About Us

Kirat Rai Yayokkha (KRY) UK is a non-profit indigenous cultural and community organisation representing the Kirat Rai people living across the United Kingdom.

 

KRY UK brings together the diverse Kirat Rai linguistic groups as one community, promoting unity, inclusion, equal participation, and mutual respect.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to preserve, promote, and develop the culture, traditions, languages, arts, knowledge, and heritage of the Kirat Rai community for present and future generations.

 

KRY UK also works to strengthen community cohesion, encourage youth participation, support cultural continuity, and promote cooperation among Kirat Rai communities and the wider public in the United Kingdom.

Our Objectives

  • To preserve and promote Kirat Rai culture, traditions, and languages
  • To support unity among all Kirat Rai linguistic groups
  • To encourage equal access, participation, and representation
  • To promote arts, heritage, knowledge, and community wellbeing
  • To strengthen intergenerational and community ties in the UK

Organisational Structure

KRY UK operates through a structured and representative network across the United Kingdom.

Linguistic Representation

KRY UK represents 26-28 Kirat Rai linguistic groups, reflecting the diversity of language and culture within the community.

  • Aathapahariya
  • Bahing (Bayung)
  • Bantawa
  • Belhaare
  • Chamling
  • Chhiling
  • Chhintang
  • Dewas
  • Dumee
  • Dungmalee
  • Jerung (Jero)
  • Khaling
  • Koyu (Koyee)
  • Kulung
  • Lohorung
  • Lungkhim
  • Mewahang
  • Mugali
  • Nachhiring
  • Phangduwalee
  • Puma
  • Saam
  • Sampang
  • Thulung
  • Tilung
  • Wambule
  • Yamphu

Regional Committees

KRY UK has 16 regional committees (primary branches) across the United Kingdom.

  • Ashford
  • Basingstoke
  • Canterbury
  • Folkestone
  • Grays
  • London
  • Maidstone
  • Medway
  • Nuneaton
  • Oxford
  • Reading
  • Swindon
  • Woking
  • Greater Rushmoor
  • Aldershot

OTHER ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS

KRY UK is also supported by additional affiliated and management bodies:

  • Kirat Rai Cultural Artists Association UK
  • Kirat Rai UK Land and Property Management Committee
  • Kirat Rai Mangkhim and Sakela-Sthal Management (KRMSM) Community Interest Company (CIC)
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