Nepalese Organizations

Yeti Nepali Association, UK
Yeti Nepali Association UK is the pioneer Nepalese organisation in the U.K. It was established in May 1960 with the objectives to project Nepal's identity and image and to promote welfare of the Nepalese community living in the U.K.
Yeti organises various functions in UK, including the birthday celebration of His Majesty the King, the Democracy Day, the Nepalese New Year's Day, and the Dashain Festival. It also organises summer outing jointly participated by the members of the Britain-Nepal Society and its members and organises the Yeti Cup football tournament in summer every year participated by various Nepalese teams in UK, including the teams from the Brigade of Gurkhas.
It brings out the annual journal entitled Yeti Patra.
Mr. Chiranjibi Dhakal is the current President of the Association.

Contact Address:
Executive Committee Secretariat
174 Dormers Wells Lane
South Hall, Middx UB13JB
TeL: 020-8571-9382
Website: http://www.yeti.org.uk

HELP NEPAL Network
Help Nepal Network (HeNN) was established in late 1999 in the UK and Nepal simultaneously. Since then the Network has expanded to dozen different countries with registered chapters in Australia, Nepal, the UK and the USA.
The Network aims at encouraging Nepalis, and others who love Nepal, throughout the world to contribute to Nepal. It seeks from all working members of the Nepalese community, and others with an interest in Nepal, a donation of at least Ј1 or its equivalent per month. HeNN works in the fields of health and education in mostly remote areas of Nepal. Funds may also be directed towards emergency assistance.
In the past five years, the Network has generated around US$ 60,000 and built schools in Dolpa, Dang, Lamjung, Parwat and Pyuthan districts and run several Health Camps. In association with Sahara Group in Nepalgunj, it also supported children affected by the current violence in the country in 2003. In 2002, the Network supported flood victims of Khotang district and in 2004, it built at the cost of over US$ 7,000 (nearly NRs 550,000) a four-bedroom Health Post in Mugu district, which is already up and running. The Network is currently trying to raise more funds for the Health Post. More information about the charity's activities can be found at www.helpnepal.net

Yeti London Welfare Foundation
Founded in April 1997, the Foundation is entrusted to raise funds for the Yeti Nepali House in London, a long cherished dream of the Nepalese community in UK to have its own community centre in London. As the size of the Nepalese community has been steadily growing, with the arrival of the second generation of Nepalese, the need for such a centre has now been strongly felt so as to provide a venue for organising various Nepalese social and cultural events. The proposed centre also has the objectives to impart the knowledge of Nepalese language, music and culture to the Nepalese children and the British friends of Nepal.

The Foundation has been gearing its efforts to raise fund with a view to purchasing a suitable site for the centre and gradually develop it to cater the need of the community. One of the important highlights of the planned Centre is that that it will feature the Lord Pashupati Nath and Lord Budha, the most sacred pilgrimages in Nepal, which symbolises the unique religious and cultural harmony in Nepal. Thus far, the Foundation has been able to raise about £70,000 by organising various charity events and through generous donations from the well wishers.

Dr. Raghav Prasad Dhital is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Contact Address:
Yeti London Welfare Foundation
48 Cheyne Avenue, South Woodford
London E18 2DR

Nepalese Doctor's Association, UK
The Nepalese Doctor's Association (NDA) was established in 1985 with the objectives to establish greater understanding and co-operation amongst the Nepalese Doctors in the UK, to foster good relations with other members of medical professions in UK, and to initiate collaboration with similar organisations in Nepal.
Currently, the NDA is engaged to raise charity for the cancer-screening project in Nepal. Dr. Madan Sharma is the current Chairman of this Association.

Contact Address:
Nepalese Doctor's Association
13 Westholme Avenue
Aberdeen AB15 6AA
Scotland
Website: www.ndauk.org.uk/

Koseli Cultural Fusion, UK
The Group was established in 1986 with a view to promoting Nepal's folk music, art and culture to the Nepalese Community in U.K and to raise awareness of Nepal's own distinct identity and image. The Group organises music events on various occasions such as His Majesty's Birthday, Dashain festival, New Year's Day etc. Mr. Madan Thapa is its current President.In recognition of his valuable contribution to promote Nepalese folk music and Nepalese culture in UK, Mr Thapa was coferred the Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu by His Majesty the King on the occasion of the 56th birthday of His Majesty in December 2000.

