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NAMASTÉ!
WELCOME TO SHANTI LEPRAHILFE!

As a young girl, Varanasi suffered from polio and has been paraplegic since then. In addition to a new home at Shanti, she also met her husband, who cares for the large fountain. Together they have two charming daughters and a sweet litte son.

NEW: 
NEWSLETTER Summer 2024

Have a look to our video of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Shanti in Kathmandu!

By the way: We have an own channel at YouTube.
Come and find out! 

 

Marianne Großpietsch visits the school and orphanage in Budhanilkhanta.
Shanti's Hape Kerkeling Clinic in Kathmandu-Tilganga, which also provides a pharmacy, outpatient clinic and employment facilities.
Fields of blooming rapeseed in Sundharijal, where vegetables for the food kitchen are grown using dynamic-organic agriculture.

NAMASTÉ IS THE NEPALESE GREETINGS AND LITERALLY TRANSLATED MEANS: “I GREET THE GOD IN YOU.” THEREFORE, NAMASTÉ AND WELCOME TO THE SHANTI LEPRAHILFE WEBSITE!

Shanti is the Nepalese term for “peace” - and that is one of our most important goals. We want to help as many children and adults in need in Nepal – the disabled, the ill, and those neglected by society – regain their dignity. We achieve this by providing them with a roof over their heads, food, medical care and a meaningful place within human society that was previously denied them. Peace can only be attained in an environment of equality and cooperation.

Shanti Leprahilfe Dortmund e.V. is an organisation committed to realising this vision for leprosy sufferers and other handicapped people in Nepal. The Nepalese partner association in Kathmandu, Shanti Sewa Griha, is responsible for making this vision a reality in Nepal.

This work is done through a clinic that includes an integrated pharmacy and outpatient clinic, a food kitchen that uses products grown through its own organic cultivation and provides approximately 1,200 meals daily, a fountain with clean drinking water as well as various employment programmes for those who live at Shanti. It is also help to preserve and promote cultural techniques like Maitili painting and Dhaka weaving that are in danger of being lost.

How Shanti Leprahilfe came into being

Shanti was founded by Dortmund resident Marianne Grosspietsch and can now look back on a history stretching back nearly 30 years.

Shanti is currently active in three locations within Nepal: in Kathmandu-Tilganga, in Budhanilkhanta and in Sundarijal. Around 1,000 people here have been cared for or found a new home here.

Young people and adults in all age groups can donate their time and services as volunteers for several months.

The press archive provides a good overview of previous publications about Shanti.

Marianne Grosspietsch personally prepares a newsletter three to four times a year informing current and previous donors about Shanti developments.

Shanti is the largest private German aid organisation in Nepal. It is financed exclusively by donations and the sale of products Shanti produces.

Shanti has received various awards for its exemplary social and medical groundwork.