My career in the Development/Charity sector started 25 years ago, at the time deciding to do a degree in Development at UEA in Norwich, at the time one of the few Development courses in the country. It was a big decision, for an 18-year-old with no real international connection. The…
Thank you to everyone who kindly and generously donated to our Christmas Big Give Campaign in December 2023, raising an incredible £21,895.31 including our Big Give Champion The Coles Medlock Foundation who are also championing our Big Give Girls Empowerment Project in 2025. Some major successes we are very proud…
Imagine having a baby when you are only a teenager yourself. Imagine being forced to stop your education. Imagine having your future decided for you. This is the reality for many girls across the world as a result of child marriage. The global picture of child marriage… Child marriage is…
We are so pleased to be able to update all our wonderful PHASE supporters with the progress of our Start Strong Project at the end of Year 2. The Start Strong Project was designed at the request of local communities to improve access to maternal healthcare and to reduce malnutrition…
Meet Bimala – Junior Agricultural Technician (JTA) in Rugin, Bajura, Far West Nepal. Bimala hails from No 6 Province – Rukum District. She has been working for PHASE for 4 years but has 10 years previous experience with another NGO in Nepal. She was a Social Mobilizer for 3 years…
Bhabana (on the right of the photo) is from Dailekh in Karnali Province, next to Sudurpaschim Province where Bajura is. She has been an ANM for 4 years but has been only working for PHASE for just under 2 years. She was previously working in Dhailek District Hospital for 2.5…
My name is Dr Stephen Vercoe and I recently returned from Manbu where I was volunteering on the PHASE GP mentoring scheme, supporting two Auxiliary nurse midwives – Saraswati and Sushila- who are working at the PHASE health post in the village. I spent just 8 days there but it…
Kolti Update 2022-23 Healthcare can be especially hard to access in rural areas with difficult topography so the provision of services in local communities, including door-to-door visits, is essential to promoting the health of families. The Kolti Health Post is the largest healthcare facility in the area, and without the…
The Start Strong Project, match funded by the UK Government, has now been running for nine months and we’re excited to share our progress with you! Over the course of this three-year project, we are aiming to improve maternal health and reduce malnutrition amongst 1,000 vulnerable women and their children…