# DOCTORS FOR NEPAL

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1133441
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 4, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1133441


## Contact

- **Address:** Highwell, Hamsey, Lewes
- **Postcode:** BN8 5TD
- **Phone:** 07525 372597
- **Email:** KATE@DOCTORSFORNEPAL.ORG
- **Website:** www.doctorsfornepal.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN NEPAL BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE THEIR STUDIES.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN NEPAL BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE.

**Activities:** DFN provides scholarships at Nepali medical schools for students from poor rural backgrounds. In return, the students undertake to work in remote and deprived rural areas of Nepal for an agreed period after qualifying. The charity supports students both during and after their studies, in  liaison with local medical colleges; it also delivers  health projects and disaster relief.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NEPAL
- Nepal





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **DOCTOR KATHERINE SARAH YARROW** | Chair | Oct. 16, 2009 |
| Anne Yarrow |  |  |
| DR NATALIE THURTLE |  | Oct. 31, 2012 |
| Dr Rasana Bajarcharya |  | Aug. 3, 2025 |
| Dr Richard John Stammers Howell |  | May 19, 2018 |
| Nigel Lewers |  | Nov. 3, 2013 |