Contact Address:
Koseli Cultural Fusion UK
185 South Ealing Road
Ealing W5 4RH

Himalayan Yeti Nepalese Association, UK
Himalayan Yeti, the Nepalese Association in the U.K. was established in 1992 with the objectives to preserve and promote Nepalese cultural heritage, to promote Nepal and the Nepalese aspiration and to foster good relationships between the Nepalese and British people.
Himalayan Yeti organises various social and cultural activities on the occasion of Nepalese New Year and Dashain festival. It also runs the Nepalese language and the Nepalese music lessons for the Nepalese children and brings out a quarterly journal entitled Namaste giving details about its calendar of activities.
Mr. Pushpa Shrestha is the current President of Himalayan Yeti and Mrs. Shaila Joshi, its General Secretary.

Contact Address:
Himalayan Yeti
12 Reeves Road Chorlton
Manchester M21 8BT
Tel/Fax: 0161 881 1518
E-mail: himalnepal@hotmail.com

Nepali Literary Development Council, UK
Established in 1985, the Council's main objectives are to promote Nepali language and literature, to carry out literary activities, to celebrate the birth anniversaries of pioneer Nepali literary figures, and to organise literary programmes in the U.K.
The Council organised the Millennium Poetry Symposium in January 2000 and felicitated Poet Laureate Madhab P Ghimire in a programme organised in the Embassy of Nepal. The Council also organises literary functions on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Nepal's pioneer poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya and poet laureate Laxmi Prasad Devkota every year. It also brings out a literary journal entitled Lali Guransh each year.
Mr. Hari Singh Thapa is the current Chairman of the Council and Mr. Suresh Jung Thapa, its General Secretary.

Contact Address:
Nepalese literary Development Council
UK secretariat
224 South Ealing Road
London W5 4RP

The Sagarmatha Times
Started in August 1992 initially in hand-written form, this bimonthly magazine published in both Nepali and English editions aims at disseminating national news and events to the friends of Nepal and the Nepalese community in the U.K and beyond. Jit Bahadur Tandan is the publisher and Bal Mukund Joshi is its Chief Editor.

Nepalese Artists' Association UK
Established in 1996, the main objectives of this Association is to promote Nepalese music, art and culture in the U.K. Mr. Ajaya Sekhar Pradhan is its current President. This cultural Association organises various cultural events and some months back organised a live musical concerts in London by Nepal's popular pop singers Nabin Bhattarai and Miss Nelina Chitrakar.

Contact Address:
Artist Association UK
162 West End Road
Fuislip, Middx HA4 6DT

Lumbini Nepalese Buddha Dharma Society, UK
The Society was established in February 1997 with the objectives to have a forum for the meeting of Nepalese resident in the UK and others with an interest in Buddha Dharma as a spiritual practice, for discussion, exchange of ideas and to promote religious and cultural heritage of Nepal through its publication and other activities. Mr Amrit Ratna Sthapit is the current President of the Society and Dr. Dharma Shakya its General Secretary.

The Society celebrates Buddha Jayanti( Buddha Day) annually and also participates in annual international joint Buddha day celebration in London. Besides, the society organises regular Dharma talk in Nepali and english and also organises monthly meditation class. The Society also also brings out its journal "Lumbini" annually on the occasion Buddha Jayanti.

With the noble objective to build its own Lumbini Buddha Bihar in London, the Society has launched Lumbini Buddha Bihara Fund in July 2001.

Contact Address:
11 Mulberry Drive, Slough
Berkshire SL3 7JU, UK
E-mail: dharma _shakya@hotmail.com, amritstaphit@hotmail.com
Website: www.lumbini.org.uk

Nepal Support Society, UK
Established in 1997, its main objectives are to support health care and provide volunteers in health centres and health posts, to carryout small drinking water projects in remote villages, and help to build primary schools and provide volunteers for adult literacy classes rural areas of Nepal.
Mrs. Nelia and Khem Ranamagar are the Chair person of the Society and Mr. Ram Babu Thapaliya, its Treasurer.

