More Sponsorship and Thank You’s!
We have just received the exciting news that The Onaway Trust have kindly agreed to provide a grant of £5000 towards our project. They are a local charitable trust and only support a handful of projects in Asia so we are very lucky to be on their list. With their help, we can finally begin to expand this project, by taking on the next group of students and bringing in more volunteers to help with training.

Since we returned to the UK we have also been overwhelmed by the generosity of our supporters, both locally and overseas. Particular thanks to The McTurk Charitable Trust, Ruth White Yoga Products, Olicana Fish and Chip Shop, Cedric Jeanson (and friends), Alison and Tom Harrison, Philip and Karen Croft, Michael and Carole Stephens, Simon Dilger, Jo Cape, Heather Smith, the Cawood family and the rest….. We are truly grateful for your support and can promise that it goes directly to where it is most needed.

More Volunteers!

We are especially grateful to Mark Fidler, an old friend (but a new volunteer for SHN) who has kindly agreed to spend the next couple of months helping out with the project generally and supervising the students. Mark had simply intended to pay us a brief visit on his way to India but was quickly drafted in as a ‘practice body’ for the students. When he realised we needed him for much more than just his body(!!), he agreed to stay on as a volunteer and is doing a great job in our absence. We’re also hoping to utilise his gardening skills once the weather improves.

Computer Training for the Blind

Our partners at the Nepal Association of the Blind recently informed us that they had managed to arrange for some computers and a classroom for blind students to learn in at the local university. Unfortunately though, they did not have enough to pay for a teacher. Fortunately SHN was able to step in and pay for a part time computer trainer for an entire year!! This will benefit not just our students, but many other young disadvantaged blind people in the area. They will begin their 3-month computer training courses in February and we are looking forward to receiving our first emails!

Student Progress

Training Unit 2 was completed in mid-January and once again, the students all passed with flying colours. They are determined to study hard and succeed and their dedication makes them a pleasure to teach. They have just started doing ‘practice’ massages on volunteer tourists and so are now learning the finer points, such as timing massages and the importance of putting oil and towels back in the same place! Over the next few months, they will be following an agreed schedule of practice and study alongside their usual monthly theory exams. Click the SHN In Pictures link on the right to see more pictures of the students practising in their new training centre.