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100% OF THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO THEIR PROJECTS IN NEPAL.

The mission

The aim is to raise (minimum) £500 to support the project work in the villages we will be engaging with. The money raised will go to their projects to up-skill members of the remote villages, training young adults and the next generation to become glaciologists and climate change adaptation experts. The money will also be used to provide equipment to aid with practical tailored solutions, i.e. tools to put new agriculture methods into practice, cooking stove to help improve home life and the environment, irrigation and water management systems for farmers and much more.  Overall, aiming to improve the lives of communities living with the effects of climate change in such a remote area of the world. 

Why volleyball? Well, it’s one of the most popular sports in Nepal, children play in schools and locals play it in village squares all over the country, often drawing large crowds of supports for small recreational matches. Thus, came the idea to assemble a group of volleyball players and coaches to travel from London to Nepal in February 2019 on a volleyball tour to engage with the Nepalese community. Partnering with Gary Beckford’s VolleyFirst organisation and All Nations Volleyball Tournament to make it happen, a group of 8 volunteers was formed. 

Our journey

We will travel (trek) with TGT staff and volunteers to Deurali to visit their Climate Change Adaptation project work in Durlunga, Dhahaba and Sarakun. Whilst doing so, we'll engage with local communities through volleyball by playing, coaching and interacting with villagers. Throughout our time there we will be blogging and photographing what we get up to and share where and what impact our fundraising will make on locals.

Our aim as a group is is to raise £4,000 to support the project work in the villages we’ll be visiting. We would appreciate your kind donation to help reach or even exceed our target. Again, 100% of the money raised will be spent in Deurali!

We will be keeping a blog to keep you updated on our journey and will be holding some fundraising events in the lead up, so watch this space for more details.

To find out more about TGT, visit theglaciertrust.org