Inspector Sanjit is the central character in Arne Drews’s Nepal-set crime novels. Dr Drews is also the founder of the organisation Nepalmed, based in Grimma, and serves as its chairman. For 25 years, Nepalmed has been working through various projects to develop and improve medical facilities and to train medical staff in Nepal. The focus is on providing sustainable aid that benefits local people in the long term. The organisation cooperates with hospitals in Kathmandu and works closely with local partners to strengthen healthcare provision, particularly in remote and disadvantaged areas such as Gorkha and Solukhumbu. Arne Drews’ experiences at Ammipal Hospital and with the government authorities in Gorkha have inspired him to explore these themes in short crime novels. These have been published by Edition Nepalmed since 2017. Nine books have now been printed, and a tenth is due to be published later this year. All proceeds from sales go directly to Nepalmed’s projects. The books have since been translated into English and Spanish. The first novel in this series won third prize at the New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2018. Barbara and Michael Reiser have been undertaking regular trekking tours in the Himalayas since 2006. Twenty years ago, they returned to Nepal from Tibet via the Zhangmu border crossing. This is situated in the neighbouring valley to the area affected by flooding this year. The border crossing was so severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake that it remained closed to foreigners. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Ghorkha. At the time, Nepalmed provided funding to help the destroyed villages build up a tourism infrastructure, particularly for the Ghorkha Heritage Trek. The Reisers have completed this trek twice and have gained unforgettable impressions of this magnificent landscape and its charming inhabitants. They would like to share their experiences at the Kulturfabrik on 17 September 2026 at 6.00 pm. Admission is free. There will be a sale of the novels featuring Inspector Sanjit’s cases. All proceeds from sales and all donations will be used in full to fund Nepalmed’s projects in areas repeatedly affected by natural disasters.