Stop Making Paper Orphans of Nepal Children

Orchid Garden Nepal sits on rented land. One huge problem that results from that is we can't control much about that land. A year ago the landlord, who also owns the land directly behind Orchid Garden decided to bring in a bunch of fill dirt and raise the level of that land higher in preperation to build something on it. That left Orchid Garden sitting about one foot lower than the property behind it. When the monsoon came, the impact of that became obvious, and painful. We were flooded, as in FLOODED completely. Classes were closed for days as Orchid Garden staff struggled to drain the water, then dry everything out. Carpets were taken up off the floor and hung out dry, all the furniture and classroom tables and chairs had to be moved outside to dry. Putting it all back together again once the water level went down was no small undertaking either. Some at Orchid Garden believe this was intentional. The landlord would love to see Orchid Garden move as land values have risen steeply and he can develop this land. There will come a day when we will have no choice but to relocate which will be a massive undertaking and an expensive one. It may be the straw that breaks the camels back or in our case the event that causes the founder, Bina, to give up after seven years of educational excellence for the children of poor working families. Certainly this disaster has been a large financial burden for Orchid Garden to bear. We've been able to provide some funds from our own general operating fund, but I know it's only made a dent in this. Take a look at the photos and then see if you can't give a hand here to help Orchid Garden recover. 

Thank you.