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Iʼve raised £865 to To rebuild a Medical Centre in West Nepal, following the 2015 earthquake by cycling for 24 hours or 300km around Jersey
- Jersey, Channel Islands
- Funded on Thursday, 8th June 2017
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The Gurkha Welfare Trust Jersey (GWTJ) was established in late 2014 to raise funds specifically to build infrastructure projects for Gurkha villages in Nepal, for example schools and medical centres. We have no administrative overheads and no paid employees or paid Trustees, so all funds raised go directly to the Gurkhas. GWTJ operates under a licence from the well-established charity, the Gurkha Welfare Trust in UK (GWT UK) and is established as a separate, Jersey, charity. GWT Projects are run and constructed by the GWT infrastructure in Nepal, using mainly ex Gurkha servicemen, including Clerks of Works and skilled tradesmen, and with local village labour. The necessary construction supplies are purchased and provided by the GWT infrastructure. There are no third parties directly involved.village labour. The necessary construction supplies are purchased and provided by the GWT infrastructure. There are no third parties directly involved. From the outset, our intention is that all funds raised would go to tangible projects in Nepal, with which our Jersey community could readily identify.
Our current project is to rebuild a Medical Centre in West Nepal, following the damage done in the 2015 earthquake. This will cost about £45,000, but we have been offered generous matched funding by Jersey Overseas Aid, so our GWTJ target for 2017 is to raise a further £22,500. If we raise more, we will look for further projects to help the Gurkha communities in Nepal.
So myself and a small band of merry cyclists will be attempting to cycle 'Le Mans' style around Jersey for 24 hours and each cover 300km. We will cycle in teams of 2 swapping every two hours having covered 50km on each circumnavigation.
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- 7 years ago
Kieron Fitzpatrick, Darren Osmond, Peter Brown, Mark Keefe
7 years agoThanks to everyone who has supported us for far. Planning is well underway and we all have some big rides ahead in the next few days to prepare
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Andrew Purdon
Jun 8, 2017
Nice work Kieron.
£20.00
David Walker
Jun 4, 2017
A very worthy cause!
Jeremy Lief
May 30, 2017
All the best Pete!
£50.00
Clare Baird
May 28, 2017
Good luck!
£20.00
Christopher Box
May 26, 2017
Good luck team Brown for a very worthwhile cause. Boxy
£100.00
Kim Sorensen
May 24, 2017
I like this Kieron. The best to you and Nepal
£50.00
Stephen Noke
May 24, 2017
Good Luck Pete
£30.00
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Kieron Fitzpatrick, Darren Osmond, Peter Brown, Mark Keefe
Jersey, Channel Islands
As an ex Royal Engineer Gurkha Officer I have seen first hand what a difference your donations can make to the lives of young and old alike in Nepal. Please give generously to help those people who have suffered so much in the recent earthquakes and give them a safer future