Trustees fly out to Nepal
Kate and 2 trustees flew to Nepal on 9th October 2015. Here they are meeting DFN scholarship students in Kathmandu. Look out for Kate's blog to keep up to date with their trip.
Nahakul and Meena pass their exams
Nahakul and Meena, our two 4th year students have successfully passed their exams, allowing them entry into their 5th and final year at Patan Academy. Huge congratulations to them both. Click on link to hear Nahakul thanking everyone who's donated and helped to sponsor his studies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iG9wSUPvxM
Crowdfunding to finish important fundraising documentary
Have you ever contemplated or thought about how easy it is for you to see a doctor? I know we have all, at times, complained about the NHS (or our equivalent Health care system). We moan when we can't get a same-day appointment for a sore throat. But what if you were told you had to walk for 9 days to get to see your family doctor? Over enormous mountains, sleeping in mud huts, not really knowing if the doctor might be there at the end of your journey, and you risk dying on route? This is the reality for millions of people living in rural Nepal.
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Funding needed for charity film
DFN is in the process of finishing off a 60 minute documentary film about healthcare in rural Nepal. It follows the journey of patients trying to urgently access medical care, an anxious and heart-wrenching journey for both the patients and viewer. The filming was undertaken 2 weeks prior to the enormous earthquakes that rocked the country in April of this year; instantly making the footage out of date (pre-earthquake). We are desperate to be able to complete filming, in order to be able to use it to its' full fundraising potential (by taking the film maker back to Nepal, ...
Update from students and doctor in Nepal
There is some good news from 4 months after the enormous earthquakes that rocked Nepal. Dr Lalit has secured a one year training contract with the Nick Simmons Institute (Nepal); an NGO dedicated to further the postgraduate training for health workers in rural Nepal. He is currently enjoying his 70 days of training to do Caesarian sections, and complex deliveries - and will then go back to doing his vital work in a rural area.
Meena and Nahakul have just sat their 4th year exams and are waiting with trepidation to hear if they may progress with their final year of ...