While staying at Karmi Farm, we went on two walks of the area and had a lot of down time. I learned to play karob, a popular Nepalese game that is similar in nature to billiards, but doesn't require cues.
This is a remote area of India, the road conditions are poor and the nearest hospital is a 3 to 4 hour walk away. Even then, that hospital is often under-staffed and regularly has problems sourcing medical supplies. Because of these problems, the Karmi Farm clinic was set up to run as a first-stop medical centre for the local people, most of whom are subsistence farmers, eking out a meagre living from the land. With help from friends in the UK, the clinic started up in September 2001. Donations came from friends and guests staying at the farm with volunteer doctors and nurses coming out from the UK. The clinic today frequently deals with work-related injuries and accidents such as machete cuts, as well as providing treatment for common conditions like scabies, diarrhoea, and conjunctivitis. At the time of our visit, the clinic was still operating out of this single rented room. Construction is almost complete right next door, where Karmi Farm has purchased the property. The clinic will operate out of two rooms, while two others will be rented to generate income. The clinic coordinator and his family will live above the clinic.
While staying at Karmi Farm, we went on two walks of the area and had a lot of down time. I learned to play karob, a popular Nepalese game that is similar in nature to billiards, but doesn't require cues.
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