It has been a busy day. We
left Kathmandu in the morning to drive to Banepa District where we had a series
of meetings with the Reiukai Masunaga Eye Hospital. We discussed future
outreach projects including one at Namo Buddha, in the Sankkhu-Sharada Valley,
in the hills above the orphanage. Also a series of
outreach projects in a remote region of the area hardest hit by the earthquake
last year.
Following those meetings we went for a
site inspection of the new Dooley sponsored medical clinic near the orphanage.
The building is up, complete with Windows, doors, and furniture! Plumbing is
being completed now, and some additional work on the access roadway, and
grounds. Medicines are on-site, and our Dooley team delivered 3 additional
large bags of donated medical supplies. We will soon be open and assisting all
villagers in need.
Next we traveled to the
nearby Dooley supported orphanage. School was only a half day, so right after
lunch all 26 children arrived. Among the activities was a dance contest which
the kids won with no difficulty. The new Dooley sponsored well has been dug,
and the higher capacity filtration system is on site. Well water is being
tested to assure quality before we switch to the new system. New Dooley
sponsored solar panels have been placed on the roof powering a much needed led
lighting system with battery storage and backup generator.
We have 3 more kids in
desperate need of a home and are trying to figure out a way cover the
additional costs involved.
Tomorrow our Dooley team is
heading for Gorkha region, the epicenter of the earthquake, to check on our rebuilding
projects. Gorkha is quite remote so it may be around 48 hours before we are
able to post another update, after we arrive in Pokhara.
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