Taking advantage of the quieter monsoon season, HQ staff member, Nima Dawa Sherpa made the long trip back to his village, Gudel in the Solukumbu region with 60 tarps to replace those already worn out by the harsh mountain weather. This small mountain village, located at 2000m above sea level is home to 60 households, […]
While Saroj and his team were rebuilding classrooms in Syangja District in the west of Nepal, a second team, headed by Krishna Rai and Parker Webb were at the opposite end of the country, rebuilding a small primary school in Tallo Skiri, a village near Jiri, in the very hard hit eastern Dolakha region. While […]
We are glad to report that Upallo Pekhu Secondary School, in Syangja District is now the happy owner of two rebuilt/restored classrooms thanks to the efforts of Himalayan Quests and the local community. This old government school which has been educating children from rural communities for 64 years, was badly damaged during the earthquake, with […]
With as many schools back up and running as are able, we are currently helping a further two communities rebuild and repair their local schools, thus ensuring the children are able to learn in safe environments. Firstly, we have returned to the village we helped with relief supplies near Jiri to help them rebuild their […]
With the first big rainfall the need for shelter from the elements increased exponentially. Those who had made do in the dry hot weather suddenly found themselves out in the rain and at the mercy of the elements. It was at this point, and only at this point that I received a call from community […]
