Help Nepal International Day observed
Help Nepal Network (HeNN)-- Nepal organised a fun-filled evening
in Kathmandu to mark the Help Nepal International Day.
Former chief secretary Dr Bimal Koirala and Sushil Chhetri, a
visually impaired youth who had lost his parent due to the on-going
conflict, jointly inaugurated the function last week.
Addressing the function, Dr Koirala lauded the contribution being
made by HeNN in extending much needed basic services in remote
areas of the country.
President of HeNN Nepal chapter, Arun Singh Basnet, briefed the
guests about the activities of Help Nepal.
A charity set up simultaneously in UK and Nepal, Help Nepal now
has its chapters in nearly a dozen countries. The charity is launching
mainly health and education related projects in remote parts of
Nepal by mobilizing money mainly donated by Nepalis living abroad
and friends of Nepal through its unique “One Pound/One dollar
a month programme.”
According to HeNN, the projects successfully completed so far
include construction of primary schools at Lalmatiya, Dang; Bijayanagar,
Pyuthan; support to construct classrooms at Chanaute Primary School
in Parbat, a library at Dunai, Dolpa, among others. HeNN also
supported eye treatment camp at Kapan, Kathmandu and Hepatitis
B vaccination program at a school in Pashupati, Kathmandu. HeNN
also collected medical equipment worth about £1,500 from
a hospital in London and arranged its distribution in Nepal in
2001.
Until recently, HeNN was supporting SAHARA, a Nepalgunj-based
NGO, to run educational and rehabilitation program for children
who turned orphans during the armed conflict.
Thanks to the support of HeNN, a health post has been constructed
and came into operation in June last year on the banks of Rara
in Murma village in remote Mugu district. Currently, the health
post has four health workers and serves people from neighbouring
villages as well.
“The credit for success of these programmes must go to
local communities who have generously extended their support in
terms of voluntary labour, material and money to get these projects
completed,” said Arun Singh Basnet of HeNN Nepal. “They
are the one who have owned up these projects and are ensuring
that they operate smoothly, which is quite important in the Nepalese
context,” he added.
A band from Rodhi group played popular Hindi and Nepali numbers
during the function. nepalnews.com by Nov 21 05
