Thank you BVS (Burns Violence Survivors) for your monthly report for the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s Hospital during February.
The burns unit had 14 patients. They gave 36 nutritious food baskets - 21 Goody bags - 56 counselling sessions to the patients and their families and 65 physiotherapy sessions.
Baby of Devi is 18 days old and lives with his parents and four siblings in the district of Mircheya. After baby of Devi was born his father contacted a masseuse to give his son an oil massage. The masseuse lifted the baby above the wood fire to keep him warm. Suddenly his parents realized that their baby was unconscious and immediately rushed him to Provincial Hospital in Janakpur which was 87kms away where he received first-aid treatment. The next day, his parents brought him to Metro Hospital, Kathmandu which was a 225km journey and he was admitted for 9 days. Because the parents couldn’t afford treatment as they were on very low income, he was referred to Kanti Children's Hospital. The parents were told their baby’s delicate skin couldn’t withstand the heat from the fire and he had sustained 12%, 2nd degree burns to his bottom.
Chance through BVS has been supporting the transportation, counselling, physiotherapy, nutrition, and clothing for this baby and the family. He is currently undergoing treatment and his health is improving.
Bahadur is 7 months old and lives with his parents and brother. His father is a farmer, but to pay for the basic needs for his family, he also works as a labourer. His mother is a housewife. Bahadur’s mother had boiled water and placed it on the ground to cool, while she got on with other household tasks. Bahadur was with his mother in the kitchen and had just begun crawling. He reached out to the hot pot which fell onto him. Hearing him cry, his mother rushed to him, and called for her husband who rushed home and they took Bahadur to Atthbiskot PHC for primary treatment. He was given a dressing and ointment and referred to Chaurdhara Hospital Rukum on the same day, a journey of 44kms which they made by public bus. They referred him again, by ambulance to the Bheri Hospital, 222kms away, so far away, they didn’t arrive until the next day. Due to the lack of the burn care facilities there, he was transferred to Kanti Children’s hospital for treatment which he is still undergoing. He suffered 18%, 3rd degree burns. The whole nightmarish journey was 803kms!
Sarita is 6 years old and lives with her parents in a rented room in Bagmati, Kathmandu. Her father is a welding labourer and mother works in a bank. Sarita's mother had boiled water to bath Sarita and placed it on the floor to let it cool. She was pouring cold water into the bucket when Sarita, who was playing, accidentally fell into the hot water. Her mother immediately applied aloe vera, honey and tomatoes on the wounded area and her husband rushed her to Kirtipur Hospital on his motorbike where she received ointment and dressings and returned home. After 4 days, her wounds became infected so she was brought to Kanti Children’s hospital for further treatment. She suffered 5%, 2nd degree burns to both legs and feet.
Phum is aged two and an only child. He lives with his parents in Lumbini, 557kms from Kathmandu. Their income is very low, so his father is looking to go abroad to find work and send back to his family. Phun’s grandfather had prepared animal fodder, and Phum was sitting with him near the open cooking fire. Tragically, the vessel somehow lost balance and the hot liquid splashed over Phum’s body. His mother was nearby, and rushed him to a private clinic nearby. After receiving first aid, Phum was sent home. The next day, he was taken to Bheri Hospital for further treatment where he stayed for 4 days, due to the severity of his burns he was transferred to Kanti Children’s hospital for further treatment. He suffered 4%, 2nd degree burns to his tummy and back and needed surgery, a debridement.
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Please enjoy this short video from Mountain Heart Nepal. They are a terrific organisation and one which Chance for Nepal has been supporting for many years. The educational books you see in the video were funded by our 'Magic Read' programme, thanks to Jane Lewis and Ivy Tan who sponsor through Chance the publication of these books.
Dr Aban Gautam is the founder of MHN and it is his vision which is bringing the new Siddhasthali Rural Community Hospital which CHANCE is also supporting to completion in Hetauda, South West Nepal. This hospital will be treating patients from July. 🥰🙏
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Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 Club which was drawn this morning.
1st - David Dawson - £120
2nd Geraldine Ritchie - £80
3rd Stephen & Shirley Ratcliffe - £50
Thank you so much for supporting Chance for Nepal🥰
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Fantastic GMIN , looking so good. The idea of the extra concrete in the front of the classrooms is such a good idea.
I know David's three sisters are delighted that his legacy lives on with the building of this school which will benefit so many children in the years to come.
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CHANCE for Nepal
Thank you so much to everyone who came to our quiz night at The Keep in Guildford last night. We raised an fantastic £445. We had 32 people playing , with 6 teams. Thank you to Jane and Brian who so generously host these quiz nights for CHANCE. They put so much effort in making these evening a great success as well as providing a complimentary supper.
The funds raised on this occasion will go to Sapana Village Social Impact (SVSI) a fantastic organisation under the leadership of Dhruba Giri. They will distribute special cooking stoves, which cut out smoke emissions which cause so many respiratory deceases and blacken the home. £445 will buy 14 cooking stoves which will be distributed by SVSI to people in the Chepang Hills, an impoverished area with low economic status and they will make a huge difference to the families who receive them.
Jane and Brian also fund the educational sponsorship of Adesh Khadka for the past 10 years who, now in his 2nd year at college, is an exceptional student coming consistently top of his year. He receives a 25% scholarship from the college.
