G L O B A L

K A R U N A

May15 t h – 28 t h

W E E K 3 &

4 R E P O R T

Summary

During our third and fourth weeks of operation, Global Karuna underwent a great shift of t ides. Af ter navigating

the stormy waters of emergency aid and indirect supply distr ibut ion , we took to the air to provide relief in the most

remote areas of the country by direct del ivery. Incredibly, we have completed a total of 12 helicopter relief and

rescue missions . On these tr ips we have seen the beauty and devastation of Nepal, as wel l as the

resilience and generosity of its people.

Global Karuna cont inues to supply food, as the most remote areas of Nepal are st i l l in great need. In some places,

unbel ievably, we are the st i l l the first to arr ive with aid. Likewise, i t remains a Global Karuna pr ior ity to provide

survivors with the tools and materials they need to construct shelter before the monsoon season. In our

distr ibut ion sect ion you wil l see that we have begun distr ibut ing zinc metal sheets and nails to support

reconstruction act ivit ies.

We have also been in the process of shif t ing our camp operat ions f rom Nepal Academy, Kam aladi, to

Budhanilkantha . This has posed some challenges to our work but has also brought us new opportunities

for long-term projects. We have been blessed to f ind our new location through our dharma connections, and slowly,

this place wil l become our home , and the heart of our operations.

In the midst of establishing a new camp and distr ibut ing relief aid by land and by sky, we have st i l l managed to look

ahead , ant ic ipat ing the future needs of Nepal and its people. Indeed, over the last two weeks, we at Global Karuna

have begun to develop an innovative concept to adopt a village for sustainable reconstruct ion t it led

Namuna Gaun, A Model Village.

Final ly, as we visited our future

Model Vil lage site, Chagam ,

in Sindhupalchowk we

encountered the many

challenges faced by

survivors. We were especially

moved by the 200 nuns who

were now lef t homeless, and

communicated to the nunnery’s

management committee our

desire to establ ish a camp for

them in the Kathmandu Val ley.

With each passing day, their

shelter is nearer to

complet ion, and we look forward

to welcoming them as early

as next week.

Aid & Distribution

Between May 15 th and May 28 th, Global Karuna collaborated with 52 individuals, as

well as ABC Television, Tushal Yuva Club, Children Care Club, and Youth Action

Nepal to further distribute food, shelter, and medical supplies to earthquake survivors.

To reach remote areas inaccessible by road, we chartered helicopters to conduct relief

and rescue missions. We were able to bring relief aid to 6 locations by air, including:

- Gompa Lungdang, near Ganesh Himal, Tsum Valley, Gorkha

- Bagam Village and Dhoundup Ding Nunnery, Chagam, Sindhupalchowk

- Bigu Nunnery, Bigu Village, Dolakha

- Ripchet, Tsum Valley, Gorkha

- Bagang Tashi Gyamtso Monastery, near Helambu, Upper Sindupalchowk

- Lama Gaun, Tsum Valley, Gorkha

These secluded and unreachable

vi l lages were not spared the

destruction seen in famil iar

terr itor ies. Wherever we landed, we

found ruin and rubble .

Monaster ies, meditat ion hal ls,

homes, and precious cultural

art ifacts crumbled and broken ,

l i t ter ing the temperamental soi l.

Beyond br inging essentials such as

food, and materials for home and

shelter, Global Karuna also

medevacked several individuals

to seek medical care in Kathmandu,

and paid special attention to the

unique her itage of these isolated

vi l lages. To Bagang Tshi Gymtso

Monastery, we took an archeological scholar and a representat ive of the monastery to catalogue rare,

valuable, and precious artifacts . Global Karuna rescued 17 rare Buddha statues. In many locations,

we also donated money to jumpstart rebuilding efforts, and to rescue valuable cultural art ifacts buried and

trapped in the debris. On a visit to our future Namuna Gaun project site, Dhondip Ding Nunnery and

Bagam Village in Chagam, we brought an engineer to advise on newly forming landsl ides. Reconstruction

wi l l be a challenge everywhere, however in these mountainous areas, the ground is especial ly f ragile.

