This post looks back toward a moment that had a lot of meaning for both Sally and me… the creation of the Shree Balshikshya Niketan Lower Secondary School library in Gabde, near Ale Gaun. It was a joy to have a simple idea turned into reality by the local community. We spent time before the trip […]
After a week of rest, planning sessions and meetings the Himalayan Quests team is off once again, this time to fulfill the promise of returning to the first village in Rasuwa we supported with relief supplies, and to help them rebuild their primary school which was flattened in the April earthquake. The team of 8, […]
To say this mission was a bit of an epic is an understatement! The information received from the locals was not totally accurate, especially re the walk in to the village from the road, 2 – 2½ hours turned into 5 along narrow tracks and crossing massive landslides. This was also the most dysfunctional village […]
Amrit and his team have just left for Pangarphu the Tamang village in Gumba VDC, Sindapulchowk we were previously unable to reach, due to massive landslides triggered by the May 12 quake. This is a slightly different mission. Yes, we are going with tarps alongside tin sheets for shelter, and yes we have some food […]
We just made it back after spending two days in Jiri municipality, Dhokala district, near the epicenter of the latest 7.4 earthquake. We planned this mission according to an informative phone call which gave detailed information about a dire need for help, yet a lack of response. It was a nine hour bus ride from […]
