KHCP-Nepal-Medical-Tour 2019

• Pia and Peter on the flight to Kathmandu (very tired) over Bangkok

• Transfer in Bangkok to Kathmandu

• Dr. Angelika pickup P2 at Kathmandu Airport and bring to Swayambhu hostal

Please scroll down the page to follow our Nepal-Tour over the next 2 weeks.

• P2´s 29th wedding anniversary dinner

Dr. Angelika, Dr. Sonam, Prasansha, Pia and Peter visited BIA-orphanage of Chogyal Rinpoche at Swayambhu. Metok (director) invited us for breakfast at BIA-Cafe.

Then she showed us the orphange buildings behind. KHCP regularely organizing medical checkups for the 65 kids here.

• Breakfast at BIA-Cafe

• At the orphanage they welcomed KHCP

• In the class room

• Fianal group photo in the garden

KHCP visited the BIA-Foundation of Chogyal Rinpoche near Boudha in Narayantar, Jorpati Kathmandu.

KHCP regularely organizing medical checkups and treatments for the disabled here.

Today we have been guided through all 13 workshops.
Here BIA provides handicraft trainings to people with disabilities through which they can learn the skills they want without having to pay for learning. The people with disabilities, whose houses are out of valley, are provided hostel facility including both accommodation and food by the organization inside its premises.

They currently have 13 projects under which the students learn various handicraft skills. Thangka Institute, Weaver Institute, Applique Thangka Institute, Incense Institute, Tailoring Institute, Dhaka Institute, Carpet Institute, Bamboo Institute, Mala Institute, Statue Institute, Mobile Repair Institute, Wood carving Institute, Organic Farming and Art Therapy Class are the projects we have so far within the four years of our establishment.
End of the visit we got a nice wooden buddha statue from the institute and KHCP bought a Medicine buddha statue as donation. We will hang it in our KHCP-Medical-Service-Station at Sharminub.
Thanks for the hospitality and we are happy for having met all the kind and busy kids.

• Thangka Institute

• Thangka Institute

• Thangka Institute

• Applique Thangka Institute

• Tailoring Institute

• Tailoring Institute

• Incense Institute

• Bamboo Institute

• Art Therapy Class

• Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche as Mahakala master

• Carrying Mahakala down to burning site

• Ani Tenzin with Pia

KHCP visited the Institute and Retreat Center Sharminub of Shamar Rinpoche in Raniban Kathmandu. The principle of Sharminub welcomed us with a tea ceremony. We talked about improvements of the joint work.

Then he guided us through the sleeping rooms, library, meditation hall and to the Shamarpa Kudung stupa.

Then we had a nice, long and fruitful talk with Sabchu Rinpoche.

At the end we were in our Medical Health Center. KHCP regularely organizing medical checkups and treatments for the habitants as well for the local people here.
Thanks for the hospitality and we are happy for having met all the kind and busy kids.

• Meeting with Sabchu Rinpoche

• The principle of Sharminub welcomed us with a tea ceremony

• at the sleeping rooms

• The principle shows how to fold bed sheets

• The big meditation hall

• The library

• KHCP health care center

• KHCP health care center

• Final group photo in front of KHCP health care center

• H.H Karmapa Thaye Dorje visited the site of Maha Vihar Swayambhu

• Our view on "ground zero" of the Maha Vihar (the red iron box contents the buddha statue)

• Pemba, Pia and Peter

Pia and Peter (KHCP) had a nice meeting with Lodrö Rinpoche at Boudha in Kathmandu.

A long friendship connect the KHCP with Lodrö Rinpoche.
In 2011 they had a joint lecture about "Active Compassion" and social activities in Paris.

• Meeting with Lodrö Rinpoche

• Lama Lekshey and Karma Tsültrim Sangpo with KHCP

• Dr. Angelika and her welcome flowers

• The kids at lunch

Today by heavy rain falls we have been at Lopön Tsechu Rinpoche´s monastery in Kimdol/Swayambhu. The young principle welcomed us and thanked the KHCP for all the support. Everybody is healthy and well supplied. Dr. Sonam offered a passport for the Dhulikhel Hospital for serious cases.
KHCP also invited all habitants to the regularly checkups at Sharminub Institute. Finally we handover the healthcare donation money to the principle.

Hallo! Today we have been at Lhundrup Choeling Monastery of Sang Sang Rinpoche (since 2012 supported by KHCP).
Lama Ngawang Kinga welcomed us and thanked KHCP and emphasized how important the health program is. He said that the donation money is well used for healthcare. So a young monk got a OP of his elbow fraction, a little nun had a eye OP and diverse other treatments happened. He handover a printed report.
Hygiene problems don’t exist due to a excellent water well with pure water.
The sleeping rooms and bath rooms are in good state. 45 monks (20 children) living in the monastery, all coming from the Sherpa region. In the school classes they receive Tibetan, Nepali, English , but also Mathematics and Science.
The monastery has a wounderful flower and vegetable garden.

• Dr. Sonam talk with Lama Ngawang Kinga

• Dr. Angelika handover the health budget 2019

• Flower garden

• The vegetable garden

• We take lunch with the kids

Dhubgyu Chokhorling Manang Monastery (since 2012 supported by KHCP)
Principle Mukya welcomed us. We talked about hygiene, health education and nutrition teaching. Dr. Sonam will produce DVDs with hygiene videos, which they can watch before every TV-evening. For sure that is a sustaining idea.
The damages of the 2015s earthquake are still there and new cracks appears daily. Also the sanitary rooms has to renewed. But to improve all this they need much more donations!
Down the monastery a new school building is in process. Here they plan education in english, mathematics and sience up to 10th class. It should start in April 2019. Also lay children will attend the classes.
(Dr. Sonam Rinchen and Dr. Angelika Leist)

"Dear P2, today is my last day in Nepal. This morning Dr. Sonam got an appointment and met Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche. A short blessing in the Manang Gompa during the Great Mani Puja . Rinpoche again thanked KHCP for all activities and wish you both all the best!
For me it was a very nice final of this assignment. Sonam and me have heartily say goodbye und we both are content, to be a good team and like to do the KHCP-India-Tour 2020 together.
Love and kisses and you both better health and successful recoverage! Yours Dr. Angelika Leist"

• Nowadays the raw new building...

• ... has its 2.nd big event (great Mani accumulations)