With a slight delay, but full of enthusiasm, our team started work on the construction site in Gope a few days ago - and things are really progressing! Thanks to your support, we can offer around 400 children better hygienic conditions and an improved quality of life.
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Since the construction of the health centre in Gope, we have also been supporting the local state school ‘Thulung Dhudkoshi Rural Municipality’. In this context, we are planning a new project in Gope with two focal points: The construction of a new toilet and wash house and the construction of a new clean water supply for the school and a further 100 residents.
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Our nurse in the new clinic in Kimalung has passed her qualification. Congratulations! Now everything is ready in Kimalung for good preventive care and support for pregnant women.
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The clinic in Kimalung has been in operation since the morning of June 7th and is naturally attracting many curious people. Just two days later, it became a vaccination centre for all children in the region. We are relieved that everything worked out so quickly!
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The Nepal project trip 2024, including the opening of our fourth maternity and health centre in Kimalung, is over. We would like to take you on an unforgettable project trip 2024 with great pictures of Ram’s colleague Ramesh Tamang.
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On April 11th, a Nepalese television station reported on the completion of the health station in Kimalung and presented views of the interior of the building. You can view the original report in Nepali in the article.
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In the last few weeks, the construction in Kimalung has reached its final stage. Paintwork, windows and doors have been completed and all sanitary facilities have been installed. Operations can start soon, the official opening will take place at the end of April.
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We are once again looking at the construction site in Kimalung with pleasure. In recent weeks, the building has clearly taken shape and significant parts of the interior work, among other things, have been completed. The local representatives are convinced as well.
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Today we have a photo gallery from the building site from the last few weeks in our building diary. Things are progressing in leaps and bounds and the topping-out ceremony has been celebrated. Everyone deserves a short break from building - and then we’ll continue with renewed vigour!
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We wish you a wonderful new year! Meanwhile, construction in Kimalung is making rapid progress. The rules of earthquake-proof construction are being adhered to throughout.
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without further ado, here is a small photo gallery from the construction site in Kimalung. Things are progressing rapidly, the pictures speak for themselves!
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Let’s go! Today we are delighted to be able to tell you about the start of construction of our fourth birth and health centre in Kimalung, Nepal.
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Today we would like to inform you about the progress of the construction of our fourth birth and health centre in Kimalung, Nepal. Thanks to your help, all preparations have already been completed and nothing stands in the way of the start of construction in November 2023. Even before the rainy season, with the help of the population and the financial means available through your donations, the construction site in Kimalung is being set up.
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The health centres in Betang, Bhorle and Gope which were established with your help, are groundbreaking for the entire mountain region of Nepal. Success gives courage! That is why we are now building our fourth health and maternity centre in eastern Nepal. We trust in your support this time as well, even though many challenges, including financial ones, affect us all in these times.
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New construction of the health station in Gope
This morning we received the good news that the first baby was born in our health centre the night before Ram and Maya left Gope for good. Mother and child are well. And we are all very happy.
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The cooperation between the people of Gope, the local authorities, NHEFoN Nepal, DESWOS e.V. Germany, Gecotec e.V Germany and NB&G Switzerland has been successful. On 03/26/2022 the new health center was handed over to the population of the Gope region - thanks to your support!
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Despite all adversities, transport difficulties, snowfalls and days of unusually intense rain, the construction of the health station in Gope progressed rapidly. On 03/26/2022, after only four months of construction, the health station in Gope, Solu Khumbu can be handed over to the community of Gope-Lokhim.
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New construction of the health station in Gope
From 2021/11/16 to 2021/12/03 we were able to travel to Nepal in spite of Corona and the associated conditions and tests. The most important point of our trip were the visits of the existing projects and the discussions with the local people about what is going well and where there are still difficulties. To everyone who has supported us over the past 24 years, we say “thank you”. We say “thank you” to a great team in Nepal, to all the people doing good work on the construction sites and in the facilities. We wish them and their families a good time and a blessed new year 2022.
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After a long and arduous journey to Gope/Lohkim in the south of the Solu Khumbu, we know that through the construction of the health station something very important will change there for the population, especially for the women and girls. On site, we talked to the villagers and the local committees and inspected the progress of construction.
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The Corona pandemic in Nepal has shown that minimal basic medical care is still not a matter of course in Nepal. This is especially true for the mountain population in the Himalayas. The health centres in Betang and Bhorle, which were established with your help, were expanded with little effort during the Corona pandemic to include small, effective Corona aid stations. Even lives from more distant villages could thus be saved and infections could be reduced through education.
Now we are pleased to present a new clinic construction project intended to further improve medical care.
