Thank you BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) for your November report from the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. There were 10 children on the ward. BVS gave out 11 Goody bags, 26 nutritious food hampers, 40 physiotherapy sessions and 33 counselling sessions this month, all funded by Chance.
Laxmi is 18 months old, an only child, and lives with her mother in Rungha, one of the most remote areas of Nepal which lies 620kms west of Kathmandu. Her father works as a labourer in India. There financial background is very poor.
Laxmi suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to her upper back, neck, chest and both hands. Her mother had boiled some water and placed it on the floor to cool while she went outside to gather wood for the fire. Meanwhile, Laxmi who was playing, crawled towards the hot electric kettle and grabbed it. The hot water splashed all over her body. Hearing Laxmi cry out, her mother immediately rushed to help her. She applied aloe-vera on the burn. She hoped this topical application of aloe-vera would suffice, but the wound became infected after two days, so she decided to travel to the Kanti Children’s Hospital, which is renowned for their treatment of burns in children. Their journey took 7 days of travelling on public buses. One cannot comprehend such a journey with a child in pain. She is still undergoing treatment. The emergency fund from Chance (£2,000 per annum) will be used by the BVS team to aid them to return to their village, providing travel and food to get mother and child home in their village.
Rabin is 20 months old and an only child. He lives with his parents in the district of Kavrepalanchok, 30kms from Kathmandu. His father works as a waiter in a hotel and his mother is a housewife. His mother had boiled milk and had put it on the floor to cool. Rabin was running around when he tripped and tumbled into the hot milk. He got severely burnt. His mother poured cold water over the burn area and informed her husband. The next day, he was brought to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. Rabin suffered 10% burns to his chest, left arm and his fingers on his right hand. He is undergoing treatment.
Gyan is aged 2 and an only child. He lives with his parents in Gayn, in the district of Sarlahi. His parents recently opened a local liquor shop to earn their livelihood. Their economic condition is extremely poor. Gyan was with his mother in the kitchen whilst she prepared alcohol. She had left the hot mashed grains on the floor to strain and cool the alcohol and set to cleaning up. Gyan was playing nearby and fell on the mashed grains and sustained deep burns. Hearing him cry, his mother rushed to him and applied honey and aloe-vera on the burn as first aid. She then informed her husband and they rushed him to local village hospital where he was admitted for three days. His condition worsened so on day four he was taken to the larger Janakpur Hospital who said he needed the attention of a specialised burns unit. Due to financial constraints, the family wasn’t able to afford an ambulance fare so was brought to the Kanti burns unit by a local micro bus which took 7 hours. With no family support, they had no choice but to close their shop to bring Gyan to Kathmandu. Like Laxmi, the emergency fund from Chance helped Gyan and his family get home and provided meals for the parents whilst staying in the hospital and medication. Gyan has now been discharged.
Anitia is 9 months old and comes from the district of Sindhuli which lies 100kms from Kathmandu. Her father is a farmer and mother a housewife. Her mother had boiled hot water to bathe Sanyug but tragically, she didn’t check the temperature of the water before dipping Anitia into the bathtub. The water badly scalded his legs. She suffered 5%, 2nd degree burns to her feet. Her mother immediately took him to the district hospital in Sindhuli where she stayed for three days for first-aid treatment. Due to the lack of burn facilities she was then referred to the burns unit at Kanti Children's Hospital for further treatment. She made the journey with her mother by public bus. Anitia has now been discharged.
Thank you to all the supporters of CHANCE for Nepal, you make our support to BVS and the the children on the burns unit happen! 🙏
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Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 Club for the month of November. The draw took place this morning.
1st David Wellington - £120
2nd Sue Willis - £80
3rd Paul Lynch - £50
Enjoy!
Thank you all for your on going support to CHANCE.
I am delighted to report that we have 100 members, long may it last!
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Wishing all my friends in Nepal Happy Tihar, the festival of lights, my favourite festival, full of colour, singing and joy. I am usually there with you, sharing in all the excitement. 😍
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Thank you so much Malcolm of C&A Tickner Ltd, Cranleigh for your generosity in printing 125 CHANCE for Nepal business cards and 100 CHANCE post cards free of charge. Super generous again. Thanks to you Bret for your work on them, they look just the ticket. I am always humbled by the generosity of others towards CHANCE. Every act of kindness makes a difference to the children we support. 🥰🙏
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CHANCE for NEPAL QUIZ NIGHT!
A fantastic result and most enjoyable and fun evening! We raised £460 with 6 teams and 31 people playing. Massive thanks to Jane and Brian, the landlords at The Keep in Guildford where we hold our quiz nights, a special mention to Elan, whose first ever shift behind the bar went smoothly. Jane made one of her scrummy killer chili and rice light suppers.
The funds raised from our quiz nights fund Adesh, a student who Jane and Brian have sponsored since he was 8 years old, 10 years on and he is outstanding student in his first year of college where he received a 30% scholarship. The other funds raised from our quiz nights goes to our educational projects in Nepal.
Thank you to everyone who came last night, and for the many raffle prizes donated. I was blown away by the generosity and enthusiasm shown to CHANCE. 🥰 Our next quiz will be on the 6th December. If you would like to participate, please contact me.
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Congratulations to Anna Thapa, you are amazing. Well done for completing the London Marathon and raising £1,005 for our projects in Nepal. 🙏🥰❤️
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Well done Anna, Congratulations on a wonderful run. You have raised a magnificent £1,055 for Chance for Nepal. I am so proud of you. ❤️👏🥰
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Congratulations to the winners of the October draw for CHANCE 100.
1st - Jill Henniker-Smith - £120
2nd - John Cohan - £80
3rd - Liz Hodge - £50
Enjoy!
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Thank you BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) for your September report from the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. BVS gave out 9 Goody bags, 29 nutritious food hampers, 12 physio sessions and 19 counselling sessions during September.
