Last year, furniture maker Andrew Raible and photographer Jami Saunders spent their honeymoon volunteering in a Nepali orphanage, living and working with 41 kids in Kathmandu. Back at home, the couple continued thinking about the children and decided to start the non-profit organization Kids of Kathmandu , which utilizes photography, art and design to raise awareness and funds for these kids. Made Their first initiative, The Desk Project, is focused on furniture design. They reached out to established New York architects, designers, artists and woodworkers to design and fabricate a child’s desk to be auctioned off with the proceeds going towards the children’s education in Nepal. The idea is that each desk sold will support a child for one year
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Kids of Kathmandu Desk Project
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