2015 - 2016 TRIP

In 2015, the pioneer team of Project Aasha visited Gorkha, and Saraswati School, and met up with a contact from Bung to discuss future project opportunities

TRIP OVERVIEW

DAY 1 & 2

We met up with representatives from the DOHLA NGO to discuss future potential projects for us to embark on. We also met up with a contact from Bung to discuss another potential future project. We noted how Bung was an area that did not receive much help after the earthquake but it is not as popular a tourist destination as other parts of Nepal. The tendency is for more popular areas to receive more attention and assistance, especially in the form of donations from trekkers. We were very grateful to the doctors for expediting our process of making local contacts.

We were shown around the wards and we compared the differences in healthcare provision in Nepal against that in Singapore. After being shown the hospital, we went on to collect computers and medications. The computers were to be donated to the Saraswati School in Gorkha, where we would be heading to in the next few days. The medications were for our upcoming medical camp in Gorkha, while the excess would be donated to the Gorkha hospital.

DAY 3

The day began with a road trip to Gorkha, along with Mr Netramani, ex-headmaster and founder of Saraswati School.

Later in the afternoon, we had a meeting with Dr. Sudhar and some other staff from Gorkha Hospital, facilitated by Mr. Netramani. Through the meeting, we were able to sieve out the main needs of the hospital and an idea of the prevalent conditions in Gorkha. After the meeting, we purchased some pending stationary to gift the school students. Over dinner, we had a long discussion with the headmaster on our plans for medical education in the school the following day