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 x

Mr Yagya Lei Yogi and his wife Meena, returned from India at the beginning of August, as lockdown had been eased for a couple of weeks.  A precarious journey nevertheless during the monsoon! Over 17 months ago they went to work in India to earn money to clear their loans in Nepal which had incurred very high interest rates. During

To all the wonderful friends and supporters of CHANCE for NEPAL and first-time visitors to my page. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise rapidly, Nepal is on 18 days of lockdown to contain the second wave of the pandemic that is sweeping across the country. Nepal is recording 60 times more daily cases than at the start of April. Both

During my annual visit to Nepal and our projects, I spent a day with WCS.  I was accompanied by Bimala, a member of the Shenpen team, (one of our main partners on the ground) who was also my translator. The skills training took place on the outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley about an hour from the city. Our visit was

The Koseli School works with children from the poorest realms of society in Kathmandu. Children from the slum areas and street children who live outside of  mainstream society.  Their biggest need is survival.  Koseli mean ‘gift’ and the centre offers them  the gift of a happy childhood and education. There are still many taboos related to menstruation in Nepal which

CHANCE for NEPAL is delighted to support the ‘Magic Read’ with Mountain Heart Nepal, (MHN). Having seen first-hand, being on one of their medical camps last November, I know how important these books are for the children. Text books are such a luxury in Nepal, especially in remote areas. Teachers, parents and children see them as a great treasure. For many

CHANCE for NEPAL’s ‘Tiffin’ Programme at the Shree Secondary School in Chitwan is now in its 5th year and proving really successful. Attendance at this government run school has increased as parents are keen for their children to receive a nutritious and balanced midday meal. For many of them, this meal is probably the most the child will eat that

Mountain Heart Nepal with CHANCE for NEPAL successfully conducted a comprehensive free school health camp and a mobile preventive health programme at the Shree Baira Mahadev Basic School, Shankarapur-4, Tinpane,  on 19th November 2018. The village was one of the highly affected areas following the earthquake in 2015. The second floor of the school has been deemed unsafe to use

CHANCE for NEPAL has funded two, four-day Skills Trainings, organised by the Women’s Cooperative Society (WCS), which took place during August. The elementary training is instruction on growing seasonal and unseasonal vegetables. The trainers are chosen for their knowledge of the area where the trainings take place, the soil conditions and the plants and crops suitable for that area. It

We are delighted to support Mountain Heart Nepal (MHN) in their education programme as well as supporting their medical camps by funding medicines. During the medical camp on the 19th July at Naulo Jyoti English School in Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, the children were excited to receive 300 books donated by CHANCE. Over 100 children received a medical check.   On

We are thrilled to announce that our new Health Care Centre in Purandhara, 600 kms west of Kathmandu in the region of Dang is now completed and operational.

Holi Festival at Papa’s Children’s Home, where all the children have such fun with everyone joining in. They then share special food and celebrate with music and dancing. Holi is a Hindu Spring festival celebrated in Nepal and India and is also known as the ‘Festival of Colours’. Paint everywhere! Bipana loves her cat face Holi signifies the victory of

We are delighted to publish our 2017 annual review. Click to download our annual review

I was delighted to visit this school in Chabahil , Kathmandu where CHANCE funds a ‘Tiffin Meal’ Programme at this government school. This is a joint project with our partner on the ground SHENPEN who regularly monitors this project, which started in May 2017. The project is proving really successful and the feedback from staff, parents and children is very

Bipana has been at Papa’s since the beginning of the year. She has come along in leaps and bounds and is a happy and delightful child who pulls on the heart strings of all who meet her with her engaging and warm personality, all this and only six years of age! She has adjusted so well to life at Papa’s.

CHANCE is delighted to have funded a second school, this time in Vidhyapur, Surkhet in the region of Dang.The first school was in Dhanbot near Surkhet. The school built by GMIM, this being their 38th school was completed in August. There are 221 students registered at this school, which runs nursery to Class 5. The new building houses four classrooms,

An exciting new project funded by CHANCE with our partner Shenpen at the Mitra Aadharbhut Vidhayala School in Chabahil, Kathmandu. A ‘Tiffin’ (light nutritious meal) meal is being provided daily to the poorest children at this government school from July 2017. For many children this will be their first mouthful of food that day, and there may be little to

NEW PROJECT – Free Health Camp was successfully organized by MOUNTAIN HEART NEPAL in Shree Lakhan Gau Palika, Bungkot, Gorkha on 22-23 July, 2016 funded by CHANCE for Nepal. The 6 members of MHN including 4 doctors and 2 nurses provided free health check-up and consultations. Medicines were distributed free of cost.  The team gave routine health check-up along with

CHANCE for NEPAL has funded for the seventh consecutive year the annual rabies vaccination programme organised by Street Dog Care (SDC) in Kathmandu.  The vaccinations took place over two consecutive weekends at the end of May. Three teams of veterinary personnel, volunteers and members of the community took to the streets in three areas of Kathmandu. Around 1000 dogs were

CHANCE for NEPAL funds vital eye tests. Between February and March 2017, over 700 children will have undergone an eye test. These eye tests have taken place in either one or two-day clinics over this period, in the region of DANG which lies 550km outside Kathmandu. Some of these eye clinics were conducted in remote villages, two and a half

In February 2017, Bipana aged 6, who was badly burned in an accident in her home, started a new and happy life at Papa’s Children’s Home. Bipana has had to endure much tragedy in her short life: Her mother died when she was 4 years old and her father later remarried. Her new stepmother brought her own two children to the

To celebrate Holi Festival in March, CHANCE for NEPAL funded a new TV, DVD player and many fun cartoon DVDs for the burns unit playroom at the Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu.

CHANCE for NEPAL is delighted to provide three new sit-on-and-have-fun toys for the playroom at the Kanti Children’s Hospital.

A brand new radio programme funded by CHANCE for NEPAL advises listeners how to avoid burns and accidents in the home, many caused by open fires in the home. CHANCE for NEPAL has funded a new radio programme advising listeners how to avoid all too commonplace accidents in the home. These accidents are often caused by open fires and cooking pots containing boiling

In May 2016, Prince Harry visited the Burns Unit of The Kanti Children’s Hospital and met 7-year-old Biplov – he accidentally knocked over a pan of hot cooking oil onto himself. CHANCE will work to ensure Biplov receive the right treatment – but please help, every donation does help – no matter how small or large – thank you!