A matter close to my heart
For many years, I have been committed to supporting people and communities in need, disadvantaged people, and communities in Nepal, in the Sindhupalchowk region, and I would like to show you how, with your help, I can continue to make a valuable contribution.
For every payment made for one of my excursions or hikes, CHF 10 goes to the projects in Nepal.
For multi-day hikes or treks, it's even CHF 25.
My local partners, in particular, ensure that this support runs smoothly.
They volunteer to ensure that the financial support is "converted" into urgently needed items, such as school supplies, warm clothing, hygiene products, and the like, and ultimately reaches their destination.
What kind of projects?
Our aid in Nepal focuses on education, health, and social development. We regularly support a school, a home for mentally disabled children, and village communities with predominantly elderly people.
The school
The Shree Mahakali School, a government school, is just as remote as the surrounding villages, nestled in the hills, about 80 km from Kathmandu—a day's journey by Nepalese standards.
The area is among the poorest in the country. The majority of the people live off agriculture, which usually only supports their own families, barely. Government schools don't charge parents tuition fees, but families must cover their own costs for school uniforms, shoes, every book, every pencil, and every school bag.
For most of these families, this is an impossible task, which is why often only the oldest child is sent to school. For me, it is simply unacceptable that children cannot go to school. That's why it is very important to me to support these children year after year and thus give them at least a chance for a better future.
Our home for mentally handicapped children
Also in Sindhupalchowk, more precisely near the village of Melamchi, is a special place.
There, two women care for 20 mentally disabled children and young people who were "given away" by their families. Mental impairments, or disabilities in general, are still considered a stigma in Nepal in the 21st century.
For the affected families, these people are simply useless. This is why children are still given away, abandoned, or worse. In our home, which has existed for many years, the children receive excellent care and even have the opportunity to go to school.
The financial support makes it possible to put healthy food on the table, provide clothing, hygiene and school supplies, and carry out necessary repairs to the house.
Village communities
Whenever necessary, we also support elderly people in the surrounding villages, primarily with clothing and food.
