Gifting rice cookers to Gurkha veterans and widows this winter

Winters in Nepal can be bitterly cold, with temperatures often plummeting to a chilly sub-zero. We help Gurkha veterans and widows prepare with a Winter Allowance.

Over 3,000 Gurkha veterans and widows receive an annual gift on top of their monthly pension, to help them cope with the cold winter months. Over the last few weeks, our teams have been busy visiting our most vulnerable pensioners in their own homes to deliver their new rice cookers.

In previous years, we have distributed blankets, warm jackets, hats, scarves and gloves, thermal flasks, and blankets. This year, our pensioners are receiving rice cookers, something many of them have requested. Having a rice cooker is a simple way to make their lives easier and to keep them full and warm on cold winter nights.

These sturdy rice cookers have a large capacity, so our pensioners will be able to cook plenty of hot meals for themselves and their families throughout the chilly season.

As you can see from the gallery below, Gurkha veterans and widows were delighted with their new gifts.

Give the gift of a hot meal this winter

Keeping warm and full on cold winter nights is increasingly important to our Gurkha veterans and widows as they grow older and more vulnerable. A donation today will help us support the health and wellbeing of our pensioners.