Golden Bay Friends Of Nepal

Urgent Help For Flash Flood Victims (27 August 2026)

We want to provide basic supplies to those in need after the devastating floods and mudslides in Nepal.

- Blankets, tarps, water containers, food (rice, dal, tea), medicine, roofing sheets

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The April/May 2015 earthquakes in Nepal destroyed approximately 80% of all standing structures in Bhumlutar, Nepal, severely damaged the schools, and killed 68 people and 473 animals. Golden Bay Friends of Nepal is run by 3 friends from Golden Bay who have all had magical and transformational experiences in Nepal. We have no salaries, no expenses and no overhead costs here in NZ. We volunteer 100% of our time to help our friends in Nepal rebuild and recover. 100% of every dollar donated to Golden Bay Friends of Nepal has gone (and will go) to helping the people of Nepal.

Since inception, Golden Bay Friends of Nepal has provided emergency supplies (medicine/food/tarps/water containers), metal roofing sheets for reconstruction of 32 houses, and construction of a 2-room learning facility building - the Golden Bay Friendship Academy.

In the Golden Bay Friendship Academy, we are teaching English, Computers, and Organic Agriculture to the students and local adults. We want to provide the skills and knowledge for local residents (mostly rural, subsistence farmers) to begin earning some income to begin rebuilding. Growing higher value organic crops (guava, chilis, garlic, tomatoes, pineapples, etc) can provide opportunity for locals to remain in their villages and begin rebuilding.

How you can help:

Donate a pair of village raised turkeys

NPR2,000 / NZ$22.50 / US$15

Donate a new smokeless stove

NPR4,500 / NZ$50 / US$30

Donate a complete bed frame - wood and labor

NPR 3,500 / NZ$40 / US$25

Donate a set of 12 village-made menstrual pads, soap and bag

NPR 1,250 / NZ$15 / US$10

Donate 10 reusable village-made shopping bags

NPR 1,000 / NZ$10 / US$6

What your generosity has created since 2015:

3 complete houses constructed for widows (Kamala/Dipa) and widower (Gopal)

32 houses repaired following devastating earthquakes

Golden Bay Friendship Academy: 2 room school built for NZD$2,555

Hundreds of local children learning English, computers, and agriculture

Smokeless stoves: 235 constructed, 10 masons professionally trained

Direct villager income: NPR352,500 / NZ$4,196 / US$2,288

Menstrual pads: 111 sets sewn by local women, free to local girls/women

Direct villager income: NPR 88,550 / NZD$994 / US$575

Seedlings: 20,000+ organic, village grown seedlings distributed for free to villagers

Better nutrition, income generation, free training provided to villagers

11 years of teacher salaries for Bhupal, Kopila and Laxmi

Direct villager income: NPR554,400 / USD$4,038 / NZD$6,756 per year

Turkeys: 605 locally raised turkeys for eggs, income and nutrition

Direct villager income: NPR605,000 / NZ$6,875 / USD$4,134

Plus: Food, water tanks, medicine, blankets, bed frames, mosquito nets, solar lights, school supplies (notebooks, pens, pencils), sports equipment, coloring books, buffaloes, toilets, homestay and lots of hope, love, joy and inspiration.

Long term goals:

Provide agricultural training to local farmers to enable them to grow higher-value organic (pesticide-free) crops (subsistence farming to income farming)

Set up village cooperative to sell high value organic crops in Banepa, Dhulikhel, Kathmandu

Develop volunteer program for foreign students (English, computers, agriculture, earth building)

Create agricultural learning/training/distribution centre (nursery) for local village distribution

The villagers and children are enormously grateful for the help Golden Bay Friends of Nepal has provided and have donated lots of their own time, sweat and energy to start rebuilding their lives and their community. Our dear friends in Bhumlutar Village are receiving no other external assistance. We have a respected and trusted friend in the village (Bhupal Kharel) who is overseeing the project and the distribution of funds, he was the previous teacher at the destroyed school and is so excited to be teaching the children again. Feel free to visit our website (https://gbfriendsofnepal.weebly.com/) or contact us if you have any questions, suggestions or requests. We are a NZ registered Charity (registration number CC53344) and we exist entirely on donated time so there are no costs, fees, or overhead. Whatever amount you donate will go directly to (y)our friends in Nepal. Thank you so much for your support. The people of Nepal thank you, too.

Our website: www.gbfriendsofnepal.weebly.com