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Aims and Objectives

The Gurkhas who have become British citizens are in the process of setting up a charitable foundation that has four main objectives. Those Nepalese who are seeking citizenship through the Gurkha Justice Campaign are also supporting this venture.

These objectives are:

1/ To create a cultural centre close to where many of them have settled enabling them to facilitate their integration into their new community and promote activities and various causes.

2/ Provide education for the poorest children in Nepal.

3/ Publicise the conditions of all those who have suffered in war with a coordinated approach with others concerned with the plight of victims throughout the world. The hope would be for an upbeat concept of reconciliation and an exchange of ideas for best practise.

4/ Build support for the principles laid down by the United Nations Charter and strengthen the pragmatic approach to peace making with dialogue with those pursuing similar objectives.

Remembering that friendship should precede charity and that trade is better than aid, Nepalese Gurkhas are keen to promote themselves not just as soldiers but also as peacemakers wishing to build a better world. They realise that the main thrust for this will come from their own community but their core philosophy is always to contribute more than they take and to uphold many of the principles of Gandhi.