Providing financial medical and community aid to alleviate hardship and distress among Gurkha ex-servicemen of the British Crown
Community
The Gurkha Welfare Trust works within Gurkha communities to provide water and sanitation facilities, new schools, educational grants for children of the Regiment and infrastructure development projects. The Trust also provides vocational training to children of the Brigade and ex servicemen.
Water & Sanitation
The Trust works in partnership with the Department of International Development (DFID) to provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to Gurkha communities. The scheme reduces disease and eliminates the gruelling, daily chore of walking many miles to fetch fresh water.
Last year, the Trust built 986 tap stands, benefiting 13,000 villages. Drip irrigation facilities allowed 184 households to increase their crop yields, improving nutrition and income generation.
Schools
The Trust has built 114 new schools in the hills and has an extensive renovation programme for dilapidated classrooms. Earthquake resistant designs are incorporated as standard, as well as incinerators and latrines. The programme is currently concentrating on providing enhancements in existing schools, such as gymnasiums, libraries and laboratories.
The school building programme makes a valuable investment in the future of Nepal and tomorrow's generation of Gurkha soldiers.
Students
The Trust provides educational grants to the children of the Brigade. Last year over 2,000 students benefited from these grants. Tertiary grants are also provided based on academic performance.
The Trust works in partnership with Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association British Gurkhas Nepal to provide vocational training courses, including electronics, bricklaying and sewing.
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The closest water source to Gilung village was a spring pond an hours' walk away. In the dry summer months, villages wou...
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