Tara is aged a 3 and lives with her mother in a rented room in Kathmandu. Her father is a migrant worker in Kuwait and her mother runs a cosmetic shop. Her mother was in the shop with Tara and had boiled some water in a kettle which was on the counter. A customer came into the shop, so Tara’s mother placed the kettle on the floor. Tara was playing nearby when accidentally, her legs wrapped around the cord of the kettle and the water spilt out and went over her lower body. Immediately her mother applied aloe Vera, tomatoes and eggs on the wounded area and brought her directly to the burns un it at the Kanti Children’s hospital. She suffered 30%, 2nd degree burns to her lower half of her body an is undergoing treatment.
Kanchhi is aged 3 and lives with her parents in Kavrepalanchok, 2 hours drive from Kathmandu. Her father is a labourer and mother a housewife. Their economic condition is very poor. Her father was at home doing chores and her mother was in the cow shed preparing buffalo feed. She placed the feed on the floor to cool and Kanchhi slipped and she fell onto the hotpot. Tragically, she suffered 30%, 2nd degree burns to her tummy, groin, thighs, knees and bottom. Her mother quickly applied tomatoes and aloe vera and took her to Scheer Memorial Hospital, in Banepa where she received first aid treatment. Because of the severity of her burns they were unable to treat her and referred her to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. They too were unable to help and the doctor advised to take her to the Kanti Children’s Hospital. She is undergoing treatment.
Mam is aged 9 months and from the district of Dolpa, 170kms from Kathmandu. He lives with his parents who are both farmers. They asked an 11-year-old neighbour to take care of Bam while they went to work on the land. The neighbour had boiled water in the electric kettle and kept it on the floor when Mam crawled towards it and pulled on the cord of the kettle. The hot water spilled all over his body and he got severely burned. Immediately, he called out to Mam’s parents and they took him to an Ayurvedic Medical shop who referred them to the District hospital which was a 5 hour-hour walk away! There he received saline and medicines. His wounds were deep so he was referred to Bheri Hospital, 160kms away by bus where he was admitted for 5 days. Due the severity of his wounds, he was referred yet again to the Kanti, this time by helicopter, a one hour, fifteen minutes flight. He suffered 18%, 3rd degree burns to his right thigh and tummy. He has now been discharged from the burns unit and is making a good recovery.
Bipina is aged 2 lives with her parent and two siblings in the district of Khotang which lies 625kms from Kathmandu. Both her parents are farmers and work the land. Their income is very low. Bipina was being looked after by her uncle who was purifying butter (ghee) on an open cooking fire on the ground in their home. He placed the hot pot off the heat and got busy with other household chores. Bipina was crawling around the floor and reached out to the hot pot and some of the butter spilled onto her chest and left hand. She suffered 5%, 1st degree burns. Her uncle contacted her parents and they walked to the nearest health post, 30 minutes away where they were advised to go by public bus, 247kms to Ghopa Hospital where they were advised again, because of the severity of her burns to make a further journey by public bus to the Kanti burns unit, 383 kms away! (Such a tortuous route for baby Bipana and her parents.) She is making g a good recovery.
Rajesh is aged 2 and lives with his parents in Bindbasini in the district of Parsa, 140kms from Kathmandu. Her father is a driver and mother a housewife. Their economic condition is very poor. Rajesh suffered 20%, 2nd degree burns to his lower abdomen. His mother had cooked a vegetable curry and placed the pot on an open gas fire to simmer while she got her elder son ready for school. Rajesh grabbed and pulled on the gas pipe that fed the fire and the pot of curry spilled over his tummy. His mother poured cold water over the burn and called her husband, who in turn called his brother for help as he had a car. He took them to Narayana Hospital where he stayed for three days. Rajesh’s condition worsened so the hospital referred them to the Kanti. The family had to ask all family members for financial help to help pay for his treatment. He has undergone several operations and is currently making a good recovery on the burns unit.
CHANCE donated a further £1,000 to BVS in September to use at their discretion to help the families who are in dire financial hardship. This fund may be used for medicines, to enable them to get home to their village which could be many hours by bus away from Kathmandu. There have been many such cases of need in recent months. We couldn't give this without your wonderful support to CHANCE.
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Anna Thapa, you are amazing! You have raised a massive £825 to date for CHANCE for NEPAL. This will make a massive difference to our health and educational projects we have in Nepal. THANK YOU …… Wishing you a fantastic run in the London Marathon on Sunday.
There is still time to support Anna to reach her goal of £1,000
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Thank you Lama Kondan for this delightful post. Gosh 12 years has gone by so quickley. CHANCE is delighted to fund the milk programme to the lower school, especially as winter is approaching. 🙏❤️
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We are really excited to read this Aban, fingers crossed. Well done🙏🤞🥰.
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Congratulations to the winners of the September draw of the CHANCE 100 which was drawn this morning.
1st Di Day - £120
2nd Lesley Rushton - £80
3rd Frank Datson - £50
Thank you for your ongoing support to CHANCE.
Enjoy!
