BREAKING NEWS – Covid 19 and The Gurkha Welfare Trust
COVID 19 in Nepal Thus far, Nepal has been largely unaffected by COVID-19 thanks in part to the swift…
A text message to the Gurkhas
Many of the Gurkha veterans and widows we support in Nepal live in remote communities. We visit the most vulnerable…
The Irishman who helped discover the Gurkhas
This St Patricks Day, we’re celebrating a connection with the Gurkhas thanks to a very special soldier from Ireland.
“I went there one man and I came out three thousand.”
-General Frederick Young
Our year in numbers
A look back at our work in Nepal last year Every year we publish an Annual Review, in addition to…
The Last Overland have reached Nepal
The Last Overland Expedition famously drove a Land Rover from the UK to Singapore back in 1955.
Filmmaker Alex Bescoby along with the grandson of Tim, an original member of The Last Overland Team, is attempting the same 16,000km journey in the same vehicle, raising money for a number of charities, including us. They’re currently through Nepal and we’ve been delighted to welcome them at our Welfare Centres along the way.
August: Our month in pictures
Healthcare in the hilltops We provide an international standard of healthcare and medication to Gurkha veterans and their families living…
One Gurkha’s struggle to settle in the UK in retirement
Former Queen’s Gurkha Engineer Ghanshyam Rai served in Malaya and Brunei in the late 50s and early 60s. Unfortunately he…
Our guide to British Army Medals
Here are just some of the medals awarded to Gurkhas – many of which our veterans still proudly own today.…
It’s no longer just money that our pensioners need
Sargeant Buddhi Bal Gurung served with the Gurkhas for 11 years from 1941. Our teams visit him often to pay…
April: Our month in pictures
Take a look through our galleries to see photographs from our visits to pensioners’ homes and work with communities to build clean water systems.
Be inspired: 5 inspirational quotes from the Gurkhas
Inspired by their indomitable spirit, we’ve compiled some words of positivity and hope from Gurkha veterans and widows we care for in Nepal.