NEPAL-ease
Our Mission
NEPAL-ease is a small charity that works directly with communities in Nepal, supporting sustainable projects identified by them. These include health, well-being, women’s enterprise and education.We also work closely with palliative care providers improving people’s access to good end of life care. NEPAL-ease is a registered charity in England and Wales (registered charity number 1168931)
Latest Updates
Palliative Care
A palliative care workshop was run by Clare Selley at Burtibang District Hospital. This ‘add on’ training was available to all 38 nurses who had already completed the two day palliative care toolkit training. We focused mainly on communication skills and ‘total’ pain. Unfortunately it’s easy for important points to get lost in translation but it was really encouraging to see some of these nurses really embracing the concept of palliative care. Hopefully we will be able to raise sufficient funds this year to continue offering specialist training at Green Pastures in Pokhara.
280 Women now benefitting from the Small Grants Scheme
We are thrilled to report that since our Small Grants Scheme was extended to include a sixth women’s cooperative, the total number of women entrepreneurs has now reached 280.
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Students’ Counselling Corner
A second school counselling corner has been established following on from the success of the first one set up in March 2023 and is proving to be a great asset for the students. For more information, see our Current Projects page.
Pads Project finally becoming a reality
The Pads Project is finally becoming a reality thanks to a very generous donation from Neil White and family. Six women have completed training on how to sew reusable menstruation pads. Fifty four sets of pads have been given out to schoolgirls in Pokhara as part of a six month pilot project. Please see Current Projects for more information.
Hospice Nepal
New building for Hospice Nepal is finally underway. However, significant funding is still required to complete this project. The finished hospice will have twenty beds plus a wonderful training facility for doctors and nurses wishing to study palliative care as a speciality in Nepal.
Current Projects
Small Grant Scheme
We provide small grants to women who wish to set up a business to help support their families. Profits are ploughed back into a Community Fund to finance further grants to more women.
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Supporting Healthcare in Arnakot
NEPAL-ease funds free healthcare for the small mountain top community of Arnakot, in a remote region of Nepal, as well as paying small living allowance to the three staff.
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Re-usable Menstruation Pads
We support the promotion of education around menstrual health and the distribution of free reusable menstruation pads to young girls.
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Hospice and Palliative Care
We support Hospice Nepal with the provision of some of their equipment needs as well as contributing to the maintenance of the building.
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Education support for children
Thanks to a very generous donor, the charity was able to fund one hundred educational packages which were distributed to children from the three most marginalized ethnic minority groups (Chepang, Tamang and Magar) who live in the most remote, isolated areas of Makwanpur.
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Warm winter clothes appeal
For the last three years we have been involved in the purchasing and distribution of several hundred parcels of winter clothes to children in Makwanpur who were most in need.
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Student Counselling Corner
A pilot project to support a secondary school counsellor to address issues such as menstrual health, child marriage and child exploitation among others.
Learn MoreWomen Coming Together
In Sept 2024, a day long workshop was organised to bring members of the six women’s cooperatives together to share best practice and develop a plan for future sustainability.
We are very proud of Durga whom we have funded through two years of nursing and recent specialist birthing training. Along with Bishnu and Chet, she is making a wonderful contribution to healthcare in Arnakot.
Past Projects
School Day Meal Project
NEPAL-ease provided a midday meal to a group of 59 schoolchildren, many of whom walk an hour each way to school and would otherwise have no food between 8am and 5pm.
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NEPAL-ease is financing the creation of a School Hostel in rural Makwampur to enable up to 40 students to stay overnight to avoid long walks to and from school and enhance educational opportunity.
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NEPAL-ease donated the final £5,000 toward the cost of the land on which a new Health Centre in Namtar will be built and Building has recently commenced.
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Provision of Food and Medical Supplies to remote communities in Arnakot and Makwampur.
Learn MoreChitwan National Cancer Hospital
NEPAL-ease is pleased to be able to contribute towards support for the Chitwan National Cancer Hospital.
Learn MoreSupporting Teachers in a Rural Community
At the request of a community in Makwanpur district and under Anil’s expert guidance, the charity agreed to financially support the implementation of a new Year 6 teacher.
Learn MoreNEPAL-ease Timeline
Our First Project
Providing new battery back up and solar panels for Hospice Nepal, along with storage units, medical supplies, pressure relief equipment and syringe driver extension sets.
01/03/2015UK Charitable Status Granted to NEPAL-ease
26/08/2016October 2016
Small grant scheme launched. Training and resources delivered to one of the national cancer hospitals.
