PROJECT-SUPPORT NEPAL

Sambhav Nepal (Switzerland), Zurich, Switzerland

Country / Place

Nepal, Nepal, Gorkha District (northwest of Kathmandu)

Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia. It borders China to the north and India to the east, south and west. A republic was proclaimed in the former kingdom in May 2008. The country has about 30 million inhabitants and is ethnically and culturally a mosaic of minorities. The capital Kathmandu is the seat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. With about one million inhabitants in the urban area and a good 1.4 million in the metropolitan area, it is the largest city in the country.

The Gorkha District is an area that covers 3’610 km² and has a low population density of 275’000 inhabitants. The area of operation lies at the foot of Manaslu, the eighth tallest mountain in the world at 8’156 metres.

General

The Association Sambhav Nepal supports people in the areas of education, health, job opportunities, and provides emergency aid. The aim is to improve their living conditions and their self-determination. The long-term development goals are based on existing resources and cultural conditions. The association knows the situation and the needs of the local population and coordinates its activities with politicians and authorities.

Beneficiaries

The projects are established where they are needed. Sambhav Nepal is in close contact with the inhabitants of the mountain villages and implements what they really need. Many Gorkha's live as self-sufficient in a pristine way and in close connection to nature. The village communities are numerous, and many families live far away from the villages in the middle of nature.

Project-support

Project: "Taking care - Giving warmth"

As part of the project, tracksuits, school backpacks, exercise books, shirts, woolly hats, and shoes for the pupils of remote schools in the mountainous regions of the Himalayas are distributed.

The reach of this relatively inexpensive project is immense. Hard for us to imagine in Switzerland - but receiving a tracksuit means an indescribable amount to a child in Nepal. This is because they receive exactly one school uniform which they wear every day and which they do not want to play in to prevent damaging it or getting it dirty. The tracksuit is to play in, to change into, for leisure time, and in winter for warmth (it serves as a second layer).

The same applies to the school backpack. They do not have one and have to carry the exercise books in their hands to school, which can take up to three hours each way. Exercise books are also not available. The children have to buy them themselves, which is not possible for many and makes school attendance impossible. Many children also do not have shoes or caps; That is the reason for the "Taking care - Giving warmth" set.

More details https://sambhavnepal.ch/projekte/sorge-tragen-waerme-schenke