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A shared commitment
to helping the people
and country of Nepal

ABOUT BRANNGO

Promoting information sharing and collaboration

The Britain and Nepal NGO Network, BRANNGO, promotes information-sharing and collaboration between NGOs and with other agencies, in order to avoid duplication of effort and increase the efficiency and effectiveness with which charitable aid is delivered to Nepal.

BRANNGO maintains close working links with British and Nepalese Government departments and embassies, the Britain-Nepal Society, the Nepal Federation of NGOs and other organisations that have an interest in helping disadvantaged and needy people in the country.

MEMBERSHIP

BRANNGO membership offers:

• Access to a wide-ranging network of like-minded and supportive contacts;

• A programme of events to do with charitable work in Nepal, many based on specialist areas of interest such as education or health;

• Newsletters, social media and other channels through which information-sharing, discussion and collaboration can take place.

WORKING GROUPS

At the core of BRANNGO’s value-add activities are the Working Groups. The two longest-established ones are Education and Health, which hold regular discussions, briefings and webinars. A third working group on Environment, Climate Change and Conservation is being set up and should start operation in late 2021.

EVENTS

BRANNGO members: please click here to log in to the members’ area where you will find more details on the events shown below.

If you are not yet a BRANNGO member then please click here to contact us if you are interested in attending.

BRANNGO Virtual Coffee Mornings

During the Covid-19 pandemic BRANNGO hosted a virtual coffee morning each month for informal discussion and information exchange about charitable work in Nepal. However, with the easing of restrictions there has been less demand for such get-togethers and no such events are currently planned.

BRANNGO Health Working Group

The next BRANNGO Health Working Group meeting will be at 10.30am on 29th October 2021. More details will be posted here shortly, but the main focus will be updates on the Covid-19 situation in Nepal. Please click the link below to contact us if you are interested in attending.

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Anti-Trafficking Webinar

BRANNGO is planning a webinar on the subject of the subject of anti-trafficking, following the very successful event in March. It is provisionally planned for 23rd October 2021 and will include speakers who are subject matter experts. Please use the button below to contact us if you are interested in attending.

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BRANNGO Showcase

BRANNGO is planning a showcase event in late 2021 in which NGOs operating in Nepal will have an opportunity to present how they operate. Priority will be given to BRANNGO members. If you are interested in presenting please get in touch using the 'Contact Us' form.

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NEWS

UK Government Advice on Travel to Nepal

28th April 2021: The Government of Nepal has placed conditions on entry for all passengers originating from or transiting the UK. Those seeking to enter Nepal are required to present certain documentation: a certificate showing a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test, taken within 72 hours of flight of first departure or a record of complete vaccination against COVID-19; a visa or prior approval document; a travel insurance document which covers health, immediate crisis, or rescue for the duration of your travel; a hotel booking, or a guarantee of accommodation, that allows at least ten days’ quarantine in Nepal (if not vaccinated).

Click Here to access the UK Government website with more inforamtion

Daily update on Covid-19 in Nepal

The Worldometer website provides an authoritative, daily updated set of data on the situation with Covid-19 in Nepal including the number of cases, the number of deaths, and trends.

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UK Government assistance to Nepal with Covid-19

In the UK, there is pressure from many quarters on the Government to share surplus vaccines with Nepal. Debates in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons have highlighted the situation, and several well-supported petitions have been raised to try and force the issue. The British Government position remains that COVAX is the preferred channel for helping other countries. However, a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) press release on 28th July 2021 indicated some vaccines are already being provided on a bilateral basis – but not yet to Nepal. The UK has pledged 100 million doses to go overseas by June 2022, 80 million of which will go to COVAX.

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Provision of Vaccines in Nepal

The new Nepalese Prime Minster has said that combating COVID will be the first priority of the new government which aims to administer vaccines to one third of the population by October 2021 and all eligible people by April 2022 (current estimate as at 1st August 2021 is that only about 4% of Nepal's population have been vaccinated). The World Bank, which has provided $100million for vaccine procurement, has urged Nepal to go out and buy vaccines as ‘money is not an issue’ but availability remains a problem which the earliest deliveries not expected until the end of 2021. The Nepalese Government has also approved a budget of NPR 5 billion (about GBP 30.5 million) for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.

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New Prime Minister; Parliament now sitting again

The Supreme Court of Nepal overturned the decision of Nepal’s President to dissolve parliament. The Court also appointed Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba as the new Prime Minister. The new PM won a vote of confidence days after the reinstatement, receiving 165 votes against the 136 required. Those who voted for him included 22 MPs from the former ruling UML party. Prime Minister Deuba will now head a coalition with former Maoist rebels and a political party representing a minority community dominant on Nepal’s southern plains. He will remain Prime Minister until the next general election in early 2023, enabling the country to avoid holding expensive early elections.

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Heavy rainfall and floods in Central Nepal

Extreme rainfall on Himalayan foothills that were ravaged by wildfires just four months ago have led to dangerously high-water levels in the Gandaki Basin in Central Nepal. Major damage has been reported after many areas experienced flash floods. Besides heavier than usual rainfall, what made the floods more destructive in Melamchi and other rivers were poorly constructed roads triggering landslides, slopes scorched in the spring wildfires unable to absorb the water, mountains still unstable from the 2015 earthquakes, and rampant sand and boulder mining along rivers that increased their velocity.

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CONTACT US

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