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School Sponsorships

For over 20 years, we have been arranging school sponsorships for children in the mountain villages, enabling school attendance for hundreds of children. With €50 per year, a girl or [...]
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Kurphe Dispensary

One of our first projects was the dispensary in Kurphe in the upper Braldo Valley. Construction began in 2002.
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Vehicles

Our two jeeps have been in continuous operation for over 20 years. They facilitate the transport of people, building materials, food, and other essential goods from Skardu (the main town [...]
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Solar Power

Wherever possible, we try to utilize renewable energies, particularly hydropower and solar power.
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Wheat Cultivation

In our hostels, we need large quantities of flour to provide chapati (wheat flatbreads) for more than 200 people daily. Recently, we have started growing our own wheat.
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Fruit and Vegetable Plantation

Nearly 20 years ago, we established a fruit plantation near the village of Monjong. Despite the slow growth of trees in this area, we are able to harvest more apricots, [...]
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Water Supply

By constructing water pipelines, we make clean drinking water available to the villagers. We also support the construction of reservoirs, canals, and pipe systems for irrigating the fields.
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Boys’ Hostel

The boys' hostel in Skardu provides accommodation and food for over 60 boys from the Braldo Valley and Shigar Valley, where there are no secondary schools.
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Braldo School

As our two hostels in Skardu can only accommodate a limited number of children while the demand for higher education continues to grow, we have constructed a school for boys [...]
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Himalaya-Karakorum-Hilfe e.V.
Barbara Hirschbichler (President)
Grünsteinstraße 20
83471 Schönau am Königssee

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