Districts and villages reached by Global Karuna

May 15th – May 21th

Kathmandu Sindhupalchowk Nuwakot Dolakha Ramechhap Gorkha Rasuwa Makwanpur

Bagbazar Bansbari Kumari Bighu Katthajoro Palungtar Syafrubeshi Chepang village

Basundhara Banskharka Tsum Valley

Bouddha Helambu

Dhobidhara Thulosirubari

Matatirtha

Samakhusi

Siphal

Sukedhara

May 22th – May 28th

Sindhupalchowk Nuwakot Dolakha Gorkha Kathmandu

Listi Trishuli Charikot Laprak Bhaktapur

Budhanilkantha

Indrayani

Jawlakhel

Kamaladi

Maitidevi Patan

Sakhu

10 Basic Food Packages

223 Kg Beaten Rice

171 Blankets

2.5 Kg Chili Powder

45 Kg Flour

250 Kg Legumes

64 Liters Oil

2,352 packages of Biscuits

840 packages of Noodles

5,820 Kg Rice 203 Basic Food Packages

147 Kg Salt 114 Blankets

36 Sleeping Mats 375 Kg Legumes

12 Solar Lamps 200 Kg Nails

60 Kg Soy Beans 2 Plastic Buckets

18 Kg Sugar 13,130 Kg Rice

5 Kg Tea 150 Kg Salt

48 Tarps 50 Sleeping Mats

60 liters Water 8 Tarps

14 Water Filters 738 Zinc Metal Sheets

Week 3

Week 4

Food

Home

Shelter

Medical

During our third week of operations and into our fourth,

we were blessed to work with three medical doctors,

Dr. Gillenwater , Dr. Green , and Dr. Sadural .

Drs. Gil lenwater and Green held a clinic at our Kamaladi

base camp and went into the field to serve

survivors. During their t ime with us, they treated

approximately 600 pat ients.

Dr. Sadural joined us f rom Life is Great (LIG) Global and on behalf

of Barnabas Health to provide us assistance and to survey the need for

long-term healthcare projects in Nepal. While he was here, he

helped our volunteers, shared our camping exper ience, and

donated cr it ical ly needed medicines for further distr ibut ion to those in

need.

We are so grateful to all of our medical volunteers for their hard work,

dedicat ion, and passion to alleviate the suffering of survivors.

Medical Dispatch Records

Week 3 Week 4

Item Quantity Description Item Quantity Description

Baby Food 46 packs Armetro 1 box (200 tablets)

Band-Aids 100 packs Band-Aids 100+ pieces

Basic Medical Kit 13

packages Basic Medical Kits

2 packages

Betadine 17 bottles (100 ml each) Betadine 13 bottles (100 ml each)

Cipro

75

strips (4 tablets each) Ciprodac

15

files (150 tablets)

Cotton bandage and rolls

80 small and large

Cough Syrup

4 bottles (100 ml each)

Cough Syrup 10 bottles (100 ml each) Crocin 10 files (10 tablets each)

Gauze

47

pieces Ibuprofein + Paracetamol

6

boxes (250 tablets)

Ibuprofein 67 strips (10 tablets each) ORS 6 boxes (40 packets each)

Mosquito coil 35 packs Paracetamol 1 box (200 tablets)

Omnizel 2 pieces Soap 12 bars

ORS 42 pieces

Paracetamol 318 strips (10 tablets each)

Phynole 4 bottels

Sanitary Pads 175 pieces

Soap 170 bars

Swabs 6 pieces

Toothepaste 37 pieces

Torch 10 pieces

Water Purifyer 5 bottles

Budhanilkantha Camp

As survivors’ needs are shifting , so are

we, in order to accommodate new

methodologies, operations, and concepts.

To establish a more suitable presence in

Kathmandu for long-term projects, we

spent the last two weeks of the month

juggling two dif ferent camps, moving

f rom one to the other, tying up loose ends,

and struggling with l imited connectivity

( internet and power) and a lack of

permanent shelter or adequate work space.

We are now operating f rom a beautiful

garden in the hi l ls, just outside the big

city. There is a special feeling here of

peace , due to its proximity to nature and

one of Nepal ’s oldest Vipassana centers,

where the Venerable Metteyya pract iced

meditation for several years.

We continue to l ive in tents and

work on lawn furniture. Just a day

before the end of this week we

established a power source and a

telephone l ine, but we are st i l l

without internet. Around us

continues the chaos of cleaning,

construct ion, and movement. As we

sett le in, we are looking forward to

having a fully operational of f ice,

and eventual ly s leeping quarters,

and a bathroom! Rather than rent

off ice space, the decision was made

to create a combined living and

working space. We are living

our projects. There are no off ice

hours or weekends. We wanted f ind

a space that would encourage this dedication and inspire us and others who visit with creativity, peace ,

enthusiasm , and commitment.

