Our Projects
You can download a PDF with a map and details of our projects: CAN Projects.pdf
Bahrabise
(updated May 2010)
CAN built the large modern school, the toilets and installed the water supply. This has been CAN’s most expensive school project to-date.
In the summer of 2010 it is hoped the new additional accomodation hostel will be open. The finishing touches to the hostel are currently being completed and the number of bed spaces increased by raising the ceiling height and installing bunk beds, rather than single beds. The two photos (April and May 2010) show various stages in the construction of the entrance to the hostel.
This has become a regional school for deaf children. CAN funds one full time and two part-time teachers, the stationery, teaching materials, has provided additional quilts for dormitories and sports equipment. CAN has also provided the school with four new computers and a colour printer enabling the children to access the internet. Vocational training includes agricultural management on the school’s own land.
CAN nurses visit to provide first aid training, health materials and medicines. The Social Welfare Council has recently observed that the children now regard the school as home.
CAN purchased additional adjoining land for cultivation by staff and pupils. They now produce bananas, coffee, pineapples, mushrooms, potatoes and many other vegetables. There is now sufficient basic food for the school and a surplus which is sold locally to provide additional income for school funds.
Art Project - 'Bahrabise's Got Talent!' Art Exhibition in Chamonix Summer 2010
Andy Parkin, one of the UKs foremost modern climbers, is also an accomplished artist. He has very kindly run an art project for CAN at the school which has led to the discovery of some fabulous artistic talent, an art exhibition in Kathmandu and a Summer 2010 art exhibition of the work at the Tourist Centre in the alpine town of Chamonix, where Andy lives. Projects such as these are not only great fun but also this build great confidence in the pupils. If you're climbing in the area please call in to see the exhibition and show your support for our work.
Bodhe
CAN constructed the two storey Shree Bajramai Lower Secondary School.
CAN funds one science teacher and has provided science equipment.
Bushinga
Clean water project with the local people contributing 50% of the total costs.
Ghunsa
CAN built the school and toilets and is now about to build two additional class rooms. CAN purchased the school land and land for the kitchen garden and provided the school water supply. CAN has begun a new Health Post building with the cutting and drying of timber. These were CAN’s first projects built in 1995/6.
CAN funds six teachers, stationery, teaching material and library books. It financed the raising of the school status to secondary level. CAN also funds two nursery teachers and a nursery classroom.
CAN funds two nurses, one helper, medicines and equipment. CAN also promotes health education, first aid training and provides worming treatment. A recent Health Camp was run during which 1297 patients were seen over three days.
CAN has provided support for training in kitchen garden development and fruit cultivation. It has also supported 'lead farmer' training and a ‘group formation and mobilisation’ programme.
Ghyamrang
CAN reroofed and extended the school and built a large sanitation block.
CAN supports the salaries of two teachers, provides school materials and also supports two nursery teachers.
CAN built the health post and put in extensive piping for clean water.
CAN built the Health Post, funds the salaries for two nurses and a helper, provides all medicines and equipment/instruments. In 2006 CAN ran a Health Camp seeing approximately 1200 patients in three days. CAN continues to fund staff training and a school based health education programme.
CAN has financed the construction of six looms and Allo [nettle cloth] production training. This has also been supplemented by the community Mother's Group who have researched additional training opportunities and possible markets for the cloth. CAN also supports the development of the Mother's Group. Other areas of support provided by CAN include a kitchen garden programme, fruit cultivation, group formalisation and mobilisation programme, a water mill, black-smith, bee keeping support, 'lead farmer' training.
Gokyo
CAN are currently working hard to raise funds to build a porter shelter at Gokyo, a place well known to trekkers and climbers in the Everest area.
TRAIL magazine is helping us raise the funds via it's 'TRAIL for sale' section on their website. You can bid via Ebay for unique items of mountaineering history and items of new gear recently tested by TRAIL. Click here to find out more about this.
Gorak Shep
(updated May 2010)
The new porter shelter at Gorak Shep has recently been completed and is providing shelter and accomodation for porters working in the Everest region. Gorak Shep is at 5140 metres and sits just below Everest Base Camp and Kala Pattar - the goal of so many trekkers in the Khumbu region. This means there are large numbers of porters working in the area and at this altitude shelter it is even more vital for their welfare and safety.
The shelter is proving very popular and is looked after by local lodge owners on a rota basis. Porters can stay for free and can buy meals from the lodge managing the shelter.
%2009.09.08.JPG "Gorak Shep porter shelter - with a dusting of snow")
Karki Danda
Karki Danda School Sanitation Block. The school later in part collapsed through subsidence. CAN will in the near future help out with this problem.
Kutumsang
CAN has built the Health Post, put in a water supply and built two new class rooms at the Himalayan School. A new roof and other work has been completed at the Birendra School.
CAN has made a donation to the Gompa restoration programme.
CAN supports two schools in this area; the Himalayan School with teaching materials and library books; the Birendra School with library books and teaching materials. CAN built the sanitation block at Kakani School.
