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About Us
The Talbot Centre for Street Children in Nepal is a Registered Charity, number 1105514 and is Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. The charity is named in memory of Stephen John Talbot (1953 - 2001) the late brother of our director.
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The Centre & The Children
What We Do
In February 2006 we opened the Talbot Centre; a 13 roomed house at Godavari, a beautiful scenic area 13 km from Kathmandu. Since opening we have cared for 38 children, some have since been reunited with their families and we presently have 17 resident children. Ten of the children; who have no parents, or have a parent/parents but they are unable to support their child, attend private school. Some of these children have sponsors but we desperately need help for the others. We are still trying to trace the families of the other seven children and in the meantime they attend a local government school.
The Talbot Centre is managed by our founder/director; Sioux Talbot with the help of Nepali staff; a housemother/cook, housekeeper, a student carer/tutor and a teacher that comes in the evenings/holidays to help with homework and study.
Children are referred to us by government bodies, NGO’s and concerned citizens. Due to financial restraints and limited space we frequently have to refuse requests to admit children.
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Our Fundraising Events
Our Director: Sioux Tablot
Sioux first visited Nepal in 2002 to take part in a sponsored trek for the charity Scope.
Due to ill health she was unable to complete the trek but during her stay in Kathmandu she was so moved by the plight of the street children, she vowed to return to Nepal to help them
Sioux studied and completed a TEFL course in June 2002 and returned to Nepal in September 2003 where she taught English to some of the children and assisted with art at a large orphanage in Kathmandu for two months.
It was then that the idea of starting a charity to help the children of Nepal was born and on her return to the UK Sioux contacted her local newspaper to appeal for like-minded people to help.
Our Aims
The aims of The Talbot Centre can be summarised as follows:
- To found children's centres, the first to be in Kathmandu,
that will reduce the hardship of young people under the
age of 18 years - Promote health and welfare
- Offer informal education and educational activities
- Promote child participation and socialisation
- Seek out and address new areas of need
The Talbot Centre is maintained entirely by voluntary contributions. Details of how to sponsor a child are now online. Please take a look at our 'How can you help' page for details!