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Helena McGowan is raising money for The Nepali Children's Trust
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NCT sponsored trek in Nepal · 19 June 2009

We provide long term, effective, sustainable support to 30 physically disabled children at the New Life Centre in Nepal and with virtually no administrative costs. The children usually come from remote and mountainous areas where life for a disabled child is particularly difficult and there is very little medical help or access to education. Disability may occur due to a variety of reasons but often because of untreated accidental injuries and severe burn injuries as a result of babies and young children being left unattended with open cooking fires while their parents work the land. We work closely with the children and staff at the centre assessing their needs and liaising with the local board members of the centre about the best way we can help. The main focus of our support is a commitment to provide a new home which will help the centre save a third of its budget for rent to use for other important expenses. We also help with other essential day to day costs. We liaise with other Nepali and foreign donors of the centre to ensure a web of integrated support that minimises reliance on any one agency alone, thus guaranteeing on going medical care, a caring home, a healthy diet, good education, as well as post school training and further study where appropriate.

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As chairperson of the Nepali Children's Trust I am organising and participating in a trek to the foothills of Annapurna. Each participant will be partnering one of the disabled children that our charity supports from the New Life Centre in Kathmandu.

This will be a unique opportunity for everyone involved. Many of the children have never had a chance to travel within their own country and will need lots of help to negotiate the steep mountainous terrain. We also hope the trek will raise much needed awareness about disability in this relatively remote region of Nepal.

All funds will go directly to benefit the children.

Any contribution you feel you can make will be very much appreciated.

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Donation summary

Total
£2,225.00
+ £321.54 Gift Aid
Online
£1,415.00
Offline
£810.00

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