Contact:
01722 323 955 or info@gwt.org.uk
Welfare Advice:
Salisbury 01722 343 111, Aldershot 01252 329 460 or gurkhawelfare@gwt.org.uk
We deliver a package of care to Gurkha veterans and widows to ensure they can live with dignity.
For over 50 years, our charity has provided financial aid to Gurkha veterans who are not eligible for a British Army Pension. The monthly pension we provide allows Gurkha veterans and their widows to buy food and essentials to remain secure in their old age.
Our Pensioner Support Teams journey into the hills of Nepal on motorbikes, in 4×4 vehicles and on-foot to pay them a pension, check their health and deliver medication in their own homes.
Visiting Gurkha veterans and widows in the hills of Nepal
Rifleman Hauda Thapa
Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to deliver a package of care to impoverished Gurkha veterans living in Nepal. Gurkha veterans like Rifleman Hauda Thapa.
When Hauda returned from the army to Nepal back in 1946 he struggled to get by and spent most of his days farming to make ends meet. We work to ensure that he receives the support he needs to live his life with dignity.
“I could only ask for help from my father. I consider GWT as my father.”
Rifleman Hauda Thapa
Our financial aid
Welfare Pension
We pay a pension to thousands of impoverished Gurkha veterans or widows in Nepal who aren’t eligible to receive a British Army pension. The rate is calculated each year using ‘shopping basket’ of basic goods such as rice, vegetables and firewood. For many people, this is their only source of income.
Disability Support Grant
For disabled children of Gurkha soldiers, we offer a regular grant similar to the Welfare Pension. Without the support of a first-world health system, disabilities can pose an insurmountable obstacle in Nepal.
Emergency Hardship Grant
We are needed the most during moments of tragedy. When disaster strikes in the form of fire, flood, landslide or earthquake, GWT is ready to provide immediate assistance, by offering financial and other support.
Winter Allowance
Our Winter Allowance is an additional annual gift distributed to all of our pensioners to ensure that they are equipped to endure the colder months of winter.
Home Carer’s Allowance
Sometimes, family members of our Pensioners care for them full-time. When this happens they are able to apply for a grant from us to support them as they are unable to work.
Staff Discretionary Grant
Our staff in Nepal have a pot of money in cases of destitution or in cases when specific medical equipment need to be purchased.
Our other services
