This brilliant new hospital offers outstanding service. I am so excited to be visiting there in 3 weeks time. When I was there last year, it was for the inauguration of the building, this year to see it fully operational will be a joy. The digital x-ray machine in the photo was funded by CHANCE as... well as all the beds and much more🥰🙏.
Thank you to all the many supporters of CHANCE who have donated so generously to help make this happen❤👏
CHANCE for Nepal - Quiz Night
A very special thank you to Jane and Brian and everyone who came to our CHANCE Quiz at The Keep, in Guildford on Wednesday. We had 28 players in 6 teams and raised a brilliant £435. Jane cooked one of her delicious beef pasta dishes with veggie option and ...salad, which was enjoyed by all. Thanks to Ellan behind the bar, keeping everyone’s glass full.
It fills my heart with gratitude how generous you all are, bringing bottles and goodies for the raffle, buying tickets and taking part. I feel we are a ‘special family’ on these special evenings, all wishing to help CHANCE❤
The funds raised from the quiz will go to our projects in Nepal which I will be visiting during November.
Jane and Brian have been organising and hosting our quiz nights for over 13 years and through their energy, generosity and commitment we raised substantial funds for CHANCE projects. Massive thanks to them. 🥰🙏
They have sponsored Aadesh Khadka, through his education, an exceptionally clever boy, who after leaving school and college won a full scholarship to a University in Louisiana to study Hospitality Management specialising in accountancy. Before he left for the US, we raised the necessary funds in our July quiz to buy him a laptop to take with him on the next chapter of his exciting career! 😍
Barbara
CHANCE for Nepal
A massive thank you to the parents and their children at Cranleigh Prep School who collected over 400 toothbrushes for CHANCE for Nepal 🙏 For the past 7 years the school has supported this initiative 🥰
I will be delivering them to the burns unit at the Kanti ...Children's Hospital in Kathmandu where every child coming on to the ward receives a ‘Goody Bag’ containing a knitted comfort doll, a packet of fun stickers, soft toy, hand held game and a toothbrush. The toothbrushes are also given to children in remote schools which we support.
GMIN is one of our partners on the ground in Nepal and is a fantastic, brilliant organisation which we have worked with for the past 10 years. You have my vote every time 🥰🙏. Please cast your votes.
Congratulations to the winners of the October draw in the CHANCE 100 Club.
1st Paul Lynch - £120
2nd Helena Bampton - £80
3rd Fran Breslin - £50
Enjoy 🥰
We currently have 100 members. Thank you all so much for your valued support.🙏
SOS to all you wonderful knitters for CHANCE for NEPAL …… we need more! 🙏🥰
Every year I take as many of these delightful knitted dolls which are given to an eager pair of tiny hands bringing a smile and comfort to the children on the burns unit at the Kanti Children’s ...Hospital in Kathmandu. The team at BVS (Burn violence survivors) one of our partners on the ground, when giving out the food baskets funded by CHANCE also give a ‘Goody Bag’ of fun things, and a knitted doll.
Since 2012, thousands of dolls have found their way to Nepal, either for the burns unit or to kindergarten and nursery classes in schools in remote areas. Others find their way on a medical camp organised by Mountain Heart Nepal.
I will be visiting our projects in November. Please email me on info@chancefornepal.org if you are able to knit one or two. They are fun to knit and as you can see everyone is different and you can personalise them as you wish. A little skit for a little girl perhaps!
They are ideal for me to take as very light weight and easy to pack.
THANK YOU in anticipation ❤
KNITTING PATTERN
To knit a comfort doll begin at the feet and knit a rectangle, changing the yarn colours for each body segment. The number of rows in each part of the doll can be increased and decreased de- pending on the individual design. The finished height of the doll is approx. 15 cms (6inches)
You need:
• Small quantities of double knitting, washable yarn.
• 1 pair of 2.5 –3 mm knitting needles (the knitted fabric needs to be dense to keep the stuffing hidden
• Tapestry needle and good quality polyester toy filling.
