'Child Welfare Scheme' charity chosen for UK national radio appeal.

The UK-registered charity 'Child Welfare Scheme' was chosen to be part of a UK national radio appeal at the beginning of April. The charity provides health and education to children in Nepal and has an established improved cookstove project.

The UK-registered charity 'Child Welfare Scheme' (www.childwelfarescheme.org) was chosen to be part of the UK BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal on the 1st and 5th of April. This was presented by the leading British and Oscar-winning actor, Jeremy Irons. The charity operates in Nepal, providing health, education and other essential services for young children in mountain villages, as well as vocational training and primary health care services for youths living on the streets of Pokhara, one of Nepal's towns. Child Welfare Scheme has developed a vocational training centre, a new health clinic in Pokhara, providing essential primary health services for the poor, and ten 'day care health centres' for the under 6's in remote mountain villages.

Philip Mann has been a Trustee and Director of the charity for the last seven years and helped to establish an improved cook stove project. The project now serves over a 1,000 households, helping to reduce woodfuel use and improve indoor air quality, particularly benefiting women and young children who spend much of their time in very smoky kitchens.

The charity has achieved a lot since it started some 10 years ago. However the needs in Nepal are great, particularly following the civil unrest in the country in recent years, and we continue to expand the range of services provided by our projects all the time, as well as making sure that the existing projects remain on a sound footing.

In you are interested to hear the broadcast, you are able to listen again here

If you would like to receive more information about the charity, including brochures and newsletters, please contact Philip Mann on philipmann@... Child Welfare Scheme Registered UK Charity no. 1106156