Contact Address:
Nepal Support Society
44 Pleasance Road
Putney
London SW15
Tel: 018 1876 2559

Friends of Britain and Nepal: Nepal Tourism Organisation, UK
This Organisation, which was established in September 1999, aims at promoting Nepalese tourism in the U.K. The organisation has brought out three editions of a travel magazine entitled Kingdom in the Himalayas. It has also started a tourist information centre with a view to providing tourism related information.
Mr. Dhurba K.C. is its current President and Mr. Raja Ram Giri its General Secretary.

Contact Address:
Friends of Britain and Nepal
133 Wembley Park Drive
Wembley, Middlesex HA9 8HQ
Tel: 020 8900 9485

The Guthi was formed in November 2000 in London to promote Newa culture and identity in UK. The Guthi's new committee formed on May 4th 2002, is headed by President Amrit Sthapit, Vice President Mahanta Shrestha and General -Secretary Shashi Manandhar.PPG organises Newari Mha Puja Day, academic forums on Newa culture, language and literature, and various culatural and sports events. It also also brings out occasional News Letters featuring its activities.

Contact Address :
3 LEFROY ROAD
LONDON W12 9LF
TEL/FAX 020 8740 7926
EMAIL: ppguk@aol.com

Siddartha Nepali Samaj, Hastings was established in May 2006 with the objectives to establish greater understanding and cooperation amongst the Nepal ease particularly living in Hastings and its surroundings and to preserve and promote Nepali culture and way of life by maintaining harmony with local culture and tradition. It also organizes number of child centered activities for the children of all age groups.

Tamu-Dhee, UK was established in January 2000 on the occasion of Gurung New Year, Lho-Chhar, with the objectives to promote Gurung culture, language and traditions in UK. Besides, Lho-Chhar, it organises various other cultural and sports events and works closely with other Nepalese organisations to promote Nepal's unique and harmonious cultural identity. Mr Min Prasad Gurung is the Chairman of the Organisation and Mr Lok Gurung, its General Secretary.

Contact Address:
Tamu-Dhee, UK
34 De Beavouir Road
Reading Berkshire RG1 5NP, UK

The Sagarmatha Gurkha Community Ashford, Kent was established in 2004. The objective of the community shall be: To promote and foster mutual friendship, understanding and goodwill between the communities; of former and serving members of the British Army Brigade of Gurkhas, all locally based Nepalese and their families with the local community of Ashford, Kent. Establish the identity of our Nepalese community within the ethnic minority communities within Ashford. Organise social events with and within the wider Community in order to foster close co-operation, harmony, sense of belonging and unity amongst the community. Chairman - Mr Santosh Ghale, General Secretary - Mr Gomba Sherpa and Treasurer - Mr Narendra Kumar Limbu.

WHF, UK Chapter was set up in April 2003 with the objectives to promote world peace, tolerance, harmony and mutual respect by promoting the bond between the followers of the Hindu religion in UK. It also aims to promote Nepal's historical, cultural, and religious heritages in UK. Mr Ishwar Manandhar is the current President of the Organisation, Mr Bal Mukunda P. Joshi, its General Secretary.

As part of Worldwide Nepalese Students’ Organization, WNSO, initiated by some enthusiastic Nepalese students in UK, this online student organisation has been providing valuable information to the prospective students since 2000.

The aim of the interactive website of the organization is to provide essential information to prospective students willing to study in UK academic institutions. With the help of the basic information that the organisation has put on its website, it hopes that the students will be able to select right academic institutions and right courses and thus will be able to save time and unnecessary expenses.

This is a start up web guide from where students can access information on various courses in the UK. One can select a college or course and http://uk.wnso.org will link them directly to the individual college's website.

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The Embassy of Nepal requests to all concerned to provide the details of Nepalese Associations/Organizations established in the UK in the following format

S. N.	Details
1	Full name of the organization
2	Full address of the organization
3	Telephone
4	Fax
5	E-mail
6	Website
7	Brief introduction of the organization with its objectives and functions not exceeding in 200 words
8	Current Head of the organization and his/her contact phone
9	Establishment date of organization