Financial Support for Educational Institutions and Students
We finance additional teaching positions in several schools. Since teachers in village schools are paid very poorly, they are generally not highly qualified. Additionally, one teacher is often responsible for up to 60 or even 70 children. Therefore, we organize and fund additional teachers in many villages in the Shigar and Braldo Valleys.
Villages where we finance an additional teaching position: Nit, Dassu, Kurphe, Askole, Surungo, Thongal, Chutron, Tissar, Hurchos, Marapa, and Tigstun.
Some schools and hostels have been receiving financial support from us for many years, for example for the purchase of teaching materials or furniture. For instance, we regularly support a school for orphaned children in Skardu. For some village schools, we have purchased chairs and blackboards.
Moreover, each year we assist a number of male and female students whose families cannot afford the costs of housing and meals in a city with a university.
If the girls wish to attend college or university, we continue to support them.
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.
November 2024: On Friday, November 29th, Eva Kastner (harp) and Sabine Schmid (dulcimer) performed a benefit concert at the Karlsgymnasium Bad Reichenhall for the Karakorum Aid organization. We extend our heartfelt thanks for their support!
September 2024: On September 19th, the comedian Martin Frank performed at the Stadthalle Pfarrkirchen and donated his fee to the Karakorum Aid organization. This event was organized by Antonie Lindner. We extend our heartfelt thanks.
October 2024: On October 24, Antonie Lindner from Rottal organised a benefit performance by the Lower Bavarian folk band “Could be worse” in Eggenfelden. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved.