To make: Work in stocking stitch throughout • Cast on 32 stitches
• Work 4 rows for feet – change yarn
• Work 14 rows for pants – change yarn
• Work 12 rows for sweater – change yarn • Work 8 rows for face – change yarn
Work 11 rows for hat as follows
• Rows 1-4: Work across rows in stocking stitch
• Row 5: K3, (K2tog, K4) 4 times, K2 tog, K3
• Row 6: Purl
• Row 7: K2, (K2tog, K3)4 times, K2 tog, K3 (22 sts)
• Row 8: purl
• Row 9: K1, (K2tog, K2) 4 times, K2tog, K3 (17sts)
• Row 10: Purl
• Row 11: K1, (K2tog) 8 times
• Draw yarn through remaining stitches , pull up and sew in ends. To finish:
• Sew back seam together, using an invisible seam.
• Stuff body
• Weave a strand of matching yarn across the first face row. Draw up to form neck and firmly secure ends
• Repeat for feet.
• With matching yarn form arms with small backstitches through all layers from waist to 2 rows beneath the neck.
• Define the legs in the same way from bottom to a little below the waistline.
• Embroider facial features as desired
Celebrating Children's Day at Yangchenma Academy is always going to be great fun. 🥰🙏.
Under the headship of Bimila Ghising, this exceptional school is located in Ramechhapp which stands at 3,400m above sea level. Several children walk over an hour to school each day. CHANCE has been ...supporting Bimala for the past 5 years and funds a teachers salary as well as providing books and stationary.
Loving the costumes and masks.
Great to see the new desks, boards and posters GMIN. I hope before too long we are able to build another school in Surkhet. Thanks again to Rosy and Peter. This being the second school they have funded.
If anyone would like to know more about funding a school like this which costs £10,000... and provides four classrooms for up to 100 children please email me on info@chancefornepal.org 🙏🥰.
Your chance to give the opportunity of an education, what better way to help a child…... from nursery to class four in remote villages in the area of Surkhet.
CHANCE, through GMIN have funded 8 such schools.
August report from BVS (Burns Violence Survivors).
I share five cases from the 12 patients supported in the burns unit. The report from BVS makes tragic reading as so many accidents are easily preventable. In total, 24 food baskets, 14 goody bags, 66 physiotherapy sessions and 52 counselling ...sessions, (all funded through CHANCE) were provided to the children and their parents.
All names have been changed and permission given by the parents.
Devi is 18 months old and lives with her parents and older sister in Bagmati. Her father is a furniture maker and mother a housewife.
The family are of low economic condition. Dumar’s father was at work and Dumar was inside the kitchen with her aunt who was heating butter oil (ghee) to cook a Nepalese stew (jaulo). Her aunt went outside to wash the rice for the stew and left Dumar playing by the kitchen rack when the pot of ghee fell off the cooker and the spilled over her. Her mother heard her cry and rushed in to the kitchen. She poured cool water on the burnt area and rang her husband to come home. They took Devi to the District Hospital in Sindhuli, where she received a dressing only. Due to the lack of specialized burn care facilities, she was referred to Kirtipur Hospital, 85kms away on the same day. Due to the expense of the treatment, she wasn’t admitted as an in-patient so each day her parents took her to have dressings changed. After 3 days, Devi developed a fever and was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was then taken by bus to Kanti Children's Hospital for further treatment. After three weeks she was discharged home and is recovering.
Arun is 3 years old and lives with his mother, grandparents and four siblings. His father is a tailor and works in Kathmandu to provide for his family and sends money home.
Arun’s grandfather had brought petrol to heal a goat’s wound and Arun mistook the petrol for oil and took it into the kitchen. The petrol caught fire and 5 family members, including his grandmother and four siblings were also burnt in the fire, fortunately only superficially. His mother had gone to fetch gone to fetch water when the incident happened.
However, Arun was burnt severely on his chest, tummy, left leg, ears, chin and mouth. He was then taken to Sarlahi hospital, after one day, due to the severity of his burns he was taken to the National Trauma Centre at Bir hospital. After assessment, his mother and uncle brought him to the Kanti. He is recovering.
Maan is 18 months old and lives with his parents and sister. They moved from Makwanpur into the city for better job opportunities. His father is a sculptor and mother a housewife. Maan was playing with his sister when he suddenly pulled the pressure cooker which was full of pulses off the cooking rack. His father was working upstairs and his mother was doing chores. His sister ran to tell her parents what had happened and they rushed to him and they walked to the nearest medical centre 15 minutes away. Because of the severity of the burns an ambulance was called and he was taken to Patan Hospital. Maan received 20% burns to the left hand side of his face, neck and chest. BVS asked if CHANCE would support him at Paton Hospital with food baskets and a goody bag which we are doing and his treatment is ongoing.
