Covid in a country with open borders
Following the Covid situation in India, the number of cases in Nepal went from under 100 a day in March, peaking at over 9,000 cases in mid-May. The Kathmandu valley area has been in lockdown since the end of April, and this has now halved the number of reported daily...
Supporting Rahul with his lunch support
The team at HLF have been amazed by the generosity spirit from Rahul, Rabindra’s dear friend who lives in Lumbini. Rahul’s only source of income is through begging. Through saving what he can, he has been offering an annual free lunch for the lamas and the homeless...
HLF Zoom meetings
The HLF team are making the most of technology and weekly Zoom meetings are being held between the Kiwi and Nepali team. We have been able to ‘visit’ the Bhaktapur community to see the new sanitation installation and catch up with the ataahua-beautiful community. The...
A Covid Christmas
The community had a lovely Christmas celebration after a tough year with not only Covid pressures, but the loss of Rhutama (pictured to the right), the ataahua / beautiful matriarch of the community. I still haven’t come to terms with this loss but I’m sure I will...