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Thank you very much Andrea Matthews, who held a 'Table Top' sale in her village of Langstone on Bank Holiday Monday and raised a brilliant £232.75 for our projects in Nepal. Andrea has been a staunch supporter of CHANCE since the beginning and a dear friend. In 2007 she was part of the team, medical checks for children, which I organised in the hills over Pokahra. 🙏❤️
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CHANCE first visited the newly built Health Post in in the remote area Dhubichour in 2016 with Sangbo Lobsang (GMIN), one of our long standing partners on the ground in Nepal. For the first four years we funded a doctor, nurse and the medicines. In 2017 after a fund raising event we funded the construction of a further Health Post in Purandhara, both Health Posts are in the Dang region. We funded a nurse and the running costs for three years at the second Centre. Both have been incrediably valuable to the local communities, each helping around 2,500 families per year. Besides paying the salary of the nurse in Dhubichour we continue to provide medicines for both Health Posts. Thank you to our wonderful supporters of Chance, you make vital projects like this possible which continue to serve the communities. 🙏We would like to thank Chance for Nepal for funding 6 months nurse salary for our primary healthcare center in Dhubichour, Dang. We now have raised 8 months salary. We still need to raise funds for 4 more months salary to cover from mid july 2022 to mid july 2023. Please donate, share and support health in rural Nepal. You can donate on the following link. www.gmin.us/donate
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I couldn't resist sharing these delightful videos of children in the kindergarten and class 1 at Triple Gem School in Kathmandu as they learn the art of dance. The two little girls dancing together is a gem! CHANCE for Nepal has been supporting this school for the past 15 years. We have students receiving educational sponsorship and provide a daily cup of warm milk to the lower school. 😍🙏. Have your sound up
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Thank you Burn Voilence Surviros (BVS) for your monthly report for July. There were 9 children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children's Hospital, 42 food hampers were given out, 16 Goody bags, 33 Physiotherapty sessions and 35 counselling sessions for the parents and child funded by Chance for Nepal.
Simran is just 16 days old lives with her family in a rented room in Kathamdnu. Her mother was giving her an oil massage, and then to keep her warm, she wrapped hot ashes in a blanket around her. The ashes were to hot and tragically burned Simran. Her mother called for help and they were rushed to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. She suffered 10% 2nd degree burns to her left leg and tummy. As all children receive a food hamper regardless of their age, in Simran’s case, being only two weeks old, the hamper is gratefully received by her mother.
Asmita is 16 months and comes from Ramechhap District. Her mother works as a labourer, and her father passed away after suffering a heart attack last year. Their economic condition is very poor. Her mother is living with her brother and Asmita in a rented room in Kathmandu. Asmita’s mother had prepared tea and put it on a table. Asmita was playing near the table and grabbed the hot cup which spilled over her. Her mother quickly applied cold water and aloe-vera. She then took her to a pharmacy where Asmita received first aid treatment. The pharmacist advised her mother to go to Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital where she received saline along with pain killers and medicines. Anisha was in a lot of pain and her mother had no money to pay the bills for the medicine, so begged for donations to get her daughter to the Kanti Children’s Hospital. Anisha suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to her chest, chin and neck. She is undergoing treatment.
Sunita out is aged 7 and comes from the Dang region. Her mother was working in the paddy fields planting rice. Her father lives and works abroad. Sunita and her brother were playing at home being looked after by their grandmother. Sunita decided to go to her friend next door. Their neighbour had boiled water to wash meat for cooking and as he was carrying the hot water outside, he collided with Sunita and she got badly burned. Her grandmother came running to help and applied eggs and aloe-vera,. A message was sent to her mother who came rushing back. She was taken to Tulsipur City hospital for some first aid treatment and sent on the same day to Bheri Hospital where she received some dressings, and medicines and stayed one night. Due to the severity of the wounds, Sunita was transferred by plane to the Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment the following day. She suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to her shoulder, stomach and her back. She is undergoing treatment.
Amrit is 7 months old and from the district of Sindhuli.. His father is a farmer and his mother a housewife. Their economic background is very poor. They live in a very remote rural area. To keep Amrit warm, his mother had left him near the open cooking fireplace. She had gone to the agriculture field to work, unaware that she had forgotten to extinguish the fire after cooking food. Amrit was sleeping alone when he accidentally rolled into the fire and got badly burnt. A few hours later when his parents returned back home they found him injured. Immediately, he was rushed to District Hospital, Sindhuli where he received first-aid treatment. He was referred to Kanti Children Hospital for further treatment. He suffered 15%, 2nd degree burns to both legs, feet and groin area. Tragically, his toes were too badly burned and needed to be amputated.. He is undergoing treatment.
Sanjay is 17 months old and lives with his parents. His father is a mechanic and his mother a housewife. They come the district of Rautahat. His father was at work and his mother had prepared a vegetable curry and had placed it on the kitchen rack to cool. Sanjay was playing in the kitchen whilst his mother did other chores when he accidentally pulled on the kitchen rack and some of the hot curry spilled all over his body. Hearing him cry out, his mother rushed to him and applied toothpaste on the wounded area. She contacted her husband and they both to him to a nearby medical shop where he received first-aid treatment. He was then brought by motor bike to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. He suffered 6%, 3rd degree burns to both hands and his mouth. His father is staying with him on the burns unit. He is undergoing treatment.
All names have been changed and permission was given by the parents.
Love and thanks to all who donate to CHANCE. You make our support possible. 🙏
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Congratulations to the winners of the August draw of the CHANCE 100 Club
1st - Christine Fletcher - £120
2nd - Sharon Brockway - £80
3rd - Dinah Dwyer - £50
Thank you for your support.
Enjoy!
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We are delighted to be part of this excellent project. These books will be given out to children during medical checks with Mountain Heart Nepal and as a teaching aid to the schools we support as well as for children attending the Siddhasthali Rural Community Hospital.We are excited to share the publication of our new book titled “Mero Gyan Ko Pustak/ My Book of Knowledge”. The book written by our founder “Dr Aban Gautam” is an important read for children aged between 8-16 years. Stories about health and hygiene are beautifully illustrated to encourage and motivate children to read them again and again.
The first edition of this book with 2000 copies was published with support from Chance for Nepal.
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THANK YOU Anna Thapa for choosing CHANCE. I wish you the best of luck in your forth coming challenge.