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Construction of a third health station in Gope, Solu Khumbu
Today we turn to you again with the request to support another project. The proposed third health post, Gope, is located two days’ jeep ride from Kathmandu in the Solo Khumbu district south of Mount Everest. This area is extremely remote and can be reached by motorized transport only outside the rainy season. Another goal of the very active women’s group of Gope is to establish a service of home visits for the elderly and the disabled.
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Ram Kumar Tamang, NHEFoN, informed us on 08/01/2021 that the Corona situation has improved. Through your help, in Kathmandu as well as in the health stations in Betang and Bhorle, suffering could be reduced, infections could be prevented and severe courses of illness could be alleviated. Despite the difficult time, we have initiated a new project together with Ram. We will build another health station together with the population in Gope in the Solo Khumbu, 80 km beeline south of the Everest region.
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Dear sponsors and supporters, together with you we’ve made it! From the first call for donations in Germany to the implementation only two and a half weeks have passed. The Corona Station in Betang-Rasuwa is fully functional since June 2nd, 2021.
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The situation is getting more and more out of control, mainly because the government is taking chaotic decisions. As of May 27th, 2021, all grocery stores were to be closed for two weeks. Thanks to your very generous donations, together with NHEFoN/Ram Kumar Tamang, we can do more than we had thought. In the first step we were able to provide our families with staple foods for three months in the last days. In the second step we can, on demand from Betang-Rasuwa, initiate a far-reaching project: We are promptly setting up a Corona relief centre at the Betang Health Centre.
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The situation in Nepal has become drastically worse. The reasons for this are manifold and, as so often, man-made. We are in constant contact with Ram and yesterday, based on his mail, we decided to provide our families with the most necessary food for the next three months. Our families are all dependent on their daily wages. Since there will be no work for them for the foreseeable future, there will be no money to provide the most minimal supplies.
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Despite a very difficult Corona school year 2020-2021, Nepal has managed to hold the annual final exams. Lack of technical tools such as laptops, wifi and smartphones made it difficult for children and students to work through the required content. However, thanks to your donations, we were able to support the families in feeding the children and youths.
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The clinic in Bhorle has now officially been opened and has received a great deal of attention from the region’s health care sector as well as from the government. In addition to the sturdy, earthquake-proof and functional building, the professional internal finishings and the high-quality, functional equipment, especially for births and paediatric care, serve as a model for the mountain regions.
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Greetings from Kathmandu from our partners Maya and Ram from NHEFoN. Ram has survived the severe corona disease very well. However, he still needs time to get back to full health. Preliminary planning for 2021 has been concluded. Gecotec e.V. would like to thank you very much for the support we have received from you during this last, exceptional year. We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year 2021!
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Corona emergency aid from Gecotec e.V. Germany, NB&G Switzerland and NHEFoN
Ram has asked me to inform you that his mother passed away the day before yesterday. She was cremated this morning in Kathmandu with all honours, with all the necessary rituals. Ram’s mother was a very warm and tolerant woman with great attachment to her culture and religion, but also very curious about everything concerning modern ways of life. We wish her a blessed journey and will miss her very much.
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Corona emergency aid from Gecotec e.V. Germany, NB&G Switzerland and NHEFoN
Ram is getting better every day. He was allowed to go home three days ago. Ram and Maya thank you very much for all the good wishes. Ram’s mom was a little better yesterday, but she still is in ICU. The last months have made us even more aware how much it makes sense to build another infirmary together with Ram’s association NEFoN as soon as COVID permits it.
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Corona emergency aid from Gecotec e.V. Germany, NB&G Switzerland and NHEFoN
Maya, Ram and Ram’s mother have been infected with COVID-19. The course of the disease was relatively harmless for Maya. Ram and his mother are seriously ill and are both still in the hospital. The good news is that Ram is getting better day by day. His mother’s crisis will certainly last for a long time due to her age and we hope for a full recovery.
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Corona emergency aid from Gecotec e.V. Germany, NB&G Switzerland and NHEFoN
Another lockdown all over Nepal! Things are developing as had been feared. The government acts consequently with a strict lockdown, but of course the general conditions in the country are more than difficult.
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Corona emergency aid from Gecotec e.V. Germany, NB&G Switzerland and NHEFoN
The lockdown in Kathmandu Valley is over. 13,000€ have become effective for the people through your help!
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Corona emergency aid from Gecotec e.V. Germany, NB&G Switzerland and NHEFoN
The state is coordinating the aid provided by all NGOs and thus is getting the situation increasingly under control.
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Corona emergency aid from Gecotec e.V. Germany, NB&G Switzerland and NHEFoN
One week after the call for donations all families of our sponsored children are already provided with basic food for one month!
