Local pharmacies hope that Forbes’ small change can make a big change for children in Nepal.
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They have created the Change for Change project, fundraising to build a school in a remote region of the country that attracts so many western hikers and mountaineers.
“As a business, we have been thinking about what we can do to make a lasting impact in 2018 and from that was born our “Let’s build a new Life Pharmacy Group School” - Change for Change” School Project Appeal,” Pharmacy owner Michael Flannery said.
In 2015, Nepal was devastated by an earthquake, resulting in 9,000 deaths and thousands of injuries.
More than 600,000 structures in Kathmandu and other nearby towns were either damaged or destroyed.
“We are working directly in partnership with the Australian Himalayan Foundation and its flagship Teacher Training and Quality Education program that operates in the poorest region of rural Nepal, helping to ensure that post the earthquake all children have access first and foremost to a school and importantly an education,” Mr Flannery said.
“The Life Pharmacy Group would like to help rebuild their lives by making a permanent impact in their community by raising much needed funds for a new school, but we need help from our local communities here in Australia.”
The project ensures the school will be made with a steel foundation so it becomes a safe shelter for the children and their community.
Donations towards the school can be made at either Life Pharmacy or Flannery’s Pharmacy until the end of March.
“The Forbes community is always extremely generous and the whole concept is “change for change” so it doesn’t need to be a huge donation” said Flannery’s Business Manager, Debbie Prior.