Friday, February 23, 2018

When it Comes to Donations How Small is Small?

One of our guests was so kind as to bring warm clothing to share with the poor. 

At Kay Garnay for Nepal, we do just about anything we can with the little bit of resources we have. Basically, it’s about anything we can do for under $100. If you notice, unless we get funding from an outside source, each of our projects cost less than $100 and helps people on an individual basis. Sometimes an imagination and creativity is more important than money.Here's a video and information on our latest venture.
We have given about 30 back supports to women who work in farming and construction. 

We've planted trees, sponsored students, supported various projects for other NGOs, neutered street dogs, sponsored warm clothing and book drives, etc. We have turned an empty room into a library/learning center here at Star View Guest House and we're working with the village to do weekly village clean-up campaigns and things like this. 
A lovely guest came and brought warm clothing for the old folks at a hospital. 

Our next project is to put metal, beveled mirrors on the road at the horse-shoe bends to save lives. There are two of these dangerous curves on the way to Bhaktapur. I wonder how many lives we can save for our $100 this month.

One time I brought 10 pairs of bathroom shoes to a hospital so people wouldn’t be spreading germs from the bottom of their shoes. I wonder how many people didn’t get sick because there were shoes to keep the gross smelling, standing water on the floor in the bathroom instead of having it dragged all over the hospital.

I’ve been thinking about helping more people for even less money. I’m going to spend about $2 on 10 bars of soap and leave them at various bathrooms throughout Kathmandu as I spend a day shopping. I can just leave a bar in any restroom I use. There are seldom soap bars in the bathrooms, even at hospitals. At least 25% of tourists experience bacterial stomach issues in Nepal.

It's about spreading some goodwill along the way. As you can see from these examples, Random Acts of Kindness don't have to cost a lot, but can spread a lot of good. 

So, if you think you don’t have enough money to make a difference, well, you probably do. We can help you to find something to do to help if you only have $5. So, if you give a small amount and want it to be used for some small thing, such as a hand tool or bag of screws just let us know. We are working with some of our neighbors to help build a home for a family. We will be happy to purchase something in your name no matter how small the donation. Each donation is handled as a trust from the donor. For information about our current fundraiser watch the short video.

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