Just over a year ago, a devastating earthquake hit central Nepal killing almost 9,000 people, injuring many tens of thousands more and leaving almost a million homeless.  Among those were ageing and vulnerable Gurkha pensioners and many widows of former soldiers who served in the British Army in World War II, Borneo, Malaya and in many conflicts since.  As an army daughter, I was brought up among Gurkhas and have visited many of the areas from which they were recruited.

The Gurkha Welfare Trust has now raised a team to rebuild around 1200 houses of our pensioners and my father, who served with the Gurkhas himself, is running this operation in Nepal.  12 months on they have
already completed almost 90 houses and a further 500 will be occupied by August.  Each of these houses costs around £4,200 to build, so this will be my target, which will be sufficient to help The Gurkha Welfare Trust rebuild a house for one Gurkha pensioner and his family.

Over the next few months, my friends and I will take part in a number of fundraising activities, during which The Gurkha Welfare Trust will
provide updates from the village selected.

I would really appreciate any donations to help me reach this target to help someone who has given so much while asking for so little in
return.