Hi there,

I'm Bipsha, and on the 2nd of September, I will be celebrating my birthday by climbing Mt Snowdon with a group of friends and of course my four legged pal, Rollins the Beagle. The main purpose is to raise awareness for two Street Animal Charities based around Kathmandu Nepal, so let me take you on a little journey...

Earlier this year during my visit to Nepal, I met and went on a rescue case with my friend, Irfan Khan who is the founder of Team Sankalpa - an animal rescue charity based in Kathmandu.There are an estimated 20,000 street dogs in Kathmandu alone. These dogs suffer from starvation, abuse, poisoning, hit-and-run cases, skin diseases and many more illnesses which go untreated and lead to death. Over the last 3 years, Irfan has made it his mission to provide on street medical care by attending cases reported by community members day and night and fighting for the justice of these animals.

The second charity, Shree's Animal Rescue charity is founded by Shreejana (didi) Thakuri, an incredible woman who gave up everything including selling her house to dedicate her life to animals. She is currently the Mother of over 200 dogs and many other animals (cats, monkeys you name it, she looks after it) living in her shelter, most that have been abused, abandoned, blind, paralysed, but thankfully all that now are cared for and loved by her.

Both Team Sankalpa and Shree's Animal Rescue Charity share a purpose of helping animals in need. There is no government funding nor care for animal welfare in Nepal so the work they do is self-funded and through donations. So with that in mind I am setting a target of raising £200 and will be going to Nepal later this year to volunteer, where all money raised will go towards the two charities providing medical care, food, water, equipment, vaccinations and overall animal welfare, so together we can provide a voice for the voiceless.

You can follow @TeamSankalpa / @IrfanKhan on Instagram @Shreejana_Thakuri on Instagram and Shree's Animal Rescue Nepal on Facebook to see the lives they are transforming everyday.

Thank you for your time. We will be sharing an update of our adventure and I would love to hear your stories or any words of advice!

UPDATE! (02.09.23)

We did it! Sunny Saturday Snowdon climb :D

The views were just incredible. Super proud of the whole team and thankful for the support from all of you!

Quick selfie before we start our climb!

Celebratory picture at the top with the crew who made this such an incredible experience ! (Conor, Me, Mani, Zee & Rollins, Maryam, Sumit, Claudia and Bishal)

Some wholesome content!

Video Source - Good Times Nepal

Photo Source - Irfan Khan Instagram

Photo Source - Facebook Shree's Animal Rescue Nepal