In September 2017 I embarked on a three month trip around Nepal. I started in Kathmandu and I'm currently working in an orphanage in Phutung called 'Possible Nepal'.

I was talking with Kapil (the guy who runs things) earlier about how much the orphanage costs to run and it really is done on a shoestring. The whole thing, for 10 children, including rent, food, electricity, private school fees, clothes and other expenses is just £8,000 / year or put another way, £67 / child / month. I can easily spend that on dinner...

I wasn't intending to actively fundraise but given the relatively small amounts of money they need, I thought I'd put it out there and see if anyone would like to donate, however small the amount. You can do so on my justgiving page : www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/phutung At the end of my trip, any money raised will go directly to the orphanage.

The current things they urgently need are :

School shoes - £5.30 per pair - £53 total

Socks - 90p per pair - £18 total

School sweaters - £8.30 each - £83 total

Rent - £363 total

Just to give you an idea of how much they spend on an annual basis :

Food - £3,500

Cooking Gas - £260

School fees, books and clothes - £2,500

Health - £600

Rent - £750

Salary - £450

Total - £8,060

If you'd like to look at their website, the address is www.possiblenepal.org

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