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Here is a photo
by John Vavruska showing Elselien and the ladies of Nirmalai Danda
looking at a photo that Elselien just took of them with her father's
digital camera.We hope to continue to tell our story in 2005, and
those of us who
recently trekked into
rural Nepal to visit a newly born remote health clinic and a 20 year
old village water system first installed in 1984 by Sante Fe's John
Vavruska, are presenting a lecture generously hosted by the Asher
family at Wild Mountain's exhibition space at 7:15 pm on Wednesday
26 January at:
Wild Mountain
(nr. Candyman)
851 St. Michaels Dr.
Sante Fe, NM, 87505
Its a fundraiser slideshow for repairs to John's water project (he
has
beautiful photos to
show), and more medicine for the new health clinic. We hope that Ms.
Elselien te Hennepe from Rotterdam will also be in attendance and
show her fun photos, as well. Daniel Mazur also has a few slides,
stories and video to share of recent treks and climbs in the Khumbu
Valley and Everest from Tibet. Dan is bringing the 3 satellite phone
systems and new lightweight oxygen system they are using on Everest.
For tickets please contact Jon and Jan Asher at: Phone: (505)
986-1152, Toll Free: 1-800-988-1152
Photo of John
Vavruska standing in front of one of the last surviving tap stands
of the Nirmali Danda water project. John Designed and built this tap
stand in 1984.
Here is a photo taken by John Vavruska of Jangbu Sherpa, looking
proud in the Patale Health Post, which he founded to help the 4000
people in this district, who before this time had no access to
health care, and had to walk three days and take a bus for one day,
in case of emergency, so they could get to the nearest meager health
services. Before the Patale health clinic was established, many
villagers died on the way to get health care. In the left side of
the photo, a mother is holding her infant who has just received
treatment for an infected cut.
We really appreciate the efforts of EverestNews.com in showcasing
the latest service trek under the auspices of the Mount Everest
Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Nepal and Tibet. Here
is a photo taken by John Vavruska from the ridge above Patale
Village, where the new health post is located. In the center of the
photo, you can see a long "ridge" which is Nuptse, and the
pyramid-shaped peak to the right of it is Mount Everest, on a clear
morning in November.
This photo, taken by John Vavruska, shows a woman standing in her
doorway of Nirmalaia Danda village, holding a photo, taken last
week, of herself and child that John Vavruska took 20 years ago |
