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13 May 26

Speech Competition Success!

Su’s, a 15-year-old student Grade 9 student,  comes from a modest farming family in a remote rural community of Nepal. Her father depends primarily on agriculture for the family’s livelihood. She has one elder brother and one elder sister. At a very young age, Su experienced a heart breaking tragedy…

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28 Apr 26

DOUBLE YOUR DONATIONS! April 28th-5th May.

This appeal we are raising funds to support three health posts in Far West Nepal, Jair, Bichyya and Rugin.  These communities are in some of the most remote parts of Nepal, where access is extremely challenging. By working alongside local government health staff, our Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) help strengthen…

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24 Mar 26

Successful Management of Severe Pre-eclampsia

(Names changed) Sita, 21 years old and pregnant, lives in Manbu. She lives with her extended family. All of them are farmers except her husband. Her husband went abroad for a job six months ago. He financially supports the family for their survival. She is pregnant for the first time….

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24 Mar 26

Pneumonia in a Remote Village

(names changed) Rijan, a 12-month-old child, lives with his 2 elder brothers and their parents who run a small teashop in Bajura. The family were travelling on foot to visit family to celebrate a local festival when Rijan suddenly developed a fever and cough. As they were travelling through remote…

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13 Feb 26

Changing lives with school facilities

As part of our Girls Empowerment Programme (kindly funded by many of you through the Big Give Christmas Campaign in Dec 2024 and a generous funder) we are been busy improving the infrastructure at two schools in Rugin. Bageshwari High School, Rugin is getting some new toilets for girls and…

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28 Jan 26

Changing Lives in Manbu – 12 months in review

With grateful thanks to the James Tudor Foundation, the Austin Bailey Foundation, Festival Medical Services, The Belacqua Charitable Trust and other Trusts and Foundations for their kind support of Manbu Health Post. Belacqua Charitable Trust

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20 Nov 25

There in an emergency

(Name changed) Srijana, a 21-year-old pregnant woman lives in a family of nine members, including her husband, two children, in-laws, and brother-in-law. Her mother-in-law works as a cleaner at the Rugin Health Post, while her husband supports the family through goat and sheep herding. On 29 June 2025, she delivered…

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20 Nov 25

How will the Big Give save lives?

(name has been changed) Urmila is a 21-year-old pregnant woman she lives with her husband and mother-in-law in a small household of three. The family survives on subsistence agriculture and daily wage labour. Her pregnancy was planned, and she attended all eight antenatal check-ups supported by PHASE. Her expected date…

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18 Jun 25

Lives are changing – Start Strong results

We are so excited to share that we have now completed our Start Strong Project in Rugin and Bichhya, Bajura, Far West Nepal. As a UK Aid Match-funded project, we could not have achieved the positive outcomes we are evidencing without your dedicated and generous support. On behalf of our…

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