What we have done
From the sale of our photographs and from various donations, we started with a small budget, approximately 400€/ 16.500 rupees. We also received 40 pairs of glasses and sunglasses, and some clothing.
On our return, we organized an eye check-up for our elderly friends with Mr.S. T. Angchok, in Ladakh. Mr. Angchok is not only an excellent ophthalmologist, but also a very kind man. He worked for fifty-three people free!
It was a generous gesture on his part, and a big help for us. We were able to by the medicines he prescribed, and we also provided some social services such as transporting people to the clinic, to the monasteries, getting their medicines from the pharmacy, and buying extra food and clothing.
Since then, in the last two years, we have spent approximately 1500€/ 61500 rupees for the "elderly orphans".

What we do today
Today we have a common fund of 1000€ / 50.000 rupees from which we manage our administration and provide emergency help for the very needy in the Himalayas.
We are also working with the Tibetan Children's Village in Choglamsar and McLeod Ganj to find people who are willing to sponsor these elderly refugees. We continue to look for other such refugees, and are trying to provide sufficient resources to cope with their often-urgent situations. Even this is not enough in many cases, or it is too late already.