HIMALAYAN FAIR RECENT PROJECTS (2003-2005)

Kham Aid Foundation. The Kham Aid Website is: www.khamaid.org

1. We sponsor 3 girls in Senior Middle School in Xinlong, Tibet. The Himalayan Fair paid their way through 3 years of Junior Middle School) The cost of their scholarship is $520 per girl.

2. We sponsor two girls in Dawu/Daofu Junior Middle School at $400 per student.

3. We sponsor two girls at Batang Senior Middle School at $460 per student.

4. We sponsor 15 girls at Batang Tuanjie Minzu Primary School. We pay $1500 a year for all these students ($100/per student)

Two years ago the Fair gave $1500 for 15 wheelchairs for patients in Tibet.

The International Women's Sewing Group is a group of Nepali women (mostly housewives) from the middle class who have taken on sponsorship of many small projects in and around the Kathmandu area. These projects have included buying mattresses and pyjamas for a homeless shelter for women and children, obtaining carpets for a Mongoloid children's school so they do not have to study on cold concrete, a tailoring training program for poor Bhaktapur women, and buying math and science equipment for poor village schools. The Contact person is Shashi Shrestha and the email is jn_shrestha@hotmail.com

Virtues Children Nepal, a small non-profit directed by Allan Aistrope who founded Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation with Olga Murray and the Himalayan Fair has contributed to them in the past. This project looks for contributions for Nepali children in orphanages, vocational schools and programs for disabled students. We have donated to a music project for blind children in Pokhara, Nepal, given money for clothes, shoes, water filter, and an ambulance to Paropakar Orphanage in Kathmandu, and donated to vocational training for blind and disabled students.

Allan Aistrope's email is: virtueschildren@hotmail.com

Seva Kendra Leprosy Clinic is run by a woman, Dr. Hira Pradhan. Sewa Kendra is an organization dedicated to the cause of leprosy victims in Nepal and to providing free medical care to leprosy patients. The Clinic is 8 bed hospital facility and also provides outpatient care. They also run village clinics in villages in other parts of Nepal and has an awareness/education program. Dr. Pradhan's email is: bks@wlink.com.np

Dr. Pradhan is a tireless worker for leprosy patients in Nepal. She is keenly aware of their plight and of the plight of underprivileged people.

This project can be googled: http://nci.beagooddoctor.org (recruits for Nepal internships) or www.newsadle.org There is also an article in the Japan Times about Dr. Pradhan.

Educate the Children (contributions for training women in sustainable farming techniques). Wesbsite: www.etc-nepal.org

Khawa Karpo Tibet Culture Centre in Kangra District India.

Project to promote dissemination of news and culture to Tibetan in exile. They put out a Tibetan newspaper which helps unite Tibetans internationally. website is: www.khawakarpo.org

Spiny Babbler is a program that addresses domestic violence, mother/child health care, and uses art to affect the lives of at-risk youth. Their focus is people at risk and impoverished educational institutions. They work with children of prison inmates, address mental health reform, etc. Our last project with them was "Mother to Child" which involved conducting research and identifying problems and diseases related to neotnatal and infant health care. They work with pediatricians and patients (mothers) to offer education and support. The director is Param Limbu. Website is www.spinybabbler.org

Dhokham Chushi Gangdruk Center is a center which develops senior housing, adult education and culture for Tibetans in India. Their web-site is www.chusigandruk.org

Himalayan Children's Foundation is a Nepalese Foundation established in 1997 to improve the education, health, and living conditions of poor and orphaned chlidren from the remote mountain districts of Northern Nepal. Website is www.hcf-nepal.org or www.hcf-us.org

Through the Association for the protection of Afghan Archaeology (APAA) we gave money to an Afghan orphanage. The central person in this project is Nadia Tarzi the founder whose father is a famous archaeologist and responsible for the continued efforts of art restoration in Afghanistan. website is www.apaa.info.