The Gurkha Welfare Trust receives MoD grant
The Gurkha Welfare Trust is pleased to announce that the charity has today been awarded a substantial grant from the…
100 medical camps for the people of Nepal
In January, we provided our 100th medical camp, improving the quality of life with free health care for the people of Nepal.
January: Our month in pictures
Photographs from our 100th medical camp, building clean water systems and visiting Gurkha veterans and widows at home.
Our mobile medical equipment
When staff head into the hilly terrain of Nepal in 4x4s, on motorbike or on foot, they have to travel light. When they arrive at a vulnerable Gurkha veteran’s house, they have to have the equipment to diagnose and treat them.
Our month in pictures
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.
“This is how we save lives”
When our team spoke with Gurkha widow Manisara Thapa recently she insisted she was fine, but we knew something wasn’t quite right…
Today is Nepali New Year – here are our 2075 resolutions
As the country enters the New Year, we’ve put together a list of New Years Resolutions for The Gurkha Welfare Trust.
Remembering Rifleman Dilbahadur Gharti
Now in her 90s, Krishnamaya Gharti has spent the past 25 years without her husband by her side but the memory of him is as vivid as ever.
In photos: Our newly refurbished Medical Clinic
We’ve recently opened the doors to our newly refurbished Medical Clinic in Dharan, East Nepal.
In memory of Brigadier Hank Bowen
Trust supporter Brigadier Hank Bowen sadly passed away earlier this year. During the course of his distinguished Army career, he…