And the award goes to…

Congratulations! 🎉

Our founders (Peter de Boer, Leendert Parlevliet , dr. Gerard Smith, Anita Simons, Aad Hemelaar (posthumously, in his name Leny) and also dr. Hedwig Kemme (former ECF Board member), advisor & donor dr. Margreet Hogeweg and donor Arnold Roelofs all received the Himalayan Order 🏅from H.E. G. Rajbhandari, the Nepalese Ambassador.

They received this honor for all the work they’ve done for ECF and Nepal.

They are a big inspiration to us and we are super proud to build upon their legacy! 💛

Thank you Hein Flach for writing a big piece about this special occasion in the newspaper.