Maleny nurse helping to shed light on Nepal Annette Richardson, a registered nurse at Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital, is about to take her 16th trip to Nepal as part of her volunteer work with not-for-profit organisation Shed the Light Australia/Nepal. As a volunteer for Shed the Light, Ms Richardson travels to all parts of Nepal carrying out community consultation and health camps. “Our wonderful charity was started by a Kenilworth local, Suzanne Kupiac, who sadly passed away in 2014. A small band of us are carrying on her legacy for the poor and marginalised in Nepal,” Ms Richardson said. “I have had a long and varied nursing career. My mum signed me up for nursing in the 1970s to stop me roaming the world. Now all my skills have allowed me to do just that. “While in Nepal, each day is unique. Sometimes our programs take place with very little notice - we’ll be required to gather what equipment or medicines we can, hire a four-wheel troop carrier, grab some of our workers and go. “Other days its wholesale shopping for our retail outlets that we have in Maleny and Kenilworth, with lots of haggling, drinking chai and spreading the news of the work Shed the Light is doing,” she said. “My own personal crusade has been to rebuild a community school that was destroyed in the 2015 earthquakes. I’ve raised money selling silver jewellery and children’s clothing I make. I also organise crazy shirt and sock days at work to raise funds.
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“After two-and-a-half years I am so proud the school is nearly completed.” Ms Richardson’s strong network in the Maleny community allows her to gather supplies that greatly benefit the areas she visits. “I am a bit like a bower bird, collecting supplies off friends and acquaintances who are aware of my passion. I squash as many new toothbrushes, sanitary items and clothing into my bag each trip,” Ms Richardson said. “The biggest joy I get is when I see the most beautiful smiles, humbleness and genuine gratitude on the faces of the Nepalese community when they realise we are doing it all from the heart. “I don’t speak Nepali but a lot of smiles and laughter go a long way in communication. This is something we can all remember in our daily lives.”
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