Kiwis for the Himalayas
West Bengal, India
Kiwis for the Himalayas is a New Zealand-based charitable organisation which works in partnership with a Nepali / Indian team in the north-east Indian state of West Bengal. We operate the following programmes:
In the mid 1980s, with the help of three young men, directors Chandra and Santu started working with young and disadvantaged people in local villages. They found people with untreated ailments and as a result of a visit by six Kiwis in 1996, the idea of the medical dispensary was conceived. By 1999 the medical dispensary had been constructed and began operating. Today, the team of four (a doctor, nurse, ambulance driver and pharmacist) attend approximately 25 000 patients per year. The team operates a weekl
Kiwis for the Himalayas