Hello — I’m Kayleigh. I’m a paramedic student and complex needs support practitioner from the UK, driven by a single conviction: that compassion means very little until it’s tested in the raw places of the world.

In September 2026, I’ll travel to Kathmandu, Nepal, for a four-week medical placement — three weeks working within local hospitals and emergency services, followed by an 11-day trek along the Annapurna Circuit, through some of the highest inhabited terrain on earth.

This journey isn’t a holiday or escape. It’s a continuation of my training — to learn emergency care in a country where resources are scarce but human resilience runs deep. I’ll be working alongside Nepali clinicians and paramedics, learning how medicine adapts when it has to be both inventive and humane.

After the placement, I’ll begin the Annapurna trek — not as a tourist, but as a quiet pilgrimage. To see the world at its most elemental; to test body, spirit, and endurance. Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, I’ve learned that strength doesn’t mean the absence of pain — it means persistence despite it.

Why I’m Asking for Help!

Although this opportunity has been offered through an approved placement organisation, it’s entirely self-funded. The costs include:

Placement fee and accommodation — £2000

Flights and travel — £1200

Permits, equipment- £300

Every donation, no matter the size, helps me get one step closer to this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Why It Matters!

I want to come back not only as a stronger paramedic, but as a better human — one who has seen healthcare where compassion is the only constant. What I learn in Nepal will shape every patient I treat in the years to come.

I’ll be sharing updates, reflections, and photographs along the way — both from Kathmandu’s wards and the mountain paths that follow.

If you choose to help me, know that you’re not funding a trip — you’re helping me carry care, knowledge, and endurance across borders.

Thank you!