Lifesaving healthcare for remote farming villages

The original mission of our hospital in Rajbash was to bring basic medical and health services to a remote, underserved area of Nepal. Over time, that mission has evolved, especially since the devastating earthquake in 2015.

Inspite of increased government involvement and services there we are still facing major challenges resulting from the earthquakes. Less than optimal temporary housing and the lack of animals necessary for subsistence farming keep the population in limbo. The physical and psychological pressures resulting from uncertainty about their future are taking a toll. Visits to the Rajbash hospital have shown a sharp uptick and our outreach efforts to more remote areas have intensified. Rajbash has become a center from which services to the entire region are organized.

- Volunteers from France, as part of a University graduation requirement of Service for Medical students, are currently assisting at the hospital.

- A group of French engineering students is assisting in rebuilding the destroyed traditional stone houses.

- Two volunteers from the Czech Republic have just returned to Rajbash from a distant village where they taught English for two months.

- Another engineering student from France helped to re-engineer the water system damaged by the earthquake.

- To prevent a catastrophe like the one in 2015 from happening again, the Nepali government has set down strict structural and engineering guidelines that need to be met in rebuilding traditional stone dwellings. Rajbash supporters from the Czech republic hired Nepali engineers through the central govrnment to help teach classes in these new building techniques to the men in remote villages. After successful completion (and obtaining a certificate) the new trainees are now overseeing rebuilding efforts in the village. They are also legally entitled tohead teams of rebuilders in neighboring villages.

- Our friends in England just now are heading out to Rajbash. They have taken on the challenge of rebuilding 5 of the Rajbash village homes. One dwelling has been completed and another is on its way. The English group will physically help in rebuilding the latter structure. Each of the five families whose houses are being reconstructed will be helping in rebuilding each other's homes - a true community effort.

These are just a few examples of the positive ripple effect our hospital brings to its region. The challenges are many, and the responses to them are many as well. Your support allows and promotes all of the above.

Help us to keep the hospital such a vital part of Rajbash.