Please help Anna to achieve her goal to raise £1,000 😍🙏
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The school day at the Nima Academy in Ramechhap, a school very close to my heart, which stands at 3400metres and 5 hours from Kathmandu starts with meditation, perfect I would say 🙏
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Thank you Suchan (Shenpen) for monitoring this much needed programme. We are delighted to help these children whose parent's struggle to provide a uniform. So important all the children are treated the same and no stigma attached to those who go without due to a financial difficulties.
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Our Quiz Nights are back! A fantastic result last night! We raised £425 with 5 teams and 28 people playing. Massive thanks to Jane and Brian, the landlords at The Keep in Guildford for organising the quiz and giving everyone a complementary cheese platter with French bread, so scrummy. Wonderful to be back after two and a half years absence due to Covid. Thank you to everyone who came, with Luca and Steven all the way from London! I am always humbled by the generosity and enthusiasm shown to CHANCE. 🥰 Our next quiz will be in September. If you would like to participate, please contact me.
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BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) report for June on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu. There were 11 children on the ward. 29 counselling sessions, 28 physiotherapy sessions, 30 food baskets and 11 Goody bags were given out, all funded by CHANCE. Thank you BVS for the fantastic work you do in helping the patients on the burns unit.
Ram is aged two and a half and comes from the district of Kavrepalanchok which lies 85kms from Kathmandu. His father is a building contractor and mother a housewife. Ram was at home with his uncle who had come to visit. His mother was washing clothes outside. His uncle had a cold and boiled water to gargle with for his sore throat which he put on a shelf to cool a little. Ram grabbed the pot and the hot water spilled over him. His mother quickly came into the house and poured cold water and applied aloe vera on the wounded area. She then took Ram to the nearest Primary Health care centre, an hours walk away for first aid treatment. They advised her to take the public bus 82 kms to the Kanti burns unit in Kathmandu. He suffered 5%, 1st degree burns to his face neck and chest. After 28th days he was discharged home after making a good recovery.
Alex is 9 months old and lives with his parents in a rented room in Kathmandu. His father works in a bakery shop and mother a housewife. In the night, his mother lit a fire to keep Alex warm as he had a bad cold and was coughing. Alex was sleeping on the floor next to the fire and his mother fell asleep next to him before she had extinguished the fire. Her husband woke up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and stumbled over firewood next to the fire and some hot charcoal fell over Alex’s body. He was immediately taken to the burns unit at the Kanti. During his stay in the Kanti, his mother had a severe migraine attack and with no immediate relative to look after Alex in the hospital, she discharged Alex and herself and returned home against medical advice. He suffered 3%, 1st degree burns to his face.
Nisha is 9 years old and lives with her parents in Bagmati in the district of Dolakha. Her father works as a tailor and mother a housewife. Nisha studies in Grade 3 at school.
She was at school having her lunch break. She and her friends were sitting round a table in the school canteen and the dinner lady was trying to open the lid of pressure cooker when tragically the hot contents splashed all over Nisha’s face and body and she got severely burnt. She suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to her face and shoulder and right hand. Three of her friends also sustained minor injuries. The canteen staff poured cold water on the wounded area and ran to get the teachers. After an hour, they took the children to a nearby medical shop where they received first-aid treatment. Nisha’s wounds were more serious and she was referred to the burns unit at the Kanti and is still undergoing treatment.
Adesh is aged 7 and lives with his parents in Bagmati, Kathmandu. His father works as a labourer in the production of medicines and his mother is a housewife. His father had boiled milk to drink and it had placed it on the stove. He then went for his evening prayer. Meanwhile, Adesh who was playing with his sister in the kitchen accidentally stumbled onto the stove and the hot milk spilled all over his lower body. He suffered 20%, 2nd degree burns to his right thigh and toes on his right foot. Hearing him shout out, his father rushed to help and took him to a nearby pharmacy where they advised him to take Adesh to the International Friendship Children's Hospital, in Maharajgunj. After 18days, they in turn referred him to the expertise of the doctors on the burns unit at the Kanti.
A massive thank you to the supporters of Chance…. you keep this project alive by your generosity.
All names have been changed for protection and permission was granted by the parents for this report
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Congratulations to the winners in the July draw of the CHANCE 100 Club.
1st - Viv Craggs - £120
2nd Geraldine Ritchie - £80
3rd - Robin Fawkner-Corbett - £50
Enjoy!
Delighted to say we have 100 members.
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Thank you Dhruba. We are delighted to continue our support to the Shree Secondary School in Chitwan with their Tiffin Programme.🥰
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We are delighted to continue our support in funding the Tiffin Programme at MAV. The school has a special place in my heart as I have visited it on many occasions over the years and have seen first hand how important the Tiffin programme is for the children and their parents. Thank you Suchan (Shenpen) for sharing and monitoring this programme. Most of all, thank you CHANCE supporters, your donations fund this project and many others. ❤️
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We are delighted to support WCS (Women's Cooperative Society) 4-day workshop in elementary vegetable skills training. This being our 18th year of support to WCS. We aim to fund up to three trainings per year, 2 elementary and 1 advanced. Thank you to SHENPEN our longest term partner on the ground in Nepal who monitor this project. Great photos Suchan (Shenpen), thank you .
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Congratulations to the winners in the June draw for CHANCE 100 which was drawn this morning.
1st Fran Breslin - £120
2nd Dave Bradshaw - £80
3rd Dinah Dwyer - £50
Enjoy! I am delighted to say we have finally reached 100 members 🙏😍. Long may it last!
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BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) report for May on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu. There were 11 children on the ward. 40 counselling sessions and 51 physiotherapy sessions along with 17 Goody bags were given. Each patient receives a weekly nutritious food basket, 40 baskets were given out during May. There were a further 8 counselling sessions and 50 physiotherapy sessions given at the Teaching Hospital close by. CHANCE for NEPAL funds all of the above.
