My heart broke and I fell in love with them

My heart broke and I fell in love with them

Tucked between the Chitwan jungle and the side of the main highway between India and Nepal, we found ourselves meeting these beautiful children and mothers, handing out clothing to the impoverished children that had missed out on our winter clothing run. Their...
Bhaktapur Reunion – from children to young men and women

Bhaktapur Reunion – from children to young men and women

Visiting the community for the first time in five years, so much had changed around them and to them — so many new houses, roads, and factories. The luscious green fields that had surrounded them were now dust bowls, waiting for construction to begin. There were fewer...
Keeping the children warm

Keeping the children warm

It’s winter in Nepal and we quickly realised that there are a lot of children living in the village without any warm clothing or bedding. Rabindra had a fundraising drive in Kathmandu and was able to take down a lot of donated clothes. However, they were all adult...
Hard work pays off – massively!

Hard work pays off – massively!

The awesome women of Thamdanda have recently been able to celebrate a huge achievement – they got legally registered with local government as a Community Based Organization (CBO), achieving the rules and regulations required for this. This now enables them to apply...
The colourful flags – what do they mean?

The colourful flags – what do they mean?

The Tibetan prayer flags are used to spread prayers of good throughout the world, which in turn pleases the Gods. The Buddhist flag is traditionally flown on single poles or strung along lines on mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas, on Buddhist temples and...
Rayale Village – sticking to what we’re good at

Rayale Village – sticking to what we’re good at

Padam has been busy working with cooperative community groups in the Panauti Municipality, an area not too far from Thamdanda. Currently, there are two groups who we are in discussion with, with a total of 50 women. We are looking to support them in horticultural crop...