Nepal is among the 20 poorest countries in the world and tourism in particular is an important source of income. After I had visited our foster child Diya in Nepal in April 2015 with the children’s charity organisation Plan International, I went on a private trekking tour to the Tsum Valley, towards Manaslu, one of the 8000ers in the Himalayas. The “Valley of Happiness” is far away from all tourist routes and may only be entered with local guides and permits. Pure nature.
The earthquake hit our group there and destroyed parts of the accommodation. We waited for five days in a self-made shelter for our rescue by helicopter, because walking back was impossible. Many bridges and paths had been destroyed and were impassable. The photo shows our group and another group we met during the trekking tour, shortly before the helicopter picked us up.
Grateful and overwhelmed by the impressions I experienced through this event in Nepal, I set up a donation fund to help rebuild a school in the Tsum Valley and the two homes of our Nepalese guides Harry and Janga. Within a very short time we were able to transfer 7,000 € in donations to them. This was also the motivation to bring the Diyi for Kids Foundation into an operating status more quickly and to continue collecting donations for good causes.
In the meantime, with the Diyi for Kids Foundation and through your support, dear donors, we have been able to support other projects in Nepal, such as providing educational scholarships and building schools that were also destroyed by the earthquake. The next project change for our international project is close.
One thing I can tell you already: We will continue our support in Nepal!
