We provide financial, medical and development aid to Gurkha veterans, their families and communities.

About the Charity

We enable Gurkha veterans, their families and their wider communities to live their lives with dignity in Nepal.

About the Gurkhas

Gurkhas are traditionally recruited from the hill people of Nepal, with roots right back to an 8th century Hindu warrior.

Heating his home. Or feeding his family.

Please help us increase our Welfare Pension so our veterans won't be forced to make an impossible choice.

News

23 Oct 2018

Hari Bahadur Chhetri joined the Gurkhas in the midst of World War Two. As he's grown older, life has become hard for the veteran.

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News

28 Sep 2018

We have had a very busy September at The Gurkha Welfare Trust. Take a look through our gallery to see what we've been up to over the month.

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Events

Darlington

A hugely popular military concert with a Gurkha flavour performed by the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas and Gurkha pipers.

Starts 17 Nov View

Find out more about the work we do in Nepal.

15:03 PM, 23 Oct 2018A brand new bed for Bhulakanta!We just delivered a new bed and mattress to Bhulakanta Thapa, a Gurkha widow livin… https://t.co/saRe2o0zaf