


Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 3
It’s now 11 weeks since our first arrival in Bhalu Khola and we’ve just completed our ICS project here. Phase 3 was very different to the other two and we’ve […]

How Nepal is Surviving 1 Year after the Earthquake
One year ago on the 25th April 2015, a 7.8 scale earthquake hit Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people, injuring 21,000 and leaving 3.5 million Nepali people homeless. The damage caused […]

Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 2
We’re now 7 weeks and 2/3 of the way through our Raleigh ICS project in Nepal and have completed Phase 2, which simply flew by. For a bit more background […]

The Words of 3 Inspiring Young People from Nepal
On International Women’s Day we hosted a poetry competition for the youth of Bhalu Khola and Dhading on the theme of women’s rights. We had over 50 amazing entries from […]

Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 1
We’re now 1/3 of the way through our Raleigh ICS project in Nepal and have completed Phase 1 of 3 after spending 24 days in the picturesque village of Bhalu […]

Celebrating International Women’s Day in Nepal: A Day in the Life of a Nepali Woman
You can also read this blog post on the UK Huffington Post here: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/virginia-stuarttaylor/international-womens-day_b_9457246.html Today the 8th March marks International Women’s Day (IWD), which is celebrated worldwide and is an opportunity to […]

The First 3 Weeks of Raleigh ICS in Nepal: Kathmandu
Kathmandu was a pleasant surprise. Upon landing at Nepal’s only international airport we were greeted and surprised to find out that we’d spend the first few weeks being trained up […]

En Route to Nepal: Why, What and Where I’m Volunteering with Raleigh and ICS
As this blog post goes live (the joys of pre-scheduled blog posts) I’ll be mid-flight to Kathmandu to begin a 15-week project in rural Nepal. But what am I actually […]