Australia is home to approximately six thousand Nepali speaking people from Bhutan. South Australia hosts more than 3,500 of these progressive migrant community. This community is thankful to the Australian government for the humanitarian visa scheme to settle them. The community, not to mention, is highly grateful to the health care service they receive.
COVID-19 hit the country hard but Punya Foundation feels that the health care workers are the most vulnerable workforce serving the community during the pandemics. With South Australia registering no new COVID-19 case for at least 3 weeks, appreciating the frontline health workers including the ancillary staff, the volunteers of Punya Foundation gathered to thank the frontline health workers at the Modbury Hospital with a Nepali vegetarian lunch package.
Mr Kashi Adhikari, Director of Programs reported, “the Foundation team is overwhelmed with the reception received. What a welcoming appreciation!”. Ms Kirsty Delguste, the Nursing Divisional Director of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care attended the program and thanked the goodwill gesture of the Foundation. Mr Sanman Kafley, the Director of Administration and Mr Hari Pokhrel, Director of Finance were appreciative of Ms Julie Zhang, Duty Nurse Coordinator and all nurse unit managers for accepting Foundation’s offer.
Punya Foundation thanks coordinators Mr Narad Dahal, Mr Damber Adhikari and Ms Chandra Subedi. The program wouldn’t have been successful without the support of volunteers of Mr Hem Adhikari, Mr Dharma Adhikari, Mr Bhuwani Kafley, Mr Karun Karki, Mr Abishek Dhakal and Mr Bhawani Dhakal. Punya Foundation works to empower children and child participants today were Anuska Pokhrel (lead), Keenjel Timsina, Lisa Adhikari, Aushma Rai and Suyoke Khatiwada.
The program concluded with the Foundation team thanking the hospital executives and staff.
Volunteer kids happy to be a team to help
Photo credit: Mr Karan Karki