Sano Bhorle Nepal

Our 2020 Christmas appeal paid for the construction of a health clinic at Sano Bhorle, Nepal. The Health Post provides first response assistance, medicines, basic dental care, ante- and post-natal support, and health and hygiene education for five villages in a remote mountainous farming area north of Kathmandu in Nepal. Previously, villagers had to make a costly and lengthy trip to see a doctor – or, in many cases, try to ride out infections and injuries, which often led to a deterioration in their conditions. The project was overseen by Justin Wickham (the son of OWG members) of Learning Planet. Throughout, villagers and the local health authorities were closely consulted; and the land, and much of the labour, was donated by villagers. The local health authority was so impressed by the quality of the building and facilities that it decided to provide two staff, instead of the one which had been promised – a midwife/nurse and a general health professional.