Burn Violence Survivors - Nepal

My sincere thanks to all who have contributed to this very worthwhile cause. I have been blown away by your generosity; especially as donations have come from the UK, USA, Canada,and New Zealand. The words 'thank you' seem so inadequate. I would love to report that our work is over - job done! Sadly this is not the case. Only last week one of our people died in hospital from complications from her burns and the truth as to whether it was suicide or burns violence died with her. She was pregnant and leaves behind two other young children who we will look out for. The burns accidents haven't abated either and despite our efforts with public information, will increase as the temperatures cool and open fires become more prevalent. I was devastated to meet a 25 day old baby who had 3rd degree burns to 25% of her body. It was touch and go for awhile there but she made it! Although we will support her, she will be back and forward for operations for years to come, it was a huge relief when she was discharged. Her burns were caused by a falling candle onto her bed clothes which of course were not inflammable. We are working with the vulnerable and it is heart breaking to realise many of the issues have poverty as the root cause. On a more positive note, next week is the beginning of Dashain which is a fifteen day Hindu Festival, similar to our Christmas. We are holding a fair for our burns violence survivors and our burns accidents children. Many of the former are isolated from their families so we are able to give them a sense of community. Some of your donations will go towards this event as they will be given a small gift of celebration. There is so much work to be done and all on a shoestring. Please spread the word to others. Any small monetary donation to this website can make a huge difference to our vulnerable survivors.