Location: Asia
- Karuna Trust
Strengthening maternity care in remote villages in Nepal
A five-year project to improve maternity healthcare for 300 vulnerable women and 1,000 children every year in the western region.
- Sanmarga Trust
Helping marginalised communities in Sri Lanka
Supporting the economic empowerment of 300 people, mainly women, in villages in Jaffna district.
- Sense International
Helping deafblind children in Nepal access education and healthcare
Supporting a project that helps young people and their families develop skills to prepare them for school.
- Karuna Trust, Pragya
Building community resilience to flood-prone areas in India
Helping villages that are vulnerable to natural disasters like flooding develop a community response.
- Transform Trade
Improving farm management and food security in West Bengal
Increasing household income by funding farm management training and support for women-led organisations.
- Sanmarga Trust, SEED
Continuing our support for children with special needs in Sri Lanka
Supporting a programme that sets up 35 Special Education Units in mainstream schools and help train teachers.
- SEED
Helping children with special needs in Sri Lanka
Nearly 250 children with a range of special needs and learning disabilities receive education and support in Sri Lanka.
- British Asian Trust
Supporting the Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme
Helping 60,000 marginalised women from India and Pakistan gain the skills and opportunities to find work.
- Jan Sahas, Karuna Trust
Retraining women working as manual scavengers in India
Helping more than 2,500 women over five years retrain to find dignified work and create financial security for their families.
- Savera Association
Providing healthcare for slum residents in India
Funding medicine and doctors’ salaries at a medical centre that treats more than 2,500 patients a month.
- Savera Association
Improving education for slum residents in India
Supporting a school that prepares pre school-age children living in slum areas for attending government-run schools.
A round-up of our early projects in Asia
Including a clean water supply in Bangladesh, a school in Delhi and sustainable employment for young people in Pakistan.