Colin Culley
I travelled to Nepal in 2002 to complete a trek for the YHA. It had always been a dream to walk in the Himalayas and, like so many before me, I fell in love with the country and its people. I was seriously humbled by the positive attitude, generosity and kindness of the Nepalese people and disturbed by the poverty and the living conditions that so many of them had to tolerate.

The suffering of the many orphaned children was particularly upsetting and I resolved to do something to help. It gives me great pleasure to be a trustee for New Futures Nepal and it is a privilege to be able to work with colleagues who share the same passion for Nepal and who are, through their tireless efforts, ‘changing lives’ for Nepalese people.