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HISTORY OF ATNI

All Together Now International was established as a Colorado (USA) non-profit corporation in 1997. The organization grew out of the personal experience of board member and treasurer, Jennifer Cleary. While she was volunteering at a medical tent in Nepal, a family arrived who had left their home in the mountainous region of Dolpo and made a 30-day walk to Kathmandu. They were in search of medical treatment for their daughter, Dorje Dolma, who was dying from advanced scoliosis. Ms. Cleary joined the family in their search for adequate medical help in Nepal for the young girl, but the search was unsuccessful. With the consent of the parents, Ms. Cleary brought Dorje Dolma to the United States for life-saving surgeries. The experience of helping this girl discover a healthy, active life led Ms. Cleary to seek the means to provide assistance to other Nepali children with significant unmet needs. Thus, All Together Now International was founded.

Through the years, ATNI has broadened its vision as it discovered new, innovative organizations to which it could provide advisory services and financial support. Today, in addition to continuing our service of bringing children with the most severe forms of spinal disease to the United States for surgeries and rehabilitation, ATNI provides direct support to five different organizations operating in Nepal, India, and Tibet, all of which manage projects directly aligned with ATNI's vision and mission.