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Financial Contributions made for a variety of projects helping Schools and Health Provision in the region. Initiation of School Hostel Project and further support for Health Projects in the area.
Learn More01/01/20172018
Participation in a variety of a Health Projects and the beginning of our involvement in the Menstruation Project. In addition to agreeing to fund a small monthly living allowance for Bishnu, the qualified nurse/midwife in Arnakot. The charity agreed to sponsor the training and all associated costs for a second nurse. The community chose Durga who was from a humble background and had dreamed of becoming a nurse. The training will last for two years and be mainly based in and around Pokhara. We also paid for necessary medication and equipment for the health post in Arnakot to enable to community to have access to free health care if needed.
Learn More01/03/20182020
Support for Menstruation Pads Project and Provision of Covid19 Emergency Assistance.
Learn More31/03/20202021
Food relief to seventy-five families in Makwanpur in Jan 2021. Funding for a Year 6 teacher. 500 kits of reusable menstruation pads funded. Emergency medical supplies for Arnakot Health Post. Warm winter clothes packages containing a warm hooded coat, a fleece, scarf and two pairs of warm socks given to 100 children Educational support packages distributed to 100 primary aged children.
Learn More01/01/20212022
Funding for a Year 7 teacher is agreed. The government has taken on the salary for the year 6 teacher. Small grant is extended to a 4th women’s cooperative Warm winter clothes packages are distributed to 198 children
21/08/20222023
The new birthing suite extension to the health post is completed. Architect Rob Rickey spent many hours designing the extension and NEPAL-ease contributed more than £11,000 towards the costs. In addition, the charity sends out £7000 annually to Arnakot. This is put towards the running costs of the health post, including staff wages and free medications and dressings for the community. It also includes the purchasing of goats as part of a sustainability project. NEPAL-ease funded the palliative care training of 18 healthcare workers, held at Green Pastures hospital.
21/08/20232024
Another year of funding the Health Post at Arnakot plus funding ten goats as part of a future sustainability project. Palliative care training for a further twenty nurses in Nisikhola. In Makwampur, a sixth women’s cooperative is set up, new students’ counselling room is furnished. Another 233 winterisation packages are funded and distributed. Successful one day workshop bringing all six women’s’ cooperatives together to share best practice and joint opportunities.
31/12/20242025
Trustee visit to Nepal. Four women cooperatives visited plus new counselling room. Six women have completed training to sew reusable menstruation pads, fifty four kits are given out as part of a pilot project.
16/04/2025Fundraising
Thank You
A big Thank You to everyone who has contributed in any way to NEPAL-ease. It has enabled us to reach out and support a variety of very worthwhile projects. We would love to thank you personally for your donation, but if you decide to be anonymous on the Just Giving website, we have no way of knowing who you are. We are extremely grateful for your donation and send a very big Thank You!
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EasyFundraising
We are pleased to announce that NEPAL-ease is now registered with Easy Fund Raising . If you shop online, please consider entering your desired retail site via Easy Fund Raising - that’s all there is to it! And raise money for NEPAL-ease! Over £179 raised so far!
Learn MoreChristmas Fair 2024
Our Christmas Fair this year will be held on Saturday 30th November 2024 10-12 noon at Fair Park.
Coffee and Catch Up Mornings
If you would like to join us for a cup of coffee, delicious cakes and plenty of friendly chat, please don’t hesitate to get in touch! Info.nepalease@gmail.com
Renuka
Of Karma Flights: 'I am deeply grateful to NEPAL-ease for their unwavering support, whether through healthcare initiatives like the Arnakot Health Post Project, livelihood programs such as goat distribution, or palliative care training. Their contributions have made a tangible difference in our community and I'm honoured to be part of this meaningful work'
Winter Coats Appeal
We are aiming to provide 275 children in remote, rural Nepal with a set of warm winter clothing. This consists of hooded coat, fleece, gloves and socks, costing just £10. In the last 3 years we have funded more than 600 sets for children. If you can help by organising your own fundraising event for this Appeal, let us know!
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One Off or Monthly Donation
Our work depends on the funding we raise so what we really want to do is increase awareness of our work and raise as much money as we can to support our projects! Your donation enables us to directly support a variety of projects in Nepal. You can donate on a one-off or on a monthly basis to NEPAL-ease via JustGiving.
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Monthly Donation by Direct Debit or Standing Order
A monthly donation allows you to make a regular commitment to support NEPAL-ease’s Projects in Nepal. Many of our projects rely on a continuing commitment of support so a regular income stream is hugely beneficial.
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Winter Coats Appeal
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