empowering for life
We wish to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful supporters and friends who assisted us throughout the year. We are hugely grateful. On behalf of all our colleagues in Nepal we thank you!
Our winter newsletter is available here if you wish to catch up on our successes of 2019.
Christmas is coming, what a wonderful exciting time of the year.
Do visit us are some of out craft fairs over the next few weeks. Watch out for our lovely batik cards, suitable for every occasion, and for our little felt Santa gnomes. See more on out events page.
Welcome to the prosthetics ward of Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital and Services Centre!
Leprosy does not cause limb loss directly, but due to a lack of sensation in the hands and feet, a leprosy affected person is at much greater risk of injury. Burns, cuts and ulcers may go unnoticed, which can lead to infection and permanent damage. Here at Lalgadh, patients can get prosthetics free of charge. #WelcometoLalgadh
The village of Sunderbasti now has a large water storage tank. Before this August, villagers piped water from four kilometres away, but the pipes leaked leading to contamination, especially during the monsoon. With safe water now in every villagers home, NLT is celebrating with Sunderbasti.
Another very exciting day on our field trip to Lalgadh in South Eastern Nepal, September 2019. Our group travel to visit and meet with the villagers of Odraha, one of the 5 villages in the current Village Alive Programme (VAP)
Here in Odraha village the men are happy to mind their children, the women have work to do! Thanks to VAP a sewing training course is underway along with a new community hall. Among many other improvements is a rise in the number of children going to school.
NLT supports the Village Alive Programme which empowers some of the poorest, most disadvantaged people suffering from leprosy and other debilitating conditions, to transform their own lives and also spearhead improvements to the whole village. In this way, the most rejected people become community leaders.
Day 1 of NLT Irelands visit to Nepal, September 2019.
We had a wonderful day on Sunday 7th September as we celebrated Nepal Ireland Day 2019 in Farmleigh House, Dublin.
We danced and sang in the Nepalese and Irish traditional style. Both nationalities are warm, open and celebrate in similar ways. Food also plays a celebratory role in these occasions although there are differences in the type of food. However Irish cuisine is generally rapidly changing and becoming much more international, with the inclusion of lots of variety in spices and rices.
During the afternoon at Farmleigh House we were able to talk to the public about our mission. We also had the opportunity to sell our beautiful handicrafts, which are made by the artisans we know and work with in Nepal.
Many thanks to the many wonderful organisers, with special thanks to all at Nepal Ireland Society, Nepal Tourism and Embassy of Nepal London