Ruksana is 18 months old and lives with her parents in the district of Saptari, 350 kms from Kathmandu. Her father is a driver and mother a housewife. Ruksana suffered between 10-15%, 2nd degree burns to her chest, tummy, back and neck. She underwent a debridement and a skin graft. Her mother had gone to a jewellery shop to order an ornament, and had Ruksana in her arms when she was speaking with the shop owner. Ruksana suddenly grabbed a bottle of liquid off the counter and the chemical inside spilt over her body. She was rushed by ambulance to Dharan Koirala Hospital where she stayed for two days, due to the lack of burns facilities she had to make the arduous journey by public bus - 375km, to the Kanti Children’s Hospital. Her father stayed with her in hospital. After 27 days she, had recovered sufficiently to make the long journey home.
Kamala is aged 7 and lives with her parents in Kathmandu. Her father works on the land and mother is a housewife. Her father had prepared tea for Kamala and the mug slipped from her hands and spilled over her. She suffered 7%, 1st degree burns to her thighs. Her father applied tomatoes and took her a nearby pharmacy where she was given painkillers and ointment. She was then transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. After 25 days she was discharged back home.
Parbati is 8 months old and comes from the Salyan district which lies 185kms from Kathmandu. Her father runs a shop selling gold and her mother is a farmer. Parbati and her elder brother were inside the house whilst her mother was outside digging up potatoes. Parbati was asleep on the bed and her brother was playing with a lighter next to her. Suddenly the bed sheet caught alight and spread to where Parbati was sleeping. Fortunately, her brother escaped injury. Her mother came rushing into the house and poured cold water over the burn area and applied aloe-vera. She rushed her to a nearby first aid treatment centre and they advised her to go to the district hospital. She was admitted for two days but due to lack of burn facilities she was referred to Nepalguni Medical college by ambulance which was 185kms away where she received dressings only. After 7 days her wounds became infected and only then was she brought to the Kanti burns unit by public bus , 712kms away. She suffered 15%, 2nd and 3rd degree burns to her left leg and foot, elbow and fingers. She is undergoing treatment.
Basanti is 14 months old and lives in Kathmandu in a rented room with her parents. Her father is a lecturer in an army hospital and her mother a lab technician. Her parents were busy with household chores and Basanti was with her grandmother in the kitchen. Her grandmother switched on the electric jug to boil water whilst she tided the kitchen. The jug had a long cord, and Basanti who was playing underneath the work top pulled on the cord and the jug toppled over with the hot water spilling onto her right leg, both feet and right hand. Her grandmother called the parents and poured cold water over the area. She suffered 8% 2nd degree burns, and is still undergoing treatment.
One cannot imagine the struggle for those children and their parents who live vast distances from the capital at times like this. Having to go by public bus to get the best treatment as in two of the cases above, and only babies , would have taken many hours.
All names changed for protection and parents gave their permission.
Each year CHANCE donates £1,000 to BVS for emergency care, this is sometimes used to help parents return back to their village. Or it may be used to provide medicines for parents who cannot afford to pay.
Our support to BVS over the past 16 years is only possible by your generosity to CHANCE. I cannot thank all our supporters enough. 🙏❤️
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We are delighted to continue our support to the MAV school. In total we funded 63 t-shirts and track suits. Suchan (Shenpen) who regularly monitors this and other projects CHANCE supports at MAV said the children and their parents were so happy and loved their new uinform..
We also fund a daily Tiffin meal at this school 🙏😍
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Sneha's Care are coming to end of the rabies vaccinations this week. Chance funded 1200 vaccinations in total. Our fifth year of support. 💕
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It is our pleasure Shenpen to support Sneha’s Care again this year, they do great work. Thank you for monitoring this programme for CHANCE, great photos Suchen ❤️
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BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) report for April on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu. There were 15 children on the ward, 36 counselling sessions and 38 physiotherapy sessions along with 20 Goody bags were given. Each patient receives a weekly nutritious food basket. There were a further 35 counselling sessions and 70 physiotherapy sessions given at the Teaching Hospital close by. CHANCE for NEPAL funds all of the above.
Mahesh is aged 7 and lives with his parents in Bagmati, 30kms from Kathmandu. His father works as a farmer and mother is housewife. Nirnal was on his way back home on the back of a motorbike with his cousin when accidentally his foot touched the silencer of the bike which burnt his leg. He suffered 2%, 3rd degree burn to his right foot. Immediately his cousin and took him to a nearby medical shop where he received first aid treatment and he informed Nirnal’s parents what had happened. After receiving first aid, he returned home. After 9days his wound became infected and he was brought to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. He made a good recovery and has now been discharged.
Saroj is 13 months old and from the Nuwakot District,which lies 82 kms from Kathmandu. He lives with his parents. His father runs a water company and mother is a housewife. Saroj was with his mother at his uncle’s house. His grandmother was looking after him while his mother did chores. She had made tea which she placed on a table. Saroj was playing around the table and accidentally grabbed the hot cup of tea which spilled over his body. He was severely burnt and suffered 10% , 2nd degree burns to chest and right arm. Immediately his grandmother applied aleo vera on the burnt area and his mother took him to a nearby pharmacy where he received dressing, pain killers and medicine. After 3 days, his wounds became infected and he was brought to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. He recovered well and after 11 days was discharged.
Purmala is 9 months old and lives with her parents in the district of Rolpa which is 150kms from Kathmandu. Her father is a labourer and mother a housewife. Hema and her mother were asleep on the floor near an open fire used for keeping warm and cooking on. The fire had died down. Purmala woke up and managed to roll too close to the fire and her foot was severely burnt. Her mother quickly woke up hearing her cry out. Her mother rushed her t a medical centre where Purmala received first aid treatment, and returned home. After 5 days, her wounds became infected and she her mother took her by taxi to a district hospital an hour away. Due to the lack of burn facilities they advised she went to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital 150kms away. This journey was made by bus. Purmala suffered 5%, 2nd degree burns to her foot and toes. She needed a debridement; a skin graft and two toes were amputated. She is still undergoing treatment.
