Less than 20km outside Kathmandu, Pharping is the home to religious and spiritual sites for both Hindus and Buddhists. The Senior Citizen Care Home is situated on the Shesh Narayan Temple grounds, below the cave from which Buddha’s first great student, Padmasambhava, reportedly emerged after becoming enlightened and walking through the mountain.

 

We are proud to provide support for this home.

Here, Padmal Singh (left) poses with his friend, Mann Badhu. Padmal Singh lives at the home with his wife, who is a Nepali citizen, but too young to collect her Nepal social security (pension). Padmal is a citizen of India, and so can’t collect a pension in Nepal. He had a stroke a few years ago, and a heart attack in 2023. Mann Badhu’s brothers had him declared legally dead while he was living and working in India so they could divide the family inheritance between themselves. He returned home to find he had no family, no home, and no pension. Not feeling safe in his own village, he came to live at the Senior Citizen Nursing Care Home in Pharping. We help to pay for their care every month.

Since 2017, our donors have built a new wash facility for the home, provided the funds to construct a much-needed retaining wall along the main road, provided the funds for their first-ever washing machine and for grounds improvements, and provided financial support for food and housing expenses.