CAN built the Health Post, financially supports two nurses, a helper, provided equipment and medicines. Health camps have now been run at the village. The nurses provide health education to three local schools and also a worming programmes and first aid training.
The CAN Community Motivator has provided kitchen garden support, fruit cultivation and 'lead farmer' training. The Mother's Group have also received group formation and mobilisation training.
Langtang & Mundu
(updated 1 June 2010)
CAN / Surgery in Nepal Health Camp 2010
The remote Langtang area has very sparse health provision and is two days walk to the nearest road and transport to better facilities. To assist in this situation CAN, working with Surgery in Nepal (a partner UK charity), ran a health camp at Langtang on 9 - 10 April 2010 based at Langtang Primary School.
The medical team were able to offer opthalmic, gynecological, minor surgey, health education, dental and GP services to villagers from Sindum, Mundu, Langtang and Gumba. In total 325 patients were seen, which included 149 eye and 51 gynecolgical referals.
CAN built the secondary school in Langtang village and Lower Primary in nearby Mundu village. It also provided funds for repositioning the hydro-electric station.
CAN is hoping to send in teacher support and help improve the health and general well-being of this impoverished area.
Lapcha
CAN built the Upper Primary School and nursery class-room.
CAN funds two teachers, teaching materials and stationery. It financed the building of the nursery school and funds two nursery teachers.
CAN nurses from Ghunsa provide a health education and a worming programme.
LiHi Gaun
CAN has built the health post and timber is cut and the stone broken for a new primary school.
CAN will supplement the government teacher.
CAN funds two nurses who also provide health education, a worming programme, first aid training to the Mother's Group and the existing school community.
CAN has funded a telephone service based in the health post. Finance generated from this facility will provide a percentage of the profit towards the up keep of the Health Post. CAN has also provided a fruit cultivation programme and 'lead farmer' training.
Machhermo
Porter Shelter and Rescue Post opened in October 2006
Melamchigaun
(Updated May 2010)
CAN has developed strong links with the Melamchigaun community over recent years.We built the secondary school, provided the roof for the community funded Health Clinic and improved the water supply.
Our most recent project was to build a new the school accomodation hostel. Many children are faced with a 2-3 hour walk to and from school at the end of each day, which unfortunately means children often miss school days.Through the tremendous efforts of West Yorkshire Scout Leaders, who raised the funds for the build and spent October 2008 working in Melamchi with local tradesman to build the dormitory, more children are now able to access full time education. CAN and the Melamchi community are greatly indebted to Graeme and Julie Earnshaw and their Scout Leader colleagues. The photos below show the Scout Leaders in action!
CAN operates a local Health Clinic run by the nurses based at the Milarepa Health Post. It also provides health education, a worming programme and first aid training. A nurse is now permanently based at Melamchigaun.
CAN has helped extend the kitchen garden, developed fruit cultivation, goat raising and vegetable cultivation programmes. It has also provided the community with group formation and mobilisation support.
CAN funds two teachers, teaching materials, musical instruments, training in the use of these instruments and library books.
CAN supported the purchase of cultural musical instruments and training for the school. CAN has also help refurbish the Gompa and also the Community Centre the nearby Nukote village.
Milerapa
CAN built the Health Post. CAN also repainted the Milarepa rock carvings. CAN funded the construction of a fish-farm which was recently washed away in a monsoon flood so violent it also took out two government bridges, part of the school and three houses. Thankfully no-one was injured in the incident.
CAN funds two nurses and a helper at the Health Post, and a previous health camp at Milarepa saw 550 patients.
CAN has supported kitchen garden development, fruit cultivation, and soil testing programme. It has also supported a water mill, fish farming, lodge development, adult education, bee keeping, and lead farmer training. The Mother's Group have received group formation and mobilisation training.
Purano Dewar
CAN built the school and sanitation block. It also put in a 12 kilometre water pipe to provide clean water.
CAN financially supports two teachers, stationary, teaching materials and the supply of library books.
Although CAN does not have a Health Post in Purano Duwar health staff do visit the community to provide health education and a worming programme. Small general health camps have been run for the community.
CAN Community Motivator has provided the training for fruit and bamboo production and kitchen garden development and 'lead farmer' training.
Riban
Large sanitation block at Riban school.
Rohi Gaun
CAN provided a new school roof.
CAN funds one teacher, the stationery and teaching material costs at the school and has funded maintenance work on the school.
CAN nurses from Ghyamrang provide health education and a worming programme.
Walung
CAN built the Health Post, the Gompa and installed pipes (three kilometres) for clean water.
CAN financed and oversaw the building of the large Gompa and its on-going maintenance.
CAN runs adult education classes in the Gompa and supports the Mother’s Group.
CAN funds two nurses, a helper, provides the medicines, instruments/equipment and first aid training.
CAN supported the community to develop a telephone service based in the Health Post which is now generating a steady income to help sustain CAN village infrastructure.