Sonon is aged 9 and from Bagmati. He lives with his parents. After he came home from school he was playing on his own and his mother was cooking. His father works as a labourer and was at work. There is a high tension power line nearby their home and Sonon was using a rod and touched the power line and was electrocuted. His mother heard the sound but was unaware her son was hurt A neighbour saw the incident and ran to Sonon. The mother was in total shock and froze and was unable to go to the hospital so the neighbour took him. He suffered 3% very deep burn to his hand. The families financial situation is very poor and they have needed to borrow money from neighbours to pay for his treatment. He too is in the Patan Hospital and receiving help from BVS and CHANCE.
Kumar is aged 2 and comes from Makwanpur. His father is a taxi driver and mother a housewife. Kumar’s mother plugged in an electric kettle and placed it on the table while she went outside to fetch something. Kumar accidently pushed the table and the hot water spilt over him. His mother rushed in hearing him cry out and took him the 55-minute journey to the Kanti Children’s Hospital. Kumar suffered 15%, second degree burns to his tummy, leg and groin area.
All so very tragic. Should anyone like to specifically support BVS and the amazing work they do, please contact me at: info@chancefornepal.org
Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 draw which took place this morning.
1st - Rosa Yip - £120
2nd - Pam Warren - £80
3rd - Richard Stokes - £50
Enjoy! I am delighted to say we currently have 100 members
Thank you for your ongoing support 🥰
A MUST SEE🙏 short video to everyone who follows our support at the only government children's hospital in Nepal, the Kanti Children's Hospital in Kathmandu. You will see the weekly nutritional food baskets being prepared and distributed to the children on the burns unit along with the ...'Goody Bags'. I hope some of my lovely knitters may see one of their dolls reaching a pair of tiny hands to bring comfort. 🙏🥰 Have your sound turned up!
BVS, our longest standing partner on the ground in Nepal, since 2005 is a dedicated organisation making a real difference to burn patients. I am humbled to be able to support in the way CHANCE does…….maybe have a hanky ready!
Another brilliant initiative Dr Aban and your team🙏🥰
Chance for Nepal
I wanted to share this beautiful video, from BVS (Burns Violence Survivors Nepal) our partner on the ground in Nepal since 2007. BVS are a truly courageous, dedicated and fantastic organisation working tirelessly, giving care to children in the Kanti Children's Hospital, ...the only government Children's Hospital in Nepal.
CHANCE plays a part too, by providing a weekly nutritious food basket, containing 18 eggs, bananas, apples, chocolate biscuits, juice, a type of porridge with protein powder, barley, wheat, and nuts. If the child is too young, then the mother enjoys the contents, she is probably breast feeding and in desperate need of nourishment too. Children need two and a half times their daily calorie intake to aid recovery.
We also fund physiotherapy and counselling for the patient and their family to help come to terms with what has happened which is often life changing.
Every child also receives a 'Goody Bag' containing a toothbrush, knitted comfort doll (I have a team of fabulous ladies who love knitting these dolls which I take out with me each year), A soft toy, Rubik cube, babies rattles, packets of fun stickers, all find their way into a pair of little hands 🥰❤.
Lastly, we provide an emergency fund of £1,000p.a. to help with transportation, clothes and medicines for the mother and child to return to their village which is often a day’s travel away.💕
Congratulations to the winners of the CHANCE 100 draw which took place this morning.
1st - Norma Holdar - £120
2nd - Edmund O'Reilly Hyland - £80
3rd - Julie Barham - £50
Thank you for your ongoing support…..enjoy! 🙏
Another great initiative Aban, to you and your team. 🙏🥰
We have supported Triple Gem School since 2005 by way of the milk programme as well as computers, musical instruments, sports equipment, books and 7 educational sponsorships. 🙏
Great initiative and super to see your conference room being used in this educational way, bravo!
A hospital of excellence 🙏 which we are supporting.
Congratulations to the winners in the July draw of the CHANCE 100 Club.
