Dear sponsors and supporters,
Namaste.
Good news in a dreary time!
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.
In Nepal itself Corona does not play a big role anymore. 50% of the inhabitants have been vaccinated. Especially in the cities this has had a great effect. Also, testing is now free in government hospitals. There is compulsory vaccination. Who will get the jab and in which order is decided by a list which was created according to relevance for public life. There is not enough vaccine available, but doses from India, China, USA and Europe keep arriving in Nepal.
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. We are especially happy that eight new jobs have been created through the health stations. All nurses and helpers in Betang and Bhorle are employed by the government on a permanent basis as of 2021/01/15. Two nurses are firmly committed for Gope. We can withdraw from Betang and Bhorle! That was our goal. You can find more information and pictures about the development in Gope in the project blog.
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.
Best regards from Freiburg and Kathmandu,
Anne Peter, president Gecotec e.V. Germany,
Elisabeth Schwery-Kinzler, president NB&G Switzerland and
Ram and Maya Kumar Tamang, NHEFoN Nepal