Twenty-eight students and four teachers from the International School of Geneva (La Châtaigneraie) went to Kathmandu from 8 to 20 April to meet the children of the orphanage and evaluate their needs.
Goals of the mission :
- Bring school supplie, bags, notebooks, pens and books to the children.
- Participate in managing the finances for the coming school year.
Each student had the possibility of participating in one or more of the proposed projects. They could choose from work such as painting the front doors of the orphanage, the hall and the stairs of the house, repairing the basketball backboard, purchasing toiletry kits for all the children, organizing drawing sessions, musical lessons and games, purchasing a television and organizing a big party for the children.
The mission also evaluated other needs on-site and took care of getting things like shoes, clothes, individual lockers, supplies, vitamins and medicine. Strong bonds were created between the youth of Nepal and Switzerland. The visit was one that will remain unforgettable for all.