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Annual

report2011

Because every child deserves a future

Swiss organization

Sagarmatha



Board members (as of 20.03.2012)Sylvie Nahum, President

Olivier Revaz, projects and missions co-manager

Francis Laune, projects and missions co-manager

Catherine Christ Revaz, administration and communication

Nadine Barreiro, fundraising manager at the InternationalSchool of Geneva (La Châtaigneraie)

AccountsMarianne Naegeli, treasurer

Patricia Bellotto, accounts checker

Acknowledgements Alexandra Bart

Florence and Philippe Kehrer

Anne Kerisel

Yves Luthi

Philippe and Carinne Musset

Andrea Plasschaert

Marsha Staubli

2011 reportLayout : Andrea Plasschaert

Editors : Anne Kerisel and Catherine Christ Revaz

Proofreading : Sylvie Nahum, Olivier Revaz and Francis Laune

ContactsSylvie Nahum

President of the Sagarmatha Swiss branch

Chemin des Côtes 26

1297 Founex

Tél : 079 219 42 84

[email protected]

Olivier and Catherine Revaz

Board members

Grand Rue 23

1267 Vich

Té : 022 364 03 94

[email protected]

or : [email protected]



Dear friends,

Here is the rst annual report of the Swiss

organization Sagarmatha, which gives anoverview of its activities in 2011.

Our main goal is to promote and protect theexistence of the orphanage Sagarmatha inKathmandu (Nepal). This welcome centreprovides shelter and education for more than50 children and teenagers who come fromfamilies in a difcult situation.

After several eld visits made by students from

the International School of Geneva (LaChâtaigneraie Campus) it was decided to setup a Swiss branch for the organization, inorder to provide support to the orphanage.Our General Assembly took place on 12thDecember 2010. Our nancial support and our

involvement complement the activities of 2other organizations involved in Nepal: Association Médecins Toit du Monde andSagarmatha Aide aux Défavorisés (the latestbeing the one which set up the orphanage.)

This year, a visit from the students from theInternational School in Kathmandu wasorganized for the third time (please see www.sassnepal.org.np for the report). That visitincreased their awareness of living conditionsmuch harsher than the ones in Switzerland.This mission was the most successful one, by

far. Once in the orphanage, a lot of students worked to improve the livesof the children, and back in their country they continue to maintain anddevelop fund raising activities. A big thank you to all of them.

There will be numerous challenges in 2012 : building an extension to the

existing structure, with a new kitchen and refectory in the basement,along with new dorms on the rst oor, preparing the new mission of

April 2013, setting up a website for the Swiss branch, etc. I’d like tothank all the people who helped us in 2011 : the students’ parents, ourdonors, our volunteers… I hope that next year many of you will keephelping the children of Sagarmatha!

Sylvie Nahum,President

Letter from the President

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The “Children of Sagarmatha”orphanage

Nepal is one of the poorest countries in theworld. The life expectancy is 62 years for menand 63 for women, which is below the worldaverage rate. According to UNICEF, themortality rate for children under 5 years old was50 % in 2010, with about one million orphans(3,4 % of the Nepalese population), and thegure is constantly increasing.

Children of Sagarmatha is an orphanage set upin October 2002 in Kathmandu. The goal is toprovide care and support for children who wentthrough challenging times (abandoned childrenliving in the streets or in women’s prisons,victims of trafc, prostitution, violence, etc.) The

orphanage provides them with a stablesurrounding which resembles family life, andwith a comprehensive school education. In thisorphanage, children can live a well-balancedlife, have a future and later become “actors ofchange” in their own country.

There are 52 children, aged from 5 to 18 years,currently living in the orphanage.They are fed, housed, taken careof and taught inside the sameinfrastructure. The orphanageoperates under the supervisionof a local NGO named SASS(Sagarmatha Asahaya SewaSangh), that manages allmatters related to theorphanage. Since 2005, theInternational School of Geneva

(La Châtaigneraie campus) hasbeen providing support to theorphanage. In December 2010,the Swiss branch of theorganization Sagarmatha set upa partnership with theorphanage.

Children who joined the orphanage Children ofSagarmatha come from all castes and allregions in Nepal. They all led a difcult life,

having to look every day for means of support,until they had the chance to be taken in byChildren of Sagarmatha. The orphanage isactually more a real family than a welcomecentre. Children consider the director Phinzoand his wife (and co-director) Beena as theirsurrogate parents, and all the people living inthe place have nicknames like Brother, Uncle,Sister, etc.

Partnerships

The political crisis which has been raging inNepal led to many deaths in the remote areasof the country. That situation increased theneed for care for orphans who had no means ofsupport. As a result, the orphanage Children ofSagarmatha is trying to set up nancial

partnerships to continue its activities and givethese children a real future. These partnershipsare expected to cover the daily costs of thislarge family made of 55 people. Several

2011 at a glance

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Children from the orphanage with students from the International School of Geneva in April 2011.



different projects have been submitted toprivate funding, such as sponsoring children,nancing construction work to extend the

existing facilities, paying for the adjustment ofthe kitchen and the refectory to meet hygieneregulations, etc.

Children sponsorship

Sponsoring a child has a huge impact on his/ her life. With 60 euros per month donated byhis or her godfather/godmother, the child canlive in the orphanage in good conditions andfollow a comprehensive cycle of studies until

the end of high school. The sponsor iscommitted to sending 60 euros to theorganisation on a monthly basis, along, ifpossible, with a letter. In turn, Sagarmathasends a report with mails and pictures whichkeep him/her informed about the progressmade by the child. A monthly direct debitoption is offered to make the management ofboth the sponsor’s and the orphanage’sresources easier.

Today, less than 10 children are sponsored via

the Swiss branch of Sagarmatha. Assponsorships are supposed to cover almost50% of the orphanage’s nancial resources,

there is a crucial need for more of them. In2011, several children left the orphanage aftercompleting their high school education, andnew children will be taken in to replace them.However, due to the economic crisis, attractingnew sponsors bas been increasingly difcult.

The Swiss organization is trying to do its best topromote the orphanage’s activities, especiallythrough the International School of Geneva (LaChâtaigneraie campus) and its humanitariantravels. Each eld mission reminds us of the

vital importance of the support, both nancial

and emotional, provided by sponsorships.

Assessment mission : April 2011

Following the partnership established betweenthe International School of Geneva and theorphanage, an assessment mission wasorganized in Kathmandu in April. The goal wasfor some “Ecolint” students to be involved in a

humanitarian activity. 28 students and 4teachers spent 12 days in the orphanage, fromthe 8th to the 20th of April, met the children,spent some time together, evaluated theirneeds and also helped them to prepare thestart of their new school year.

The preparation of the mission was led by thestudents themselves, under the supervision oftheir teacher Olivier Revaz. During the schoolyear 2010-2011, fundraising events like theBike The Lake race were set up along withregular information meetings. These effortsenabled the students to collect US $ 18’000and to prepare their mission in the best way.

One of their goals was to bring schoolstationary (bags, pens, notebooks and schoolbooks) to the children who lack basic schoolmaterial, and to manage the costs of the nextschool year. The students also brought 10computers in order to provide children with an

2011 at a glance

Students from the International School of Geneva paint the front door of theorphanage during the assessment mission in avril 2011.




access to technology to increase theirknowledge via Internet. 5 PCs were donated tothe children of the orphanage, 5 others werebrought to a school in Solukhumbu, a remoteand very poor area of Nepal. The childrens’other needs (such as shoes, clothes, vitaminsand medication, private racks) were also takencare of. Francis Laune, President of the Frenchbranch (Sagarmatha Aide aux Défavorisés),organized the students’ daily activities oncethey arrived in the orphanage.

Several other projects were also offered to thestudents, on a volunteer basis. The number ofprojects shows how deep the students felt

concerned about the children. All of thestudents asked to be involved as much aspossible into the life of the orphanage, byundertaking tasks like painting the doors, thecorridors and the stairs of the house, repairingthe basket panel or buying some washingproducts, setting up drawing, music and gamesclasses, buying a new TV set and organizing abig farewell party with the children. All theseactivities created a strong relationship betweenthem all, and the children of the orphanagenamed the students after their own family by

calling them « big brother » or « big sister ».

All the children spent some very exciting daystogether. The projects were important, and thelinks established between children from thewestern and the eastern part of the worldremain unforgettable. This mission gave them

the opportunity to share strong and lovingmoments together, where the mere presence ofeveryone was a reason for smiling, for cryingalso when it was time to leave, and above allfor having fun and being happy together.

More information is available on the website ofthe SASS Nepal organization :http://www.sassnepal.org.np.

The projects were important, and the

links established between children from the western and the eastern part of theworld remain unforgettable.

The assessment mission in April 2011 gave the students and children the opportunity toshare strong and loving moments together.

2011 at a glance




Accounts 2011


Bilan au 31 décembre 2011

Actif CHF Actif circulant

Caisse 0

PostFinance 12-648345-6 3990.34

Total de l’actif circulant 3990.34

Actif immobilisé

Actif immobilisé 0

Total de l’actif immobilisé 0

Total de l’actif 3990.34

Passif

Fonds étrangers

Passif transitoire 0

Total des fonds étrangers 0

Fonds propres

Capital 3990.34

Total des fonds propres 3990.34

Total du passif 3990.34

Comptes de profts et pertes de l’exercice 2011

Produits CHF

Ventes (t-shirts et repas dahl) 100

Dons 2350

Parrainages 1448.69

Cotisations 100

Produits nanciers 1.45

Total des produits 3900.14

Aides et charges

Missions Népal 0

Frais Postnance 9.8

Total des charges 9.8

Bénéfce de l’exercice 3900.14

Le bénéce de l’exercice est reporté à l’an 2012



Accounts 2011




Special thanks to the sponsors and to thepeople who provided support to our activitiesthroughout 2011

Thanks to the Marianne Naegeli trust companyfor her accounting work ex gratia

Thanks to Patricia Bellotto and her team fortheir precious support

Thanks to the Coppet pharmacy, to PierreOlsson, Elisabeth Bindschaedler and to DocteurNaidu for their donations of medication tochildren

Thanks to the parents of the students from theInternational School of Geneva ( LaChâtaigneraie campus) who allowed theirchildren to participate in the 2011 mission andoffered their nancial support. We constantly

attempt to be worthy of their trust

Thanks to the students involved before, duringand after the 2011 mission

Thanks to the International School of Genevamanagement for their unfailing support, andspecial thanks to Nicholas Tate

Thanks to the teachers of La Châtaigneraie whosupported the 2011 mission , especially to JillRobinson, Charles Clerc and Jan Dijkstra

Thanks to the information technologydepartment of the International School ofGeneva for donating computers to the children

Thanks to the junior pupils who donated gifts,like cuddly toys, for the orphans

Thanks to Mrs. Palmer and the Vermilye familyfor their gifts and support during the preparationof the mission

Thanks to Mrs. Connerton for providing help inprinting tee-shirts

Thanks to all the sponsors of the Bike The Lakerace, to Raj Dhakhwa and Jon Bastow

Thanks to AMTM, Assistance Médicale Toit duMonde, for providing humanitarian equipment

Thanks to Luzia Dutruy and her family in Luins,

thanks to Véronique Rosset, shop Tournesol inRolle, for their precious help and support

A big thanks to NOVAE, the kitchen team at theCampus de la Châtaigneraie, for Valentine’s day

Thanks to our private donors from pastmissions, they will recognize themselves!

Acknowledgements




“A big thank you to all the people who helped

us in 2011.”Chhoti, 7 years old

Because every child deserves a future

Swiss organization

Sagarmatha

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