REAL PEOPLE PROJECTS in MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES: Low-cost, high impact initiatives, in partnership with local activists and organizations. Health care, education, economic development, and sustainable tourism - from Pakistan to Peru.
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Nepal Medical Camp - Charity Trek 2007Created about 6 months ago
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The Mountain Fund Our fall medical trek is now finished. Over 20 medical people saw over 1200 patients in Rasuwa and gave them free care and meds.
The Mountain Fund News from Mountain Fund founder, Scott MacLennan: Just found out some really good news ! The Rasuwa District, where we work, is number one out of 75 districts for meeting health care goals this year. Time for a party !!! 10 years of work has paid off , WHOOO HOOOO
Thomas Pottage
Hi Scot & The Mountain Fund,
Sounds like a great idea, I'd love to help out. How do I go about making a donation?
Tom
The Mountain Fund Mountain Fund Fans - let's build a bouldering wall for the 1800+ street kids in Kathmandu. Get them climbing, learning about respect, focus, strength, challenge and personal growth. They will think it's just fun. Who can help???
The Mountain Fund A sample video from one of our Moving Medical Camp treks, including eye exams, prescriptions, and treatment rooms (in Mountain Hardware Space Station tents).
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In 2007 a group of 15 medical volunteers treks the Tamang Heritage Trail in Nepal and provides free medical care to hundreds along the way.
The Mountain Fund New X-Ray for the Kalika Community Hospital!
Source: www.mountainfund.org
Working everyday to support human rights, environmental progress and responsible tourism in developing mountain communities around the world.
The Mountain Fund
An interesting article from the NY Times about midwifery in Afghanistan. The Mountain Fund is doing key work at the birthing center that we are opening in Rasuwa District, Nepal - it will be the only one in the area and will serve over 8,000 women. See http://www.mountainfund.org/online/index
Source: www.nytimes.com
Pashtoon Azfar, director of Afghanistan’s Institute of Health Sciences and president of the midwives association, is bringing attention to staggering maternal death rates.
The Mountain Fund The news on the Kalika Community Hospital - the flagship and center of the Rasuwa District community health care program:
Source: www.mountainfund.org
Working everyday to support human rights, environmental progress and responsible tourism in developing mountain communities around the world.
Come see what volunteering for The Mountain Fund is all about! Interested in volunteer work abroad? Interested in a charity trek? This group is for anyone who's interested or who's participated wit...
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (July 20, 2009) A low-cost generator with the potential to transform lives in the world’s poorest communities is now being tested across the UK and in Nepal. The Score project, ...
The Mountain Fund Don't think "donate" but rather "invest." A short article on how The Mountain Fund supports projects that are locally owned and operated, with community responsibility for outcomes set by their standards.
Source: www.mountainfund.org
"Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime." This axiom, believed to be of Chinese origin, is of course immediately recognizable. We are a charity but our aim is self-sufficiency, not dependency. Our work is teaching and not merely giving.
The Mountain Fund The Ward Nine's children center used to care for 12-15 children who came daily while their parents worked. But it did not have the funding to provide lunch to kids who often did not get enough to eat at home. The Mountain Fund has started a hot lunch program, and attendance at the center has now increased to 29 children daily, with food for each of them. The full story here.
Source: www.mountainfund.org
Ending poverty and hunger in the ghetto of Pokhara Nepal.
The Mountain Fund The Mountain Fund's moving medical camp delivered a baby outside the Nepali village of Tatopani on their last trip. The full story here.
Source: www.mountainfund.org
Working everyday to support human rights, environmental progress and responsible tourism in developing mountain communities around the world.
