Team
Founder of the organisation:
Annie Descourty
Annie visits Nepal since 25 years already. The retired nurse from Nice/France has met many of the children in poor mountain villages and has brought them into the orphanage to make school education possible for them because their parents aren`t able to afford it.
Annie usually stays half of the year in Nepal - travelling through villages and giving medical help whereever it`s necessary and possible.
President of the organisation:
Kiran Gurung
Because of his former work as manager in the Shechen Clinic in Kathmandu Kiran had permanently contact with dying patients and their staying behinds (very often kids).
The clinic`s member see themselves as a big family in which also patients and their families are integrated.
In Bodnath, also called Little-Tibet, where Shechen Clinic, Shechen Monastery and the orphanage are located, most of the refugees from Tibet are living. They are the majority of patients, some of the clinic employee and destitutes as well. All of them plus the staying behinds of the patients who passed away, do know very well the feeling of a big loss: the loss of a beloved person, of home or of material and financial safety. Because of the permanently presence of familiar solidarity in the clinic in which everybody feels responsible for each other, Kiran has to deal all the time with the feeling of loss.
But 2005 when his 12year old son suddenly died because of asthma, for himself and for his wife Sushila a world broke together. Now concerned directly it is more important than ever for him to replace most of loss of the children who has to deal with immense privations, and as far as possible to realize a content grown-up without lack.
Without his strong faith in Buddhism and the knowledge that he can help others he would have gone crazy with pain: "I always wanted to help my country. I always wanted to help the poor. My dream of an orphanage is where children would not only receive care and education but would also feel the happiness of being part of a beloved child. This is my goal."
Vizepresident, Tibetan Doctor in Shechen Clinic:
Amchila
Amchila is a Tibetan title and means "Venerable". His real name is Amchi Ngawang.
Amchila is refugee from Tibet and he is working since years as successful Tibetan Doctor in the Shechen Clinic. He also knows the loss of home and beloved persons like Kiran.
That`s why it is so important for him to support the children and the orphanage.
Fundraising France, Nurse:
Furgyalmu Sherpa
As nurse and chief nurse of many years in the Shechen Clinic, born in the mountains of Nepal, Furgyalmu knows very well about the privations of the poor who have
to fight to survive every day.
Furgyalmu is living in France since 2008 to study there and is trying to find donations and sponsors for the orphanage.
Fundraising, Network, Press Germany, Intensivecare Nurse:
Gabi Küster
As nurse Gabi worked 2006 for three months in the Shechen Clinic in Kathmandu where she has fallen in love with country and people.
"People there are in spite of all poverty more satisfied and more thankful for everything. That impressed me very much. It satisfied me to work there. I have got back so much and have made amazing experiences!" Gabi could also meet some children who have lost their parents or one part of them in the Clinic, and she could see the problems of that. People`s welfare is very important for her. In 2010 Gabi was again in Nepal to see her friends, her goddaughter and the country. At this visit she could inspect the orphanage, see the necessaries and meet the children.
Gabi is responsible for collection campaigns in all variations and for making topical the homepage.
Childrens Nanny:
Ang Tula Sherpa (Gurung)
Ang Tula is married and has a 11 year old son. Since one year she works like as the childrens mother and takes care of all their belongings including a little bit of the accounting. She comes every day from 11am - 6pm.
Accounting:
Upendra Pradhan
Upendra as former worker in Shechen Clinic where he also was responsible for accounting, knows very well about this matter.