Purnima aged 3years lives with her parents in the district of Korthi. Both her parents are farmers. Purnima’s mother was out in the field doing agricultural work and her husband was at home. He had prepared fodder for the cattle and had placed it on the floor to let it cool while he did household chores. Purnima was playing nearby, and accidentally tumbled into the hot vessel of fodder. She got severely burnt. She suffered 10% burns to her stomach, thighs and foot Her father took her to Chautari Hospital a two hour walk away where she received the first-aid treatment. She was then sent by bus to Bheri Hospital 318kms away where she was admitted. Due to the lack of burn care unit, the next day, she was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital, a total of 934kms away by micro- bus! One cannot imagine the horrendous journey the mother and daughter had to endure to get the right treatment. She is recovering well.
Sabin is 18months old and he lives with his parents in Bagmati. Her father is an electrician and mother a housewife. His father was at work and Sabin was with his mother playing in the kitchen whilst she was doing chores. She had boiled a pot of water and placed it on the kitchen rack, then went to pick it up and it slipped from her hands and onto Sabin. The mother rushed Sabin to nearby Primary Health Care Centre where he received saline, medicines and pain killers. The next day, an ambulance took them to the burns unit at the Kanti. Sabin suffered 15-20%, 2nd degree burns to the groin area and both legs. He is undergoing treatment.
Massive thanks to the BVS team for all they do.
Permission was given by the parents and all names changed for protection.
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Our fifth year of supporting 1200 anti rabies vaccinations = £1,000 with the brilliant organisation Sneha's Care which was established in 2014 by Sneha Shrestha to protect street and community dogs from torture and cruelty.
Each year in Nepal, approximately 16,000 people are treated for dog bites and up to 200 die an excruciatingly painful death from rabies, most of them children, with up to 500 animal deaths. Vaccinating dogs is the most cost- effective strategy for preventing rabies in people. Sneha is an exceptional young woman who dedicates her life to the wellbeing of animals.
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CHANCE for NEPAL
Thank you BVS (Burns Voilence Survivors) for your monthly report to CHANCE.
There were 9 children on the burns unit during March. There were 35 physiotherapy sessions and 23 counselling sessions (for patient and family members. Physiotherapy and counselling are funded by CHANCE.
Bhakta is aged 2 and lives in Kathmandu with his parents. His father is a builder and mother a housewife. Bhakta’s mother was preparing noodle soup and had left it on the floor to cool whilst busy with household chores. Bhakta was playing nearby and accidently pulled some hot noodles from the pot. This caused a burn to his left hand. His mother immediately put his hand under running cold water and then took him to a nearby pharmacy who told her to take him to the burns Unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital. He suffered 2%, 1st degree burns to his left palm. He stayed for 9 days and was then discharged.
Gyan is 9 months and lives with his parents in Dharding, 40kms from Kathmandu. His father recently lost his job after working in a metal shop. The family had no income coming in Gyan was with his parents at home. His father was doing household chores and his mother was cleaning. His father had put acid in a bottle which was used to polish metal and Gyan crawled and grabbed the bottle of acid which spilled out over him. He sustained a severe chemical burn. His father rushed him to a medical centre for treatment and on the same day he was transferred to the burns unit at the Kanti. He suffered 7%, 1st degree burns to his bottom and left leg.
Krishna is aged 4 and comes from the Dang Region. His father is a migrant worker in Dubai and his mother a housewife and looks after her three children. After preparing animal fodder, Krishna’s mother put it on the floor to cool before feeding it to the cattle. Meanwhile, she got busy preparing food for her family. Krishna came running inside the kitchen and accidentally fell into the hot big vessel of fodder. He got severely burnt. His mother poured cold water on the burnt area and immediately took him to a nearby health post where he received first-aid treatment. He was then sent by car to Tulashipur Anchal Hospital where he received some ointments and sent by ambulance to Bheri Hospital, a 4-hour journey away. Because of the severity of the burn he was then sent by helicopter, a 45-minute journey, to the burns unit at the Kanti. This took 9 hours before he reached the Kanti!
He suffered 19%, 2nd degree burns on his tummy, groin and left leg and stayed for 13 days on the burns unit before being discharged. Somehow this family had to find the funds for the ambulance and helicopter for their son! He recovered well enough to make the long journey home to Dang which is in the East of Nepal.
Rajan is 10 months old and lives in Kathmandu. His father is a driver and mother a housewife. Rajan was with his mother in the house and her father was at work. His mother was boiling water in an electric kettle which was placed on the floor to boil. Rajan was crawling and grabbed the cord of the kettle and the hot water spilled on to both his legs. His mother took him to a nearby pharmacy where he received first aid treatment. On the same day, he was referred to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. Her is currently undergoing treatment.
Ritu is 3 years old and lives in a rented room with her mother in Kathmandu. Her father is unemployed and has not been living with the family for the past 5 months. Ritu was with her mother at her uncle’s house and was being looked after by her grandmother who was boiling milk in an electric kettle which was on a table. Ritu accidently pushed on the table and the kettle toppled over and the hot milk fell onto her. She got severely burnt. Her grandmother immediately applied aloe-vera and ointment on the wounded area and she was immediately taken to Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment. She suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to both legs. She has now been discharged.
Permission was given and all names have been changed for protection.
Thank you to the team at BVS who visit the ward every week to deliver the food hampers and give the goody bags out to all the children. They also arrange for the counselling and physiotherapy sessions on the burns unit and much more…....
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We are funding a Tiffin lunch programme at Shree Mitra Adharbhut Vidhyalaya (MAV) School, now in its 7th year. We also fund story books and water for the water tank so the children can wash their hands. Shenpen, our partner organisation on the ground in Nepal monitors this programme. Thank you Suchan (of Shenpen) for sharing your latest visit to the school. 😀
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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners in the April draw of the CHANCE 100 Club which was drawn this morning.
