Update #37

After finally receiving permission from the Social Welfare Council to go ahead with the rebuild of our 6th & 7thSindhuli schools back in the middle of October last year, last week we were finally able to handover both new buildings. With the ongoing pandemic, a change of school mid-way and the general difficulties of working […]

Update #34

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 […]

The end of an era

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 […]

Syangja Health Camps 2019 – Sirkot, Camp 2

As per our Ale Gaun camp, the Sirkot camps (two 3/4 days) were also quieter than usual, although the school compound always seemed to be busy and we arrived to queues at registration each morning.      Most of the cases that our health practitioners saw were pretty standard, with only a couple of cases standing […]

Syangja Health Camps 2019 – Camp 1, Ale Gaun

After an early rush the numbers slowed down to a steady trickle that all but ran out just after lunch time, with just a few stragglers limping in towards late afternoon. Numbers overall were 40% down on last year (where we offered the same 3 check-ups) with a total number of patients of 250 versus […]