Pipal Tree

20/06/2026

https://www.pipaltree.org.uk/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-indian-flying-foxes-arrive-in-our-part-of-south-nepal/

Villagers in our part of south Nepal have been delighted by the recent arrival of a colony of around 30 Indian Flying Foxes. These remarkable ‘fruit bats’, which are usually active at night, have also been spotted during the day, soaring overhead and foraging for food. They feed on nectar and a ...

16/06/2026

We're just over half way there:

Please donate to our Big Give campaign for girls in now through this link. All gifts automatically double in value at no extra cost.

https://pipaltree.info/BigGive

10/06/2026

Just launched - our latest Big Give appeal, supporting the work of Sabita Pun and her fabulous team as they push back against child sexual abuse and r**e in south Nepal.

Check out the film on this blog post, donate and share.

All gifts automatically double in value on a first-come-first-served basis until the £15,000 matching pledge pot is fully used up:

At noon today, we launched a special Big Give appeal towards the joint Our Sansar/Pipal Tree refuge for child r**e survivors in Janakpur, south Nepal, and its associated community outreach and support programme. Check out this film of the inspirational Sabita Pun who heads up the programme locally w...

04/06/2026

The Big Give just keeps on giving.....

I am delighted to announce that the Guernsey Overseas Aid & Development Commission (GOADC) has awarded Pipal Tree a grant of £70,000 towards an £80,000 project that will launch on 15th July this year. The remaining £10,000 will come from our Big Give Earth Raise campaign, which took place in Apri...

30/05/2026

https://www.pipaltree.org.uk/undergraduate-education-for-young-people-from-the-dalit-community-in-south-nepal/

Last week, Dev Narayan Mandal invited 16 young people from the local Dalit community in southern Nepal to a meeting at the office of our partner organisation, the Mithila Wildlife Trust (MWT). These young people are among the 33 students currently receiving bursaries from Pipal Tree, through MWT, en...

20/05/2026

https://www.pipaltree.org.uk/the-perils-of-plastic-in-south-nepal/

I am always horrified by the sheer scale of discarded plastic in Nepal, especially plastic water bottles. It is hard to understand the contradiction of how someone can speak so passionately about Nepal’s beauty, yet think nothing of throwing an empty bottle out of a bus window? Plastic pollution i...