World Leprosy Day is observed internationally every year on the last Sunday of January, to increase public awareness of leprosy. This day was chosen in commemoration of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India who had great sympathy for the poor and understood the importance of helping people with leprosy, who are mostly amongst the very poorest. Please consider holding a coffee morning for NLT to raise some funds for our work in Nepal. We can provide leaflets, powerpoint presentations, ...

Nepal TV has just aired a 22 minute documentary about Nepal Leprosy Trust's work at Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital and Services Centre. It is mostly in Nepali so it will be hard for most of you to follow the language but it has some great views of the current people and activities at Lalgadh. The documentary is currently on Youtube at the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_OZVhzRpEo&feature=share Have a look and see what is going on at Lalgadh.

At Lalgadh we have been testing a  building material that could revolutionize the construction of new houses in the villages where we work. We acquired the key equipment and two recent visitors were able to take it out and work with our technical staff at Lalgadh to build the kit and test the result. We are often asked if we can help with building new houses when self help groups advocate on behalf of very vulnerable people in their communities. You may remember that with your help we...

The NLT 2018 sponsored walk took in the lovely surroundings of Windsor Park, including a circuit of the Virginia Waters Lake.             Several NLT-ers and friends joined in for about 9 miles of walking in Windsor Great Park, enjoying wonderful views along the rides towards Windsor Castle, Saville Gardens, the Totem Pole, and the beautiful lake itself. The weather was perfect for a walk - not too hot or cold - and enabled us to remembe...

The sun very definitely had his hat on! We had our walking shoes on and off we went. Matthew guided us around Great Windsor Park and Virgina Waters. Stopping only for refreshments (Mildred's scones with Jam and cream) and to admire the various points of interest such King George 3rd statue, Totem Pole, Obelisks etc. We walked for about 10 miles and certainly didn't do all of the park. Does this call for another NLT family walk? It might be a nice idea to do Windsor Park in all the ...