1st - Dave Bradshaw - £120
2nd - David Newman - £80
3rd - Adrienne Golightly - £50
Enjoy! I am delighted to say we continue to have 100 members🙏❤
CHANCE for Nepal
I am immensely proud of Dr Aban Gautam, whose dream of building a hospital of excellence, a beacon of light, in providing free treatment to those who cannot afford to pay has come to fruition and is now open to patients. 🥰What a challenge, what an accomplishment!👏🙏
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CHANCE for Nepal is delighted and honoured to have been a part of Aban’s journey when the area the hospital was built on was just soil and a dream.🙏
This is just the start, as Aban and his team open the doors to the first patients.❤
Wishing you all a thriving and brilliant future ahead🙏
Students at the brilliant Yangchenma Academy, in Doramba, which is located 3400m above sea level, enjoying their daily exercise . CHANCE for Nepal has been supporting Bimila Ghising, the founder of the school for the past 6 years. 🥰🙏
QUIZ NIGHT
A splendid and recording breaking evening at The Keep, in Guildford last night. A magnificent £645 was raised with 32 people playing in 6 teams.
Jane and Brian, the landlords are incredible the amount of energy and time they give to our quiz nights to make them so ...enjoyable. Besides organising the questions Jane gives us a delicious complementary light supper. Thanks go to Yianne behind the bar who kept everyone’s drinks top up. 💕
Great atmosphere and fun on a lovely summers evening. Lovely to welcome two newcomers, Eloise and Sophie whose presence gave an overall win to my team…a first! 👏
A great boost to our overall amount raised were 5 dashing young men, top hats and tails and a beautiful lady who after a fabulous day at Ascot popped into The Keep for a drink in the garden and most generously donated £135 to the evening. 😍
The funds raised from last night will go to Aadesh, who have sponsored his education in Nepal for over 12 years. Aadesh, has won a scholarship to study in Louisiana, from August, a wonderful opportunity for him. Having completed his 1st semester at the prestigious GATE College in Kathmandu he will join the 2nd semester of year one in Hospitality Management specialising in accountancy in the US. This is a four-year course. We will be following him with great interest.
Thank you so much to everyone who came last night. I feel so privileged to have such loyal supporters. 🙏
If anyone would like to know more about making up a team of 4 or 6 please email me: info@chancefornepal.org
for further details.
CHANCE for Nepal has been supporting Sneha's Care for the past 7 years. We donate £1,000 each year for 1000 anti rabies vaccinations. Thank you Sneha Care and the team, such a terrific organisation and thank you to all our supporters of CHANCE which makes this happen 🙏
We are delighted to see the Kumala School operating, this our 8th school building. Massive thanks to Rosy and Peter Gent who donated £6,000 for the construction. They have been terrific supporters to CHANCE for many years, this being the third school they have supported. 🙏😍
GMIN, one of ...our partners on the ground in Nepal do a fantastic job of building these four roomed school buildings which house up to 100 students.🙏
Congratulations to the winners in the June draw of the CHANCE 100 Club which took place this morning.
1st - Pamela Nash - £120
2nd - Geraldine Ritchie - £80
3rd - Chris Lewis - £50
Enjoy! I am delighted to say we continue to have 100 members❤
It is with delight I share this post of some of the children enjoying a cooking experience at Yangchenma Academy in Doramba, which lies at 3,400 metres above sea level and a five hour drive from Kathmandu.
CHANCE has been supporting this school for over 5 years. The founder Bimila Ghising ...with a pure heart of goodness touched my heart the first time I met her. The school is run on Buddhist lines and starts each take with meditation.
CHANCE funds a teacher's salary, and has funded a water tank, toilet block, desks, whiteboards, books and stationary over the years. There are 87 students, 52 girls and 35 boys aged from 2 to 13.
This year brings 19 scholarships, for academically bright children who are unable to pay the fees.
Some children walk up to 2 hours to reach school each morning and the same home after a busy day!
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A good work out for teachers and pupils alike!
We have supported this school since 2004. Under the excellent headship of Lama Raju Kondan……enjoy! Have your sound turn up.
Congratulations to the winners in the May draw of our CHANCE 100 Club
1st - Sarah Osbourne - £120
2nd - Gill Ford - £80
3rd - Robin Faukner-Corbett - £50
Enjoy! I am delighted to say we continue to have 100 members❤👏