In October 2026, I have volunteered to travel to Nepal in support of EYE Nepal Charity with Nick Howe (Founder of Holroyd Howe) and some of the Holroyd Howe team. The central aim is a 3 day trek to some of the remotest parts of Nepal and volunteering at schools in the most poorest and rural districts.

EYE Nepal provides investment for improving early years education for children, aiming to enchance the life opportunities of the poorest children in rural districts of Nepal.

Nepal is famous for being the land locked home to Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, and the vast Himalayan mountain range. Perhaps less well known is the fact that Nepal is one of the world's least developed countries with at least a fifth of the 26 million population living below the poverty line.

Agriculture employs 60% of the population

20% of the population live below the poverty line

25% of the population live at least 2 hours’ walk from an all-season road

5% of children aged 5-9 years in rural Nepal are estimated to be out of school

24% of 4-year-olds are not in pre-school or primary school

In total, 800,000 children do not attend school at all in Nepal

37% of girls marry before 18 and 10% are married by age 15

80% of children will suffer from domestic violence

Eye Nepal believes that good education is the way to unravel the chains of poverty. They help schools to attract and retain children at school from a young age, to properly prepare them for later years of education and to improve their chances of success once there.

All of my fundraising activities go directly towards the EYE Nepal Charity and my support of it.

It is great cause and I know that all my friends both in business and pleasure will donate generously.