First of all I will thank Dayan and Suresh for the hospitality and warm welcome I got during my stay at The Himalayan Joy Force fair trade community.
The Himalayan Joy Force
A group of well-meaning capable people with a common consern for humanity have joined forces to help some of the poorest beings living today, the children and people of Nepal. Himalayan Joy Force, a registered NGO in Nepal and Himalaya Support Association in Finland work together to contribute to the "goodwill trend" of benefiting the underprivileged. The team sponsores school fees and educational materials for village children, provide clothes, blankets, medical care and awareness. To shelter the more vulnerable children, a caring home "birds nest" has been established in Pharping village in Katmandu Vally. The children go to an English medium school, get a nourishing diet and care of our team and a mother. Many more children are in need of support, and with a little help from kind-hearted people much difference can be made in their lives. The Joy Force Team works voluntarily in interests of these children.
The skills of the Joy Force Team are dedicated to create livelihood for socially deprivade young women and men. Variety of hand skills training are given and Fair Trade is organized. No child labour or caste discrimination is practiced where as cultural heritage and spiritual ethics are valued.
Dayan Cutler Basnet is the founder of Himalayan Joy Force. She is the manager of this fair trade community and also a well known designer. You can support the community and buy Dayan's design at Carma Store in Grunerløkka, Oslo among other places in Europe.
Dayan Cutler Basnet
For contributions to the children of Nepal you may trust the Joy Force representatives in the handcraft clothing outlets, and members of Himalayan Support Association. For more information visit www.himalayanhope.co.uk
Me on the balcony trying to connect on internet
Birdnest up under the balcony roof means good luck
Linda and childrens guardian in front of the "Childrens House"
Linda and I together with some of the kids in the Childrens House
Himalayan Joy Force / Himalayan Hope with Dayan Cutler as the founder and manager, provide work for more and more people from the Lamagaon Community:
Sangita is Dayan's right arm, she has been with Dayan for many years, since all the way back from the old days in India
The Himalayan Joy Force
A group of well-meaning capable people with a common consern for humanity have joined forces to help some of the poorest beings living today, the children and people of Nepal. Himalayan Joy Force, a registered NGO in Nepal and Himalaya Support Association in Finland work together to contribute to the "goodwill trend" of benefiting the underprivileged. The team sponsores school fees and educational materials for village children, provide clothes, blankets, medical care and awareness. To shelter the more vulnerable children, a caring home "birds nest" has been established in Pharping village in Katmandu Vally. The children go to an English medium school, get a nourishing diet and care of our team and a mother. Many more children are in need of support, and with a little help from kind-hearted people much difference can be made in their lives. The Joy Force Team works voluntarily in interests of these children.
The skills of the Joy Force Team are dedicated to create livelihood for socially deprivade young women and men. Variety of hand skills training are given and Fair Trade is organized. No child labour or caste discrimination is practiced where as cultural heritage and spiritual ethics are valued.
Dayan Cutler Basnet is the founder of Himalayan Joy Force. She is the manager of this fair trade community and also a well known designer. You can support the community and buy Dayan's design at Carma Store in Grunerløkka, Oslo among other places in Europe.
Dayan Cutler BasnetFor contributions to the children of Nepal you may trust the Joy Force representatives in the handcraft clothing outlets, and members of Himalayan Support Association. For more information visit www.himalayanhope.co.uk
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The main house
Sanju on my lap
Linda brought a gold heart neckless to Sanju, the little girl she support at the Joy Force community.
1. floor bedroom
Ground floor bedroom
The main house
The Joy Force community and all the kids did arrange a welcome-party for us when we arrived.
Sanju on my lap
Linda brought a gold heart neckless to Sanju, the little girl she support at the Joy Force community.
The beautiful guesthouse Linda and I lived in:
1. floor bedroom
Ground floor bedroom
Me on the balcony trying to connect on internet
Birdnest up under the balcony roof means good luck"Bird Nest" is the children house where 13 of the children at Himalayan Joy Force in Lamangaon live, play and go to school.
Linda and childrens guardian in front of the "Childrens House"
Linda and I together with some of the kids in the Childrens House
Himalayan Joy Force / Himalayan Hope with Dayan Cutler as the founder and manager, provide work for more and more people from the Lamagaon Community:
Sangita is Dayan's right arm, she has been with Dayan for many years, since all the way back from the old days in India
Production room
The "knitter ladies" work with Dayane's Fair Trade design, Dakini and these ladies has a job because of Himalayan Joy Force program. You can buy Dayan Cutlers beautiful Dakini Design and at the same time help the people of Namangaon at Carma Shop. Carma shop is a Fair Trade shop in Olaf Ryesplass 1, Grunerløkka, Oslo.
Linda and Dayane with some finished samples of Dayan's design
Rita is the Chef and babysitter for little Sampo (7 months) who is Dayan and Suresh's son, Rita has also been with Dayan for many years, all the way back from the time Dayan was in India
Himalayan Joy Force provide them selves with most of their food, they also give food to the poor people in Lamagaon Community and sell to those who can afford it
Mushroom house, here they grow their own mushrooms
(Behind you can see part of the guest house we lived in)
Community Medical Center was build by Himalayan Joy Force with help from Centra Gruppen Norway
The medical center is on the ground floor and has room for 2 patients at the time, it has one doctor on duty and 2 nurses. First floor is made as a club house for the kids in the village.
Dayane and the doctor in front of the medical center
The same day as we arrived in Namagaon this brave little girl (5) came in to the medical center with half of her body burned from boiling spirits. Fortunately the community now has a doctor and a medical center to help her with the treatments.
Some of the other kids from the community followed us visitors through the window
During my visit I fell in love with this brave little Angel and I decided to become her sponsor so that she can go to school, get clothes and get 3 free meals everyday. Here you can save a child for just € 50 pr month. If you would like to help a child like Angel in Namagaon community please visit www.himalayanhope.co.uk
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The view over the Himalayas from our guesthouse at 6am.... AMAZING!!!
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