After a long Covid delayed wait, we have finally been granted permission from the powers that be to go ahead with schools 11 & 12 which is super exciting. Of course the permissions have coincided with the start of the Dashain Holidays here in Nepal, the equivalent of the west’s Christmas so once the celebrations […]
And with the 10th Wishner5 school, the adventure began! After weeks of blue skies and sunshine the weather took a turn for the worse, and as we filled our bellies with daal bhat after handing over school #9, the heavens opened. Not necessarily a problem if the school you are wanting to get to is accessed […]
As one decade ended and another started, we celebrated by handing over new classrooms to our 9th and 10th Wishner5 schools! What was always going to be a long day started off in the cold winter darkness at 5.30am as we headed off on the 4½ hour drive to the first school, Shree Janata Secondary School. Despite […]
As 2019 has drawn to a close so has our support in conjunction with our partner Bamboo, of the Shining Stars Children’s Home. After 13 years of existence Shining Stars has achieved its goal as the kids have all grown up, spread their wings and are busy carving their own paths, following their dreams and […]
In total 10 operable cataracts were found during the two camps, but only 5 patients agreed to come to Pokhara for surgery. Of those 5, after a more detailed investigation, two were told that it was best to wait another year before surgery leaving just three. One lady with glaucoma also accompanied us and was […]
