Community Dog Welfare Kopan

About Us

Community Dog Welfare Kopan is committed to developing community awareness and responsibility for dog welfare in Kopan, Kathmandu.  We are a nonprofit, family run organization and rely on charity for continuity of our work.  We are also affiliated with a volunteer programme that offers an opportunity to experience or even assist CDW in our daily efforts.

We currently have five staff helping us with the dogs. Ramesh, Phurbu, Nyoman, Saroj and Arjun work from 6.30am to 5pm with a 2 hour break.  The daily routine includes cleaning out the kennels, walking the dogs in groups, cooking food morning and evening and feeding the dogs.  Other tasks fit into this daily routine – medical treatment, trips to the clinic, emergency rescues, facility maintenance.

CDW is managed and run by Kate and Doug Clendon, a New Zealand couple who have been living in Nepal for over 35 years.

Our Team

Ramesh

Cooking dinner for +100 dogs

Phurbu

Serving dinner to the dogs

Nyoman

Taking care of gardening and enclosures

Ramesh & Saroj

Serving dinner in the kitchen

Nyoman & Phurbu

Cleaning dishes

Hem

Local taxi driver Hem does most of our vet clinic trips

Nyoman & Phurbu

Serving dinner to the adult dogs

Phurbu

Cleaning and maintaining enclosures

The staff helping the vet

Treating dogs with CTVT

Veterinary Care

Dr Sushil at AMC

For veterinary care we are grateful to have the Animal Medical Centre in Chuchepati. Dr Sushil is available full time, providing diagnostic facilities with a thorough and caring approach, and concern for homeless dogs.

Kathmandu Veterinary Clinic

We have also been going to Dr Gautam and Dr Ghimire at Kathmandu Veterinary Clinic for veterinary support with our own dogs for many years.

If you wish to donate please use the link below.

Please make your donation as a gift to family and friends to save us paying PayPal fees! Payments should be made to: doug.clendon@gmail.com. Thank you.

We can also accept internet banking payments in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the USA, the EU and Nepal. Donations can also be sent by TransferWise – a low cost method.  Please contact us for bank account details.