Support with Family Planning and Hygiene Measures

Most women in Baltistan give birth to one child after another because there are no contraceptives available.

We provide education on family planning measures. Even more importantly, through our support, both girls and boys are now attending higher schools and want to complete their education before getting married. This increases the age of marriage, which in turn automatically reduces the number of children. Furthermore, through the education provided in our hostels, we contribute to making the young generation aware of the importance of hygiene for health. In the village of Askole, we have been running a project for several years focused on waste prevention and disposal.

In the mountain villages, it is not easy to maintain cleanliness and hygiene,

Himalaya-Karakorum e.V.

The non-profit organization supports people living in difficult conditions in the mountains of the Himalayas and Karakoram, on the edge of the settlement border and always on the edge of their livelihood. The aim is to help the villagers to survive in their ancestral homeland, based on the principle of helping people to help themselves. The primary goal is to ensure that our help will no longer be necessary in the foreseeable future.

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Benefit Lecture at Karlsgymnasium

Once again, the widely traveled geography teacher Eduard Spielbauer supported the Karakoram Aid Initiative with a benefit lecture. On November 26, 2025, he spoke about his experiences in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Benefit Event with Filmmaker Stefan Erdmann

For the second time, development aid worker Antonie Lindner from Neuhofen was able to enlist Chiemgau filmmaker Stefan Erdmann for a benefit event. With his impressive documentary on Iceland, he took the audience on a journey through spectacular landscapes.
The proceeds from the evening at the Sparkasse Eggenfelden’s event hall will benefit the children in the mountain villages of the Braldo Valley—a heartfelt project that Antonie Lindner has been supporting with great dedication for several years.

Laura Dahlmeier

We deeply regret the death of Laura Dahlmeier, who lost her life due to rockfall while attempting to climb Leila Peak in the Karakoram. Her expedition was organized by Shipton Treks & Tours, an agency founded by us as a self-help project of the Karakoram Aid Initiative.
The photo was taken shortly before the group set off for the Baltoro Glacier. Laura is on the far left, Rasool in the center of the image.

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