Swiss-Nepalese Society: Season’s Greetings

Dear Members of the Swiss-Nepalese Society (deutsche Version siehe separates Mail)

I am very pleased to be able to look back with you at the turn of the year on some of the beautiful successes, achievements and memories we experienced with our Society in 2024.

In Switzerland …

v we met in March for this year’s General Assembly in Zurich-Seefeld.

v we were invited in April to Divya and Arjun Bastakoti in Zurich’s traditional Silberkugel for the Nepali New Year celebration.

v we enjoyed the generous hospitality of the Songtsen House in Oerlikon for 4 fascinating movie presentations.

In Nepal …

v we have succeeded in stabilizing the situation at the Gairi Campus and managed to offer courses for around 40 trainees in the new student year 2024/25 thanks to the generous support of the diga Foundation “Helfen mit Herz”.

v the NEfA team (Nepal – Development for All) around Hanna Rauber, Robi Gröli and Werner Stahel was attending the laying of the cornerstone for the first hostel for around 60 Bhote-Kampa children for the primary school in Dapka (West Nepal); in line with the AGM 2024 decision, the project is supported by the Swiss-Nepalese Society with CHF 8,000.

Membership Fees

We would kindly like to ask you to transfer the 2024 membership fee of CHF 70.- by the end of the year (see below and attached for details and QR code).

We rely on your support to continue the long tradition of our association activities in Switzerland and Nepal in the sixth decade of Swiss-Nepalese Society.

Thank you very much for your long-standing loyalty and your extraordinary generosity!

Season’s Greetings

On behalf of the Board of the Swiss-Nepalese Society, I would like to thank you once again for your trust and your long-standing support.

We wish you and your families and friends a Merry Christmas and a happy, exciting, successful, and healthy New Year 2025.

Markus Ruckstuhl, President SNS

Wetzikon, December 2024

Swiss-Nepalese Society (SNS)

– IBAN: CH71 0900 000 3003 4986 2
– Bank: Postfinance AG, CH-3030 Bern
– Account: Freundeskreis Schweiz-Nepal
– Address: M. Ruckstuhl, Spitznussstr.31, 8623 Wetzikon