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On behalf of our beneficiaries and the Gurkha communities, we would like say “thank you” to Veterans’ Foundation for providing us with the much needed grant of £10,000. This generous award will help us in our organisational development and in continuation of our bespoke around the clock outreach work in support of the Gurkha communitiesContinue reading “Veterans’ Foundation Support the Gurkhas!”

The objectives of The Gurkha Centre (CIO) are:  For the benefit of members of the Gurkha Nepalese communities in the UK by: 1)    Relief of poverty, in particular but not exclusively by providing advice, support and information to individuals in need 2)    Protecting and preserving public health by delivering regular health workshops on relevant health topics 3)    AdvancingContinue reading “Our Objectives”

We signpost individuals and families to and liaise with partner charities or food banks to facilitate delivery of grants and/or food items.   We also raise funds to provide the much-needed financial support to our beneficiaries in case of urgency.  

We support the Gurkha veterans and families to finding suitable accommodation and support them in housing benefit claims on request.  We assist them in house moves and provide with mobility support to ferry their belongings.

We support the Gurkha veterans and families in their application for social security benefits such as Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Housing Benefits and so on.  We liaise with government departments and charities to ensure our beneficiaries are supported throughout.   We also assist the members of the Gurkha community in opening ofContinue reading “Social Security Benefits”

Since our Gurkha Veterans and their wives and widows are getting older, they need extra care and support in monitoring their health and wellbenig more than ever. Through our outreach services and home visits, we regularly check their health needs and ensure that they get appropriate level of support in accessing health services. Our beneficiariesContinue reading “Health and Social Care”

We set up COVID-19 Community Support Group to tackle unprecedented challenges and uncertainty faced by the Gurkha Nepalese communities in and around the boroughs of London. During COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, we ramped up our remote, round-the-clock outreach services to provide hundreds of Gurkha veterans, wives, widows and adult children with relevant advice, information and practicalContinue reading “COVID-19 Community Support Group”

We are proud and humbled to have been providing placements for students of BSc Global Health (fourth year 2020/21cohort) from the Imperial College London as part of their Community Group Placement.  It was a unique opportunity for both the students and the Gurkha Nepalese community to understand where health inequities lie, why they exist and toContinue reading “BSc Global Health Student Placement”

We are the first Gurkha Charity to pick up the need for and to offer free of cost English language training opportunities to support newly arrived adult Gurkha children in the UK. Language Matters! is our initiative to empower Gurkha communities through English language workshops tailored for basic to advanced levels and run by qualifiedContinue reading “Language Matters!”

We provide health, wellbeing and education support to Gurkha veterans and their families.