Practical Help Achieving Self-Empowerment: Improving health, education and livelihood opportunities for disadvantaged people in extremely isolated Nepalese Himalayan villages PHASE specialises in working in extremely remote areas Places with scant resources, difficult terrain, no transport links and very few or no basic services. PHASE works in sustainable ways We involve local communities in programme development, have a commitment to strengthening government services and aim to make a difference but not to stay.  Working in partnership with the government we provide additional health staff, medicine, management, medical education, equipment and outreach clinics.  Our trained Auxiliary Nurse Midwives provide health education, family planning and maternal & child health care. They support preventative health programmes such as childhood vaccinations, respond to emergencies, act as dentists and as rural GPs - treating all common problems, from minor injuries to typhoid fever. PHASE takes an integrated approach Poor health, limited education and food insecurity are aspects of the same problem and create a cycle preventing people from taking control of their own future. PHASE has demonstrated success Between 2006 – 2013 we treated over 230,000 patients in 13 health centres for an average cost of £2 per person. At least one child’s life is saved every month. 294 women completed our literacy classes and we have trained 306 teachers. We have provided 647 farmers with agricultural and livestock training. Education Health  We improve literacy and numeracy, giving children and adults more opportunity and choice. Adult literacy rates are very low in remote regions of Nepal. Being able to read makes a huge difference to quality of life.  We support government schools with infrastructure, enable more children to access education, run adult literacy classes and train teachers. Livelihoods  We promote better fertilising techniques to  We improve hygiene and sanitation by supporting increase yields and introduce cash crops: fruit, vegetables, tea, coffee and spices. families in building toilets and improving water supplies.  We run animal husbandry programmes and train  Cervical cancer is the most frequent cause of female cancer mortality in Nepal. Working in partnership with the Nepal Network for Cancer Treatment and Research and British medical professionals, we improve cancer screening and treatment through training local medical staff. communities in skills such as bee-keeping.  Families then have produce to eat and surplus to sell – an important difference when it comes to purchasing necessities.  Our savings and micro credit programmes for mothers groups help families in difficult times. "PHASE staff help us have healthier, safer pregnancies. Before, nobody had checks during pregnancy, now all the pregnant women go to the PHASE clinic for health checks and iron tablets” Pema Dhiki Lama (29 years), Chhekampar, Gorkha (5 days walk from the nearest road) www.phaseworldwide.org [email protected] Tel: 01709 789 004