From the village Tapting, Solukhumbu, most of the young people end up doing trekking jobs, which are not the best, especially as this is limited to few months a year. Kanuri Sherpa, a local young man was somewhat exceptional that he chose to be in another industry other than trekking. ... Continue

Our second contribution was assisting a girl, who had achieved outstanding marks on a nation wide high school exam in Nepal, despite working as a domestic helper to someone in Kathmandu. She came from a poor Tamang family ... Continue

In less than 3 months of HED's establishment, we have achieved some extraordinary results. Our first educational project was to establish a community library at Amber's home village Tapting, Solukhumbu—the lower region of Mt. Everest. ... Continue

The HED Project has committed to providing the funding for a full time librarian so that the library will be run for longer terms on professional way. This individual will be in charge of the day to day functioning of the new community library. ... Continue