As we develop the space, we wil l incorporate the very values of our organization and our new project Namuna Gaun.

We hope to instal l solar panels for power, and test water f i l t rat ion systems. Most of all, we look forward to host ing

innovative professionals and Nepali youth to col laborate with us on our many projects.

Namuna Gaun

As aid pours in to the country for earthquake relief , we must be cautious about how these funds are being appl ied.

New, innovative , and sustainable methods which involve the people of Nepal must be developed to create

last ing change. Let’s work together. Let’s build a volunteer team of experts, act ive youth, and local community

members. Let’s ut i l ize local natural and human resources to rebuild sustainably. Let ’s adopt a vil lage.

Chagam vi l lage is located in the distr ict of Sindhupalchowk , one of

Nepal’s most earthquake-devastated areas. In this vi l lage, 100% of

homes were destroyed, including the homes of 200 nuns belonging to an

ancient l ineage of Buddhism. Under normal c ircumstances, Chagam is

completely inaccessible by road. Our hope i s that in a short t ime, we wil l

be able to develop this vil lage as a model. The lessons we learn in the

process of rebui lding wi l l produce a manual which can be shared among

like-minded people, groups, and organizations.

Although we are st i l l in the conceptual stage of this project, we are eager

and ready to mobil ize. We are sett ing things in motion by reaching out to potential donors, partners, and key

community leaders and experts. One of our f irst priorit ies wi l l be to assemble a guiding board. Indeed, central to this

vis ion wi l l be the establ ishment of a volunteer panel of advising engineers, architects, renewable energy experts,

entrepreneurs, geologists, other specialists, an anthropologist, and a monk! Together with key community f igures

in Chagam, we wil l manage and direct this project f rom start to f inish.

Global Karuna bel ieves that this is the t ime to set an example and to harvest the potential of this country and

i ts people. I f Nepal is going to rebui ld, let ’s do it with compassionate action and innovat ion.

Dhondup Dhin Nunnery

Temporary Relief Shelter

Originally located in Chagam, Sindhupalchowk, the

Dhondup Dhin Nunnery is an ancient mountain

dharma community for women. Unlike other

other l ineages of Buddhism, nuns here l ive in

individual huts , which they build by the strength

of their own hands using local stone, mud, and wood.

Tin roofs are used to complete their shelters.

Approximately 200 individual of these huts decorated

the mountainside before the earthquake of April 25th .

Now the destruct ion has rendered most of them

uninhabitable .

After vis it ing Chagam we reached out to the nunnery’s management committee to of fer help in construct ing a

temporary shelter near the original nunnery. Af ter the second earthquake on May 12 t h , however, the mountain

behind the nunnery became unstable, tr iggering new landsl ides and threatening new casualt ies . Under these

circumstances, Global Karuna suggested it would be best to evacuate the nuns and bui ld a temporary shelter for them

in the Kathmandu Valley. The new location for shelter is safe and has plenty of space. I t has a boundary wal l, a

gate, water and electr icity, and a beautiful view of the mountains. We have already commenced the construct ion

of the nun’s quarters, a puja hall, storage and kitchen, and new bathrooms and showers. The construct ion is about

60% completed and we are hoping to start evacuat ing the nuns to the new shelter w ithin a week. Thanks to the

f inancial support of the Real Medicine Foundation (RMF), these nuns wil l be safe and housed throughout the

monsoon season.

Final Thoughts

At the end of our first month of operation we feel blessed to have had the opportunity to do so much. We are so

very grateful to our many supporters for their contr ibut ions and encouragement. We thank not only those who

made monetary or material donations, but also everyone who has given us their time and energy, and those who

have kept us in their thoughts and prayers :

ANNATTA WORLD HEALTH MANI THAPA

ASOK SHRESTHA MEDICAL MERCY CANADA

BERNADETTE BROSKAMP NAILA SATTAR

CANADIAN ENGAGED BUDDHISM ASSOCIATION OUR UPASIKAS FROM THAILAND

COMMUNITY MEDITATION CENTER (NYC) RAHUL BARUWA

GANESH YONJAN RAJU SAKYA

GLOBAL OUTREACH DOCTORS REAL MEDICINE FOUNDATION

HIRA MOKTAN SELL FOR A WELL

HONG TJHIN SUNIL SAKYA

KAREN STRACHAN TREVOR IRONSIDE

LIFE IS GREAT GLOBAL WERNER MAYS

MANI SAHA