LED Projects 2022 – Looking Ahead

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 / LED

The LED Board of Trustees and Val met earlier this month to discuss projects for 2022.

For the past couple of years, during the COVID pandemic, we’ve focused funds into very necessary ad-hoc projects – in particular food distribution – in the remote communities in Nepal and Peru that we support.

With the expectation that Val can get back to Peru and Nepal in 2022, we are hoping to refocus the charity back onto core projects – solar light distribution, education and health development, and we’ve agreed to fund the following projects:

Peru

Funding the Quishuar Health Post
Solar light distribution and school supplies (lights specifically in Alpamayo, Piscaraccga and Pischcopampa)
Mobile clinic

Nepal

Funding the Rasuwa District Health Post
Ongoing solar lights and school supply distribution, building on previous years work
Funding a teacher in Thame
Mobile clinic

As ever, we’ll be providing ongoing updates via Facebook (Facebook/LEDCharity) and donations are always welcome using our JustGiving page.

LED Projects 2021 – The Year So Far

October 22, 2021December 18, 2021 / LED

Having held our 2021 Fundraising Event recently, we thought it would be a good time to provide a round up of the projects LED has funded and delivered so far this year.

In Peru

Continued to keep Quisuar health post open and stocked with the help of our nurse, and provided transport of all medicines to the area

In Nepal

Funded food distribution in Tilje and communities on west of Manaslu area with the help of Somi Gurung
Food distribution with the help of Tsering Darkya in Samdo
Food and medical supplies to Langtang and Rasuwa Solu with the help of The Partners Nepal
Food distribution in various villages of Rasuwa with the help of Bhudi Tamang
Food distribution with the help of Dr Kami Temba and Yangji Sherpa in Khumbu
Tree project reforestation in Langtang area through Ang Rita of The Partners Nepal
Continued help with Bung old people’s home
Completed the solar light distribution project for Tsum and Manaslu area funded by the donation from The Derek Moore Foundation with help from Tsering Darkya, Ang Chhering Sherpa and Bhudi Tamang
Delivered medical supplies for health posts and completed a much needed health survey in cognitive development of children in areas of food shortages for a medical project in Tsum and Manaslu area, again with help from Tsering Darkya, Ang Chhering Sherpa and Bhudi Tamang
Follow up food distribution in Rasuwa
Help for communication / online classes in Khumbu area enabling school students to continue their education during COVID
Medical supplies to health posts in Khumbu area via Himalayan Trust
Thame teacher funding, with Dr Kami kindly organising this for us

Thank yous

A huge thank you to Melky and Antonia Bedon in Peru for their unstinting help and support in getting all supplies to Quisuar for its continued running and for overseeing all issues with the health post.

A massive thanks to all helpers in Nepal and especially to Tenzing in Pokhara for unfailing organisation and help to get the funds once in Nepal to the right people and places for all of the projects to work.

Special thank yous to Bhudi, Ang Chhering, Tsering Darkya, Dr Kami, Yangji Sherpa and Ang Rita Sherpa.

And to everyone who helps with their very generous support, Thank you – Tuche – Gracias

https://www.justgiving.com/lighteducationdevelopment

LED 2021 Fundraising Weekend: Thank You

September 14, 2021September 15, 2021 / LED

It was wonderful to see so many friends and family on Saturday 11 September for our annual get together and fundraising event.

The Braithwaite Institute was a great place to hold our evening event, and to dry off after a rather wet and soggy and windy walk.

Thank you to everyone who came along, to those who helped on the day and in the preparation and organising, and to fundraisers, sponsors and donators old and new.

A few words from Val –

“I’d like to say a special thanks to everyone for attending our 2021 Fundraising event and to all who helped to make Saturday such a success, including Wakeman’s Cafe in Ripon for their delicious scones!
And in particular, special thanks to Codey, Geoff and Danny for walking in their ballet outfits and raising so much – over £2500 and counting….”

The 2021 Fundraising Weekend page on Just Giving will be open for donations until 04 October: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/2021LED.

LED Fundraising Weekend 2021 - Everyone on a very claggy summit of Crag Hill — LED Fundraising Weekend 2021 – Everyone on a very claggy summit of Crag Hill

LED 2021 Fundraising Weekend: Registration Open

June 5, 2021June 8, 2021 / LED

We hope to be seeing as many of you as possible on Saturday 11 September for our annual get together and fundraising event.

It will be located in and around the village of Braithwaite, near Keswick, with plenty of walk options available including the full Coledale Horseshoe.

We will be holding our evening event at the Braithwaite Institute, the village hall in Braithwaite. There will be dinner, drinks and plenty of opportunity to catch up with friends old and new.

Registration will be £20 per person and an additional £25 per person if you would like to join us for dinner after the event. If you would like to attend, please complete our online registration form.

The 2021 Fundraising Weekend page on Just Giving is: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/2021LED

If you’ve not already sorted out accommodation, please do!

While we aim to continue with our solar lighting distribution (and a huge thank you to those who participated in the individual Huayhuash Challenges in March and early April), we are specifically aiming at our September fundraiser to raise in the region of $10,000 USD to provide medical funding for the health posts we support in both Peru and Nepal.

We’ll give more updates as we progress towards September. In the meantime, stay safe and fingers crossed we can all gather in the Lakes on 11 September.