PROGRESS REPORT THE PARTNERS
NEPAL DECEMBER 2016-2017
PROGRESS REPORT: THE PARTNERS NEPAL
TEXT AND CONCEPT
ANG RITA SHERPA (THE PARTNERS NEPAL) KHUNDE [email protected] www.thepartnersnepal.org
The Partners Nepal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 4
1. INTRODUCTION 4
2. THE PARTNERS NEPAL’S PROJECT AREA 5
3. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016-2017 5
3.1 CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ALPINE ECOSYSTEMS (ONE DAY ONE TREE) 5
3.2 KHUMBILA BUFFER ZONE USERS COMMITTEE SUPPORTS ONE DAY ONE TREE 7
3.3 ONE DAY ONE TREE PROJECT IN PHORTSE VILLAGE 7
3.4 ONE DAY ONE TREE PROJECT IN CHESKAM VILLAGE OF SOLUKHUMBU 9
3.5 REBUILD OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF KHUMBU REGION 9
3.6 SIR EDMUND HILLARY MEMORIAL MUSEUM & ELDER CARE CENTER IN BUNG 12
4. THE PARTNERS NEPAL WEBSITE DESIGNED 14
5. THE PARTNER NEPAL’S ANNUAL MEETING 14
6. COMMUNITY MEETING WITH KHUNDE COMMUNITY CLUB 15
7. BREAK THROUGH AND CHALLENGES 15
8. PARTNERS 16
9. DONORS AGENCIES 16
10. INDIVIDUAL DONORS 17
11. INCOME AND EXPENSE DETAILS 2015-2017 17
12. EXPENSE DETAILS 2016-2017 18
13. CONCLUSION 18
14. FUTURE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WITH COST DETAILS 2018-2020 19
15. APPRECIATION 19
16. BOARD MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERS NEPAL 20
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The Partners Nepal (TPN) is pleased to publish this progress report as of 2016- 2017. The progress report 2015-2016 has been published in informal way as the year has been very painful for the country due to massive earthquake in April and May 2015 followed by several aftershocks hit the country resulting to huge loss of human lives, infrastructures, natural resources, historical monuments and local and national properties. Of course it was hard to work at the field during earthquake and aftershocks but our dedicated partners and members of TPN continued working during those difficult times.
The Partners Nepal is dedicated towards ensuring the healthy environment, mitigating the threats to alpine ecosystems and harmonizing the relationship of people with the nature and environment. TPN’s focus on the Conservation and Restoration of Alpine Ecosystems especially in and around the scared land has become more important than ever before due to Global Warming and Climate Change. It is our duty to conserve and restore our vegetation especially the Alpine Ecosystems for our future generation. Likewise, the “Cultural Restoration especially after the April 2015 earthquake has become more important than ever before. It is our duty to preserve our cultural heritage for our future generation. We deeply appreciate all our friends and donors who have generously The Partners Nepal’s projects such as the conservation and restorations of alpine ecosystems, natural and cultural heritage and establishment of elderlies in remote mountain communities”.
I on behalf of TPN would like to honor and thank the staff involved in the field for their dedication and continues efforts in the field. The achievements made during the hard time were the results of common efforts of the TPN’s ground partners and TPN’s members at the field and center. Success accomplished was due to the hard work and dedication of the TPN’s field staff and the partners especially in conservation and restoration of alpine ecosystems at above 4000 m within Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone. At last, TPN would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the donor agencies, friends of TPN from abroad, the Department of National Parks and Conservation, Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, Khumbila Buffer Zone Users Committee, all our partner agencies and local communities for their support and inspiration. We anticipate yours