projects
Health & Education
In the remote regions of Nepal, we are committed to improving access to basic healthcare and education. Through targeted projects, we create the conditions for a more self-determined life and sustainable development in local communities. Discover our initiatives in the health and education sectors that provide hope and opportunities for the local people.
Patients
Patient transport
Students in the children's home
Students in secondary schools
Health project
With the help of a jeep, we organize patient transport in the Tamang Heritage Region and enable people from remote mountain villages to access medical care in local health facilities. In addition to regular patient transportation, the jeep is used for emergency transports upon request. Furthermore, we support the hospital in Dhunche and the health post in Syaphru Besi by purchasing and financing medical equipment and aids.
Educational project
On May 1, 2019, our children's home opened in Khamjin, Nepal. The children's home was expanded from nine to 15 children for the 2023/2024 school year and is open to children whose families cannot afford to send them to school. These can be orphans, half-orphans, as well as children whose families simply do not have the money necessary for school attendance alone, such as for writing materials and school uniforms. Some families also live so far from the nearest school that it is not reachable on foot every day; accommodation in a boarding school is beyond their financial means and already exceeds the total annual income of a family for a single child.
Our local school is reachable with a roughly ten-minute walk from the children's home. The children are between five and 12 years old and attend grades one to five.
The children's home is run by a female and male co-leadership and employs a cook and caregiver, a kitchen assistant, and an English teacher. The latter also takes on English classes at the
school. Through the children's home, we enable children who otherwise would not be able to attend school to access education, which makes the difference for them between a more self-determined life or continuing to live in poverty
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In addition to the sleeping and living rooms, the children's home has a teaching and learning room, so that the children also have learning opportunities outside of school hours.