1st - Carole Dudley - £120
2nd - Christine Warburton - £80
3rd - Katrina McDonald - £50
Enjoy!
We currently have 97 members.
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We are delighted to share this post from Bimala the founder of the Nima Academy School which Chance for Nepal supports. A very special place. 🙏 Read her lovely message - the value of loving kindness.
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Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 draw which took place this morning. Enjoy!
1st - Lindsey Slater - £120
2nd - Lucy Evans - £80
3rd - Bonnie Dodson - £50
Many thanks for your continued support.
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During the month of February, Burns Violence Survivors (BVS) delivered 25 food baskets, 5 good bags, 72 sessions of physiotherapy, (some of these were at the Teaching Hospital) next to the Kanti and 49 sessions of counselling all funded by Chance.
Dhoj is aged two and lives with his parents and sister in Bagmati, 150kms from Kathmandu. His father is a driver and mother a housewife. He suffered 8%, 2nd degree burns to his chest, groin and thighs. His mother had boiled water to bathe him and placed the hot vessel on the floor to cool. Dhoj was playing nearby and fell into the hot water and got severely burnt. Immediately, his mother took him to a nearby Health Post where he received first aid treatment. After 3 days, his wounds became infected and his parents took him to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital and undergoing treatment.
Ganga is aged 3 and an only child and lives with her mother in the district of Lamjung. Her father is a labourer working in India. Ganga’s mother had prepared animal fodder for their cow and had put aside to cool. Ganga was playing nearby and accidently fell into the hot fodder and got severely burnt. She suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to her thigh and feet. Her mother rushed her to a nearby health post a few minutes away where she received first aid treatment and was referred to the burns unit at the Kanti by taxi where she is undergoing treatment.
Pemba Tamang is a 13 years old boy from the district of Kavre, 40 kms from Kathmandu. He suffers from epilepsy. He studied in Grade 6. His parents work as farmers. He was at home alone and warming himself in front of an open fire. He felt faint and fell into the open fire. He suffered 3%, 2nd degree burns to his calf down to his heel. His mother rushed home and applied tomatoes onto the burnt area. Pema stayed at home for a week but his wounds became infected and he was brought to the Kanti where he is undergoing treatment.
Bharat is aged 3 and lives with his parents and 4 siblings in Sindhupalchowk, in the district of Karve, 40kms from Kathmandu. His parents are farmers and rely on subsistence farming for their livelihood. Bharat was playing around his mother when he accidently fell in hot fodder for their cattle. He suffered 7%, 2nd degree burns to his face, neck, chest and upper arm. His mother immediately applied aloe vera over the burnt area. After 2 hours, he was rushed to a nearby medical centre for a dressing. Due to lack of burn care, and because his face became very swollen, his father called for an ambulance and he was rushed him to Kanti Hospital for further treatment.
All names have been changed for protection and permission was given by the parents.
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Sneha's Care was established in 2014 by animal advocate Sneha Shrestha to protect street and community dogs from torture, cruelty or ill treatment of any kind.
Each year in Nepal, approximately 16,000 people are treated for dog bites and up to 200 die an excruciatingly painful death from rabies, most of them children, with up to 500 animal deaths.
Our 5th year of support to this excellent organisation where we will fund 1200 anti rabies vaccinations. Vaccinating dogs is the most cost- effective strategy for preventing rabies in people. Sneha is an exceptional young woman who dedicates her life to the wellbeing of animals.
Enjoy this short video of the centre filmed last week.
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Here is the monthly report for January from BVS-Nepal ( Burns Violence Survivors). There were 12 children on the burns unit during January - 21 nutritional food baskets were given, 9 Goody Bags, 18 family counselling sessions and 24 physiotherapy sessions were given, all funded by CHANCE. Thank you BVS.
Nim is aged 13 and lives with his mother, sadly his father passed away two years ago. His mother farms the land. They come from Lumbini which lies 374kms from Kathmandu. Nim suffered 18% burns to his hands, shoulder, arm and toe. Nim and his friends were returning home from school when he accidently touched a naked wire which had been left carelessly on the road and was electrocuted as he tried to move the wires away. Immediately, his friends took him to a nearby Health Post. He was referred to Lumbini Hospital where he stayed for 2 days and then referred to the Kanti Children Hospital where he is still undergoing treatment. His brother is staying with him.
Krishna is 13 months old and lives with his parents in the district of Dharding which is 143kms from Kathmandu. He suffered 5% burns to his hand and forearm.
He was with his brothers at his grandmother’s house. His grandmother had placed animal fodder she had prepared on the floor to cool and Krishna dipped his hand into the fodder. His aunt immediately applied egg yolk and some ice over the wound and he was rushed to a dental hospital nearby. He received first aid and a dressing and returned home. His mother took him back the next day for a further dressing, but his had had swollen badly so he was referred immediately to the Kanti . He has now been discharged back home.
Janaki is aged 2 and an orphan and is in a state orphanage in Kathmandu. She suffered 10-15% , 2nd degree burns to her feet. Her caretaker in the orphanage was carrying hot water to prepare lactogen for the children. Janaki came up from behind and hugged her caretaker and she became unbalanced and the hot water spilt over Janaki’s a feet. Her caretaker immediately filled a bucket of cold water and soaked janaki’s feet for 10 minutes then took her to the Kanti Children’s Hospital. She is still undergoing treatment and her caretaker is staying with her.
Sonon is aged 2 and a half and comes from Bagmati. He lives with his parents who are farmers. He suffered 5-7% burns, 1st degree to his right light leg. His mother was preparing a vegetable curry for dinner and had placed the pot of curry on the floor to cool, while she was clearing up. Sonon was playing on the bed and was trying to climber down when he lost his balance and his leg went into the hot pot of curry. Immediately his mother took him to a nearby health post where he received first aid treatment. Sonon stayed home for almost 1 month, but his wounds got infected and didn’t heal so his mother took him to Kanti Children Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. His mother is staying with him.
All names have been changed for protection and permission was granted b y the parents
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Congratulations to the winners of the February draw of the CHANCE 100 Club which took place this morning.
1st - Andrea Gough - £120
2nd - Stu Beven - £80
3rd - Niki Judd - £50
Enjoy!
We have 94 members as of today. We have space for 6 new members. Please email info@chancefornepal.org if you would like more details or to come on board 🙏 Only £5pcm with £250 cash prizes given out every month.
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We are delighted to share our Annual Review of 2021 for your interest and enjoyment.
Please click on the link below.
www.chancefornepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ANNUAL-REVIEW-2021Chance-for-Nepal.pdf
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We are delighted that the milk programme funded by CHANCE has resumed at Triple Gem School for 115 of the youngest children, nursery to Grade 1.
Yesterday, older students at the school received their first dose of the Covid vaccine. Well done Lama Kondan
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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners in the January draw which took place this morning. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1st - Rosa Yip - £120
2nd - Valarie Lee - £80
3rd - John Dillion - £50
Enjoy !
We have 97 members as of January 2022.
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Here is the monthly report of December 2021 from BVS- Nepal ( Burns Violence Survivors). There were 10 children on the burns unit . During December, 40 food baskets and 10 ‘Goody Bags’ were given out to the children. Thank you BVS, you make such a difference.
Renu is aged 4 and an only child. She lives with her parents in Pagribas, 430kms from Kathmandu. Her father is a farmer and mother a housewife. She suffered 7%, 3rd degree. burns to her hand. Renu was playing around the house and her mother was preparing Kholey (vegetables) on the open cooking fire. Accidentally, Renu put her hand on the pot and got burnt. Immediately her grandfather and mother took her to a nearby hospital where she received first aid treatment. She was then referred to the burns unit at the Kanti Children Hospital where she is undergoing treatment.
Pradeep is aged 4 and from Chandragiri Municipality, which lies 240kms from Kathmandu. He lives with his parents and older brother. His father owns a dairy shop and his mother looks after the family. Pradeep was with his grandfather who had boiled some water for steam inhalation. Although his grandfather was reluctant to hand over the hot pot of water Pradeep really wanted to help and insisted on carrying the hot pot to the table! Tragically, some of the boiled water spilt onto him. He suffered 10%, 2nd degree burns to his right thigh. His mother immediately applied tomatos and aloe-vera onto the wound. His parents then rushed him to Kritipur hospital in a taxi where he received first aid treatment. The next day, they returned back to their house after receiving dressings and first aid treatment. His wound became infected so he was brought by motorbike, (a really long journey) to the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital for further treatment where he stayed for 22 days before being discharged back home.
Sarita is aged 8 and the eldest daughter, with three younger sisters and lives with her parents in Dhading which lies 80kms from Kathmandu. Her father works as a labourer and her mother is a farmer/housewife. Sarita was with her friends keeping warm by the open cooking fire where her grandmother had placed a vessel of water to heat up to make selroti, (a type of fried bread). Accidentally, the hot vessel was knocked and water spilt out onto Sarita’s thigh. She suffered 3%, 3rd degree burns. Her grandmother poured ghee on the wounded area. After 3 days she was taken to nearby health post where she received first aid treatment. After a further 13 days her condition worsened and she was brought to the burns unit at the Kanti where she is still undergoing treatment.
Santoshi is aged 2 and an only child. Her father is in the Indian army and mother looks after Santoshi. Her mother was in the kitchen doing household jobs and had placed a vessel of water to boil on the open fire. Santoshi was playing when she accidentally grabbed the vessel and the water spilled over her legs and lower abdomen. Her mother rushed her to a nearby health post for the first aid treatment. They referred her to Bheri Hospital who in turn referred her to the specialised burns unit at the Kanti. She is undergoing treatment.
It is incomprehensible to think how horrific all of these burns are. How excruciatingly painful, the panic, the helplessness of it all. Open fires are used to keep warm by and for cooking on, with no fire guards, in very cramped conditions, often just one room, where the whole family lives and sleeps. Hard to imagine a mother on her own, rushing her child to a health post, no car to speed up the transportation. It takes a second for such a tragedy to occur and changes a child’s life and that of the family forever.
Permission was granted by the parents of the children in this report. Names changed for protection.
Your generous support to CHANCE funds physiotherapy and counselling sessions for the family coming onto the burns unit, along with a weekly food basket with high calorie nutritional supplements, (essential for wound healing), and a cuddly bear or toy. We also have an emergency funds where families in need of dire financial help with transport getting back to their village, or medicines are supported by BVS in this way. THANK YOU 🙏❤
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We funded new warm winter jackets and socks for 35 children in a small children's home in Pharping through our long term partner on the ground SHENPEN, see their post below. 🙏❤
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Happy New Year to all our supporters.
We are thrilled that our Patron Joanna Lumley has received a Damehood in the New Year’s Honours 2022. We are so proud and honoured to have had Joanna as our patron since 2009.
She said her damehood was "extraordinary" and "completely unexpected", she was “thrilled and touched to bits”.
As well as an actor on film and stage, she has received high praise for her charity work and campaigning for both human and animal rights .
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Thank you for sharing all the lovely photos of the children receiving their cup of warm milk. CHANCE is delighted to support this project for the 10th year running. Lama Raju Kondan, this the brilliant headmaster of Triple Gem School and which CHANCE has supported since 2007. It's very cold now in Nepal and a cup of warm milk goes down a treat 🙏❤
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