We look forward to our next quiz which will be at the end of April.
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Fantastic work GMIN, wonderful to see the school building nearing completion which will benefit so many children. 🙏
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Thank you Lama Kondan for sharing all these photos of the school. We love our partnership with Triple Gem school since 2007! Thank you once again Anna Thapa for raising £550 by running the London Marathon last October which bought these musical instruments. Great photos of a great day!
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Congratulations to the winners of the February draw in the CHANCE 100 Club.
1st - Jill Heniker-Smith - £120
2nd - Sharon Yuen - £80
3rd - Chris Warburton - £50
Enjoy! Thank you for your support
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Supporting government schools in rural Nepal. The red dot is the location of the school in Banglachuli in Dang. 400 kms west of Nepal. Some students from nursery to classes 6 walk upto an hour to get to school. Our 47th school since 2009, thanks to Chance for Nepal for funding this school. 4 new classrooms for UK 9,910 pounds.
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CHANCE for NEPAL
We are delighted to see the progress on the new school building near Hansipur, Dang. This will be our 7th school with the brilliant organisation GMIN 🥰
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We are delighted to share our Annual Review for 2022 for your interest and enjoyment. Please click on the link below to see what we have been up to.
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We are delighted to support this project of Siddhasthali Rural Community Hospital and Mountain Heart Nepal. 🙏
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Lovely to see the progress and photos of village life GMIN, thank you.
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Great to see the foundations going in for the new school building.
Excellent inititative utilising the cement bags by turning into large carrier bags for families. (Click on the images) 🙏
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Congratulations to the winners in the January draw of the CHANCE 100.
1st Kim Jardine - £120
2nd Gill Franklin - £80
3rd Valerie Lee - £50
Enjoy!
Delighted to say, we remain at 100 members 🙏😍
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Great work MHN. One of our long term partners on the ground in Nepal. Jane Lewis and Ivy Tan funded these books through CHANCE. Massive thanks to them 🙏😍
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SAVI, a fantastic organisation under the leadership of Dhruba Giri. SAVI run many projects empowering women who attend one of their training programmes, this might be weaving, vegetable farming and many others. They also help the local community by providing excellent cooking stoves which cut out smoke emissions which cause so many respiratory deceases in the home. They have their own school too, the Sapana Village School where 50% of the students come from the poorest neighbourhoods giving these children who would otherwise have no education, so a bleak future, the chance to learn and develop. I have witnessed this for myself and have watched the school go from strength to strength over the past 6 years ago. 🙏❤️ Do watch the delightful video.
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We are delighted to help your wonderful organisation which makes such a difference to the patients on the burns unit. 🥰🙏
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NEW SCHOOL
We are delighted to be supporting GMIN in our 7th new school building funded by Chance and built with this terrific organisation.
The funds for this new school came from the legacy of David Pinnington who tragically died last December at the age of 56. David enjoyed hiking and travel and visited Asia twice, going to Nepal in 2011.
In September, we received a wonderful donation of £10,000 which David had bequeathed to Chance. I contacted David’s sister Susan, and suggested that with such a fantastic donation we could do something special, and so was born a new school building. Due to the pandemic no schools have been built in the last two years, so here was the perfect opportunity to build a much needed school building in Banglachuli in the region of Dang which lies 410kms west of Kathmandu.
The building will accommodate up to 100 children in four classrooms, nursery to Grade 4. Because the original building was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake and deemed unsafe, the numbers of children have fallen and the local community is desperately trying to improve facilities so the numbers increase giving local children the chance of an education! There is no electricity at the school, as happens in these remote areas. The other building housing three classrooms for the junior school are close by but were not damaged and are in good condition.
The secondary school, Grade 6 – 10 is 6 kms away but because of the terrain it takes an hour and a half to walk between the two.
Education is a gift in Nepal, especially in these remote areas. What we take for granted here as a right, in Nepal parents are so appreciative if they have a chance to educate one or more of their children.
The building work has started and should be completed ready for use by the Spring. 🙏❤️
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Thank you so much for your wonderful support throughout 2022.
I am humbled by your kindness, generosity and love to our Nepalese programmes. 🙏🥰
May I wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas and may 2023 bring good health, peace, happiness and hope across the world 🙏 Barbara
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CHANCE for NEPAL CHRISTMAS QUIZ NIGHT
Another fantastic result! We raised £445 with 6 teams and 32 people playing. Huge thanks to Jane and Brian, the landlords at The Keep in Guildford who host these enjoyable and fun evenings and to Emma behind the bar. We all enjoyed a delicious complimentary cheese and pâté platter with French bread. 😀 The funds raised from our quiz nights fund Adesh, a student, now in his first year of College who Jane and Brian have sponsored since he was aged 8. The remainder goes to our educational projects in Nepal. Thank you to all who brought prizes for the raffle, so very kind, showing your support by coming, bringing a raffle prize, then buy raffle tickets!
🥰 Our next quiz will be on Tuesday 24th January 2023.
Please contact me if you would like to book a table.
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Congratulations to the winners in the December draw of the CHANCE 100 Club.
1st Bruce Holtom - £120
2nd Julie Barham - £80
3rd Viv Woods - £50
Enjoy! Thank you so much for your ongoing support.
Delighted to say we have maintained 100 members for the third consecutive month. 🙏
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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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