Students and local villagers planting trees at Makwanpurghadi.
The ghadi sits on top of a hill, 20 minutes outside of Hetauda. The fort used to be an old training center for the famous Gorkha army, the best of the Nepale fighters. From the hill, the view was open on the entire valley, a very strategic place!
On september 21, UPF went to Hetauda for a plantation in Makwanpurghadi. Hetauda is located 5 hours South of Kathmandu. After a jeep ride, 300 ruppee each, Kiran, Bikas and Manue arrive in Hetauda. Follow Manue for a special plantation week end!
A double rainbow welcome us to Makawnpurghadi, an old fort on top of a hill.
In front of the Krihsna temple, Kiran speaks with the 20 students that came for the plantation.
Everyone listens with interest, as Kiran explains about why it is good to plant new trees.
The following is the second part — in the night — of the Angel's Heavenly Choir performance at Kathmandu Durbar Square. 10 minutes at YouTube.
People who made all this possible:
Orphanage staff and volunteers
Orphanage parents: Amrit Bikram Shahi (St. Angel) and his wife Aishvarya, who bear the loving responsibility for the children since 1999.
Administrator and Coordinator: Kim Morton, United Kingdom, living at the orphanage as a resident volunteer.
Website, artwork and marketing: Ananda Loponen, Finland, working with the Universal Peace Foundation. Website, painting, help with children: Manue, France, also with the UPF.
Filming, art with children: Claire and Tom, Australia. Filming and editing: Raina, Austria, working on a wonderful DVD of the event and the orphanage.
Artwork and promotion: Bashkor and Shani, Bangladesh, sketched together excellent illustrations. Resident volunteer: Emily, France, helped with the children. English teacher: Jimpa, Tibet, is teaching the children. Financial support: Craig and John, South Africa, donated the event banner and food for the children. Organizing the children: Shiva and Prakash, Nepal.
Performers
Fire dance and music: Masa and Rio. Juggling and entertainment: Alex and friends, France. Didgeridoo and djembe: Bikash and Binod, Nepal. Singing and drums: Bashu and friends, Nepal.
A big thank you to everyone involved! Thanks to your untiring efforts, the orphanage has now been put on the map of Kathmandu!
Yesterday's event with St. Angel's Heavenly Choir was a grand success! Featuring a program with the children and their songs, followed by fire-dancers, jugglers and musicians, the total flow of people attending the event was close to a thousand.
A blazing success with a mere four days of active work and two days of advertising, the event with good media presence was a wonderful pilot for raising awareness on the orphanage. Detailed news with photos and videos will be made available momentarily.
A huge thank you to everyone participating in spirit and on the spot — it was wonderful! We love you, folks!
Universal Peace Gathering is a home where the entire peace devotee can live and work together to craft peaceful environ-ment. UPG wants to create a Gathering of Peace Minded people in 2010 in Nepal.
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