COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL - Welcome
'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.
Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show, London Jan 28th & 29th 2012
Doug Scott is pleased to be speaking on both days at this years show,celebrating his legendary climbs on Everest and his worldwide Big Wall Climbing exploits. CAN will also have a sales and info stand - come and say hello!
Click here for more lecture details or visit The Adventure Show website for general info.
First on K2 November 2011 - A celebration of the 'Savage Mountain' with an international line up of climbers.
Visiting London, Oxford, Edinburgh and Glasgow 'First on K2' celebrated the world's second highest mountain with an outstanding line up of K2 climbers and guest speakers. Sir Chris Bonington, Jim Wickwire (USA), Nazir Sabir (Pakistan), Naoe Sakashita (Japan) and Pavel Shabalin (Russia) were just some of the climbers who spoke at the week long series of fundraising events. A report of this unique event will be posted on the website shortly.
Sky Dance - running the Nepalese Himalaya
Dr. Lizzy Hawker is raising funds for CAN's work by running over 1000miles across the Himalaya! Her moving account of the highs and lows of this amazing journey can be read in her 'journal' by clicking here.
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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CAN's achievements recognised by Nepal Tourism Board - June 2011
Ian Wall CAN's 'man on the ground' in Nepal has received a top national award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the country. Click here to find out more about the day he met the Deputy Prime Minister!
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. A full report and pictures will be posted shortly of these events and a summary of important meetings with village committees from as far away as Lihi Gaun in North Gorka.
FIRST ON EVEREST 2010 raises over £46,000 for our work in Nepal
FIRST on EVEREST, a series of unique and very special fundraising events for the work of CAN and Promise Nepal in November 2010, raised over £46,000 to help fund our health, education and welfare projects. To find out more about the events and the money raised click here to visit our fundraising pages.
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.