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'Helping the Nepalese to help themselves'
Community Action Nepal (CAN) helps to bring long term benefits to these resourceful and proud mountain people. CAN has established more than 50 community projects focusing on health, water and sanitation, schools, education and cultural development. To discover more about our work Click here, or on the main menu buttons.
New school hostel opens in April 2012
Purano Duwar Jaya Devi School hostel was officially opened on 25th April 2012 more details
The Annual Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture - Tuesday 29th May 2012, London
This year's special guest lecturer is Alan Hinkes OBE who will be speaking about his completion of the 8000m peaks on Kangchenjunga in 2005. Introduced by Rebecca Stephens MBE. More details
Joe Brown and Tony Streather join 'First on Kangchenjunga' 13th - 16th November 2012 - in celebration of this sacred mountain
Visiting London, Oxford and Glasgow 'First on Kangchenjunga' will celebrate the world's third highest mountain with an outstanding international line up of climbers and guest speakers. Legendary rock climber Joe Brown and high altitude climber Tony Streather of the first ascent party from 1955 will be our special guests.
Click here for further details. Tickets on sale 1st June. These special CAN fundraising events follow on from the successful 'First on K2' and 'First On Everest' celebrations in 2010 and 2011.
Nepalese 'Day of the Dog' Sunday September 16th 2012, Hutton in the Forest, Penrith
For a second year CAN is joining up with Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre to organise a sponsored dog walk in the Lake District. This fund-raising event celebrates Kukur Tihar, the Nepalese Day of the Dog, and will be held at Hutton in the Forest, near Penrith by kind permission of Lord and Lady Inglewood.
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Garden Open Day at Doug and Trish Scott's Cumbrian home - Sunday 1st July 2012
CAN supporters are invited to visit Doug and Trish's country garden as part of the National Garden Scheme - raising money for a variety of charities whilst enjoying the delights of the Scott's formal and vegetable gardens. click here for more details
CAN supported School is voted 'Best Government School in Nepal'
Melamchi Guan School in the Helambu has been voted 'Best Government School' with twelve pupils having gained a Distinction and three in the First Division. Many congratulations to the pupils, staff and Village Committee. Click here for more news of this and other CAN projects and acheivements.
Doug Scott receives the 2011 Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award
Doug Scott's lifetime contribution to mountaineering was recognised at the Piolet d'Or awards ceremony on April 16th in Courmayeur, Italy. Click here to find out more about the award and Doug's thoughts on receiving such an honour.
Opening of new Health Post at Melamchigaun and school hostel at Bahrabise School January 2011
Doug and Trish Scott and Trustee Dr. Rob Lorge enjoyed two weeks in Nepal in January to perform the official opening of two of CAN's most recent projects - the new health post at Melamchigaun, to compliment the CAN school and the opening of a much needed hostel at CAN's school for the deaf at Bahrabise. Click here for an update on these in CAN projects
STANLEY Tools donate more carpentry tools to CAN
Stanley tools are now kindly donating valuable hand planes in addition to their generous gift of hand tools last year for our carpenters and builders in Nepal. Find out more in Latest News by clicking here.