CONGRATULATIONS LAURA – THIRD WOMAN TO FINISH CAPE WRATH ULTRA CHALLENGE
The amazing Laura Watson finished 27th out of 59 competitors and was the THIRD female finisher in this year's Cape Wrath Ultra. She ran for 8 days over the most difficult terrain and she has raised a staggering £1,774.59 for Doctors for Nepal. Thank you Laura.
You can still sponsor Laura here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/drlaurawatson
All proceeds go towards providing healthcare in rural Nepal.
LAURA AND SOPHIE RUNNING FOR DOCTORS FOR NEPAL
Laura and Sophie are running in two very different but equally challenging events at the end of May, and are raising funds for Doctors for Nepal.
LAURA is running in the Cape Wrath Expedition Ultra Marathon Stage Race (400k over 8 days!) between 22 - 28 May.
Laura says "I'm running/walking/ crawling through bog, moor and forest for 400km over 8 days this May to raise money to fund scholarships for Nepali students from poor rural backgrounds to study medicine and work in their home area as doctors.
This is the first time I have done an event for charity. You all know ...
LAST CHANCE TO BUY FUNDRAISING SCREENING TICKETS
Just over one year has passed since the devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal in April 2015. Many are still living in appalling conditions, and struggling to survive. DFN is still supporting the rebuilding of various health posts destroyed by the quake, and will continue to support these projects over the coming months. Our 7 scholarship students are flourishing at medical school, and Meena and Nahakul graduate as doctors for Nepal later this year. We are absolutely delighted to announce that we will be commencing nursing scholarships from August– more news to ...
DOCTORS FOR NEPAL ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN’S HOUR
25/4/16 On the 1 year anniversary of the earthquake that hit Nepal, Dr Kate Yarrow is interviewed by Jane Garvey on BBC Radio 4 WOMAN'S HOUR. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0783lds
25/4/16 Dr Kate Yarrow is interviewed by Dan Damon on BBC World Service: WORLD UPDATE. Kate's interview is 47.03 minutes in from the start:
Click on link to listen:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03rcdcj
Nepal: Reflections on 1st anniversary of earthquake
One year has now passed since the devastating earthquake rocked Nepal, killing 9,000, and leaving 2.8 million displaced, and in need of humanitarian assistance. Living in Nepal is tough at the best of times, and the disaster on April 25th 2015 has made life unimaginably difficult for hundreds of thousands of people. Our first doctor, Lalit, says “We are learning to cope. But in some areas nothing is back to normal, life is very difficult here.” Our trustee visit to Gourkha district in October revealed the shocking extent of the damage, with hundreds of mountain ...