GDR Back to Work in Nepal in Full Force

Over the past several months, Nepal has shown itself to be a place of hope, hard work and recovery. Thanks in no small part to the many donors who contributed to the GDR earthquake rebuilding effort at the SMD School, the school recently received green tags from the Nepal Department of Education for three of its four building

and classrooms are back in use. A team of dedicated GDR volunteers recently traveled to Kathmandu to assess our future in this resilient country and screen children for fall clinics. We’re very happy to share that the kids are lined up and ready to go and we’ll be heading over in full force to conduct three clinics th

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