The Deboché Initiative
The Deboché Initiative is a programme with twin aims:
1. To raise money for rural health projects in remote
mountain settlements that do not have access to the type of
first class healthcare that people living in the Pyrenees
enjoy.
2. To make Maison Willert available to members of
charities, not-for-profits, youth projects and volunteer
organisations that would not otherwise have the financial
budget to escape from their everyday confines to an
invigorating and inspiring destination.
Rural Health
Care
The project takes its name from the hamlet of Deboché
(pronounced Deb-o-shay) in the Khumbu region of Nepal. The
owner of the long-established Rhododendron Lodge in
Deboché, Ang Kanchi Sherpa, is also the nurse for the
region. The Deboché Initiative has been arranging for
medical equipment to be taken to Ang Kanchi since 2004.
These supplies are used to keep both the local population
and visiting trekkers fit and healthy when they fall sick.
The Deboché Initiative also supports the work of
Karmi Farm Clinic in the Indian
Himalaya (which, like the Rhododendron Lodge is also a
great place to
visit).
A minimum of 1% of all money generated from the rental of
Maison Willert is directed to these health projects.
Organisation
Support
Time and again we have experienced the
physical and psychological benefits of spending a period of
time in the mountain environment. We would like to enable
people working in the charity sector to have a similar
experience.
The purpose of making Deboché Cottage available is to
enable teams to re-charge collective batteries, have the
opportunity to reflect on the direction that their
organisation is taking, and return to their organisations
with renewed optimism and energy.
A minimum of one week a year (normally in November) is
donated to a qualifying organisation.
Applications are welcome at any
time of year. Travel and food are not provided.