate which is why even from great distances throughout Nepal patients are referred to this unit of expertise. Thank you BVS for all you do. Chance funds the nutritional weekly food baskets, physiotherapy, family counselling and Goody bags for BVS distribution.

On receiving a fantastic donation of £500 in February for BVS, Chance will be funding workshops in schools on the dangers of burns - organised by the BVS team.

Ritesh is 18 months old and from Bara district. His parents are separated and he lives with his mother. His father has stepped away from responsibility or involvement in the care of Ritesh. His mother works in a small cottage industry making carpets to make ends meet and shares the rent with her sister. She had left a kettle of hot water on the table to cool. Ritesh and his mother were eating together and his cousin was trying to lift a hot kettle but unfortunately it slipped from her hands and the hot water spilled all over Ritesh’s body. He got severely burnt, suffering 12-15%, 2nd degree burns to his ears and neck and back. His mother applied tomatoes on the burnt area and rushed him to the Nepal Medical College nearby where he received first-aid treatment. Later, he was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. Their financial condition is very low and with his mother staying by his side means she cannot work so has added to their financial burden. They are in dire need of financial support for the medical and surgical treatment. He is undergoing treatment.

Fulu is aged two and a half and comes from the Mugu district. She was at home with her mother whilst her father had gone to market with her brother and sister to buy food. Due to cold weather and heavy rain it was very cold so her mother had left her close to the fire to keep warm and gone to the cowshed to feed fodder to the cattle. Tragically, Fulu’s clothes caught alight from the fire and she got severely burnt. She suffered 15%, 2nd degree burns to her shoulder and tummy. Her mother rushed back into the house hearing her scream and removed her clothes and poured cold water on the wounded area. Her mother immediately contacted her husband and they took her to the nearby pharmacy/medical shop. The health worker applied ointment to the burn area. Fulu was referred to the Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital in Shakhu, and after 5 days to the specialist burns team at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. She is undergoing treatment.

Sushil is 8 years old and he and his family originally come from Jitpur in India. Due to the financial difficulties, Sushil and his 3 brothers and 2 sisters have been living inside a furniture factory at Jorpati, Kathmandu. His parents struggle financially and cannot afford to send him or his younger sister to school. Due to cold, Sushil had lit fire in a field and he and his siblings where sitting around it. Out of curiosity, one of his siblings poured spirit on the fire and Sushil’s clothes caught alight. His father heard him cry out and came running to help. He poured cold water and then applied tomatoes to the burnt area. Sushil suffered 20%, 2nd degree burns to his legs and hands. His father Immediately took him to the Nepal Medical College, in Kathmandu where he received first-aid treatment and then later that day was transferred to the burns un it at the Kanti. He is undergoing treatment.

Sabin is 15months old and an only child. He lives with his parents in Khotang, 260kms from Kathmandu. His father is a migrant worker and his mother is a housewife. He suffered 3-5% burns to is bottom and lower leg. Sabin was unwell with tummy ache and diarrhoea. His mother had heated a large stone and had placed it on his bottom to keep him warm. Tragically, the hot stone caused a contact burn and Sabin began to cry. His mother assumed he was crying due to tummy ache. Only later she realised he had a contact burn. She then removed his pants and applied aloe vera, raw eggs and tomatoes to heal the blisters. He was rushed to a local medical where he received first aid treatment. The next day, he was taken to the Diktel District Hospital. Due to the lack of burn care facilities, the district hospital referred them to the burns unit at the Kanti the next day. He was brought to the hospital by jeep, a journey of many hours and will need surgery. He is undergoing treatment.

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In December 2020 construction of a new wing commenced at Shree Nepal Rastriya Primary School and is now completed. The school has 220 students in classes from nursery to Grade 5 and the new wing will provide 4 additional classrooms. The school is located in Surkhet Choukuney which is in the west part of Surkhet.
It is thanks to Pegasus Project UK, an educational sponsorship charity which organised educational sponsorships for students in Nepal for many years, that this new school wing was funded through CHANCE. Pegasus Project wound up its affairs in Nepal and donated their balance to Chance. In discussion with them, we felt it would be a fitting tribute and legacy to have a school building in their name and used £10,000 of their donation for this build which included £1,500 for the furniture for the four new classrooms. The new building will be known as ‘Phoenix’. Thank you Pegasus Project. 🙏❤. Thank you GMIN, (our 5th school with them) and their 46th school!

In December 2020 construction of a new wing commenced at Shree Nepal Rastriya Primary School and is now completed. The school has 220 students in classes from nursery to Grade 5 and the new wing will provide 4 additional classrooms. The school is located in Surkhet Choukuney which is in the west part of Surkhet.
It is thanks to Pegasus Project UK, an educational sponsorship charity which organised educational sponsorships for students in Nepal for many years, that this new school wing was funded through CHANCE. Pegasus Project wound up its affairs in Nepal and donated their balance to Chance. In discussion with them, we felt it would be a fitting tribute and legacy to have a school building in their name and used £10,000 of their donation for this build which included £1,500 for the furniture for the four new classrooms. The new building will be known as ‘Phoenix’. Thank you Pegasus Project. 🙏❤. Thank you GMIN, (our 5th school with them) and their 46th school! ... See MoreSee Less

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We have been funding a Tiffin Programme at Shree Secondary School in Chitwan for the past 9 years. Four years ago, the standard of food had deteriorated using outside caterers. The excellent school head, Surya Lamichhane decided that the teachers would take over this task on a rota system and pots and pans were bought and a healthy menu devised to make sure the ingredients were nutritious. The menu is changed daily and consists of lentils, rice, fruit, milk, eggs, beans, curry and dhal. The Tiffin is given to 50 children from nursery to Grade 1.

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We have been funding a Tiffin Programme at Shree Secondary School in Chitwan for the past 9 years. Four years ago, the standard of food had deteriorated using outside caterers. The excellent school head, Surya Lamichhane decided that the teachers would take over this task on a rota system and pots and pans were bought and a healthy menu devised to make sure the ingredients were nutritious. The menu is changed daily and consists of lentils, rice, fruit, milk, eggs, beans, curry and dhal. The Tiffin is given to 50 children from nursery to Grade 1. ... See MoreSee Less

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10 months ago

Great work! We are delighted to continue providing books from our 'Magic Read' programme with MHN and look forward to this continuing throughout 2021.🙏We delivered books, stationary items supported by CHANCE for Nepal and liquid iv to the school children of Shree Deurali Secondary School located in Mithila-11, Dhanusha on the auspicious day of Basant Panchami- day of goddess of knowledge ‘Saraswati’. ... See MoreSee Less

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Great work! We are delighted to continue providing books from our 'Magic Read' programme with MHN and look forward to this continuing throughout 2021.🙏

Thank you, this smile of so many young children will always remember Mountaion Heart Nepal. This kind of program will happen again.

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10 months ago

I am blown away Steven by the incredible support you are getting from your friends and work colleagues to support our projects in Nepal. You have raised a staggering £650 - with gift aid £802, in just two weeks of your 9 week challenge - truly amazing! On behalf of CHANCE I would like to say a whopping THANK YOU to everyone. You are all stars, Barbara🙏❤ ... See MoreSee Less