The Non-Residential Nepali Association UK (NRNA UK) — https://nrnauk.org/ — is one of the most, perhaps the most important sections of the global NRNA organisation (it has 70+ countries level branches, amongst which the UK NRNA is perhaps for reasons of history and the Nepali-Gurkha British army relationship of 200+ years, the most important). 

The NRNA is formally attached to the Office of the Prime Minister of Nepal, and fulfils Nepali community representation on voice and needs functions that are not covered by embassies.  The NRNA in the UK supports issues raised by UK Nepali specific communities, such as the Gurkhas on Gurkha welfare/integration/rights, and also on supporting on issues of importance that from time to time arise, such as in the UK recently in the Covid 19 impacts period, the plight of Nepali international students at a number of less than ‘best practice’ UK universities.

The current President, Mrs Poonam Gurung (https://www.khusilimbu.com/news/2019/04/22/13/22/52/429/), of the NRNA UK has provided for the UK Nepali cultural & social heritage project, a valuable one-hour duration interview with the UKNFS as part of the project.  This interview can be accessed through the link below, and gives multiple facets need-to-know insights about the crucial work, values and perspectives of this very important organisation.

Interview with Mrs Poonam Gurung, President of the NRNA UK, on the role and purposes of the NRNA and NRNA UK in regard to UK Nepali community support on issues of major importance, support on Nepali community voice profiling in the UK, and also gender equality work and values of the NRNA and NRNA UK: https://www.facebook.com/nrnauk.org/ and https://nrnauk.org/