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Support required due to lock down condition.
Sorry, we have to ask for your support again today. The situation in Nepal makes this necessary. Due to the very strict lock down, our families are dependent on external help. We would be very pleased if you would support this with a donation.
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The measures, very quickly taken by the state, are very severe. Among others, they comprise: all borders are closed. There are neither national nor international flights any more, there is a curfew, schools are closed, shops are closed. Only food may be sold. Fortunately, the building project has been finished and thus Corona did not influence the completion. We very much hope the government will now open the health station soon, so the people can obtain treatment there.
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The cornerstone for the medical centre Bhorle, Rasuwa has been laid. Contrary to what had been expected, the plot concealed large rocks, just as it was the case when the first clinic in Betang was being built. For this building also manual work is necessary. With the little means these building workers require presumably nobody in Europe would be able to manage. Once foundations have been completed, all participants go home and enjoy the holidays. On December 13th work will continue with strengthened karma.
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The location of the new medical centre is difficult to access in a remote valley in the southern foothills of the Himalayas. The distance from Betang where we’ve built the first medical centre in 2018, to Bhorle is about 5 hours on foot. The primary goal of the project is improvement of the health status of the population, especially of the women and girls around Bhorle. Approximately 6,000 people live in the catchment area.
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Photo diary of the clinic building in Betang / 02/12/2019 - 04/19/2019
The construction is completed, furniture and medical equipment have arrived. The opening became a festive day. An event that was noted throughout the entire region. A government spokeswoman and two delegates came from Kathmandu, all local political parties were represented, the press reported. Together we have gained a foothold in this district, the people trust us more and more, we witness the initiative of the population to make changes for their own benefit and to put pressure on politicians.
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Photo diary of the clinic building in Betang / 12/17/2018 - 02/06/2019
As of today, the building is rising above ground. Casting of the pillars and construction of the walls. The roof takes shape, toilet house and retaining walls are built. The electrical connection is installed. It is becoming winter in Bhorle. Also: Greetings from our first literacy course
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Photo diary of the clinic building in Betang / 11/20/2018 - 12/13/2018
Start of the excavations for the foundations, which are very important for the earthquake resistance of the building. Erection of the pillars and further construction of the foundations. Delivery of other materials like bricks.
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Photo diary of the clinic building in Betang / 10/31/2018 - 11/19/2018
It all begins with the construction of a bamboo shed for equipment and materials. The road is being cleared. Also: Surveillance and preparation of the plot for the construction of the foundations.
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On 11/1/2018 Ram will institute the building site for the new earthquake proof clinic / social centre in Bhorle Betang. That we can start building on time, we owe to Ram who in September has made his way to Bhorle defying road blockages and the extreme rainy season of 2018. The funding has been secured thanks to your steadfast support and our cooperation with the Swiss society NEPAL Bildung & Gesundheit.
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Just before the summer holidays we can share good news with you: we now have obtained the full approval for the building of our village clinic in Bhorle. We are very pleased that due to new, decentralized structures the proceedings for Ram and our Nepalese architect were simpler this time than they were when building the school in 2016. The new government appears to advance decentralization.
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Today, we can report on our visit in Bhorle from February 3rd till February 16th, 2018. We are happy that all our goals could be achieved and that the “hot phase” of planning can start now.
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Don’t worry, there is no new catastrophe, no acute emergency in our projects in Nepal but in the cooperation with Ram’s beneficial society NHEFoN and with the population of Bhorle, Rasuwa a new task has fallen on us.
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The joint undertaking of NHEFoN and Gecotec e.V, in cooperation with the Swiss society EcoSur to reconstruct in the district Rasuwa- Bhorle a destroyed school in good, earthquake-proof quality, was 100% successful! The persistent cooperation of all who carried responsibility, and, last not least, the large and fast financial support from individual donors and foundations have transformed a project into a manifest result.
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Video on the progress of the school building
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Video on the visit to Nepal by Jan Keijsers
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Consequences of the earthquake, political failure, power games and inaction. On the other hand also progress: Due to the excellent collaboration between the participating architects, Ram and the village council, now, after some changes, a good draft is ready for realization. The point was to combine new knowledge with old traditional concepts.
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First progress with school construction in Bhorle:
Rhe village community, the school committee and the parents have enthusiastically agreed to our project to rebuild the destroyed primary school in Bhorle jointly with the population!
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Video by Ram Kumar Tamang (NHEFoN) on the current situation
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We are rebuilding a school in Langtang.
Where and why are we building a school? Who is involved in the project? What is the goal and how should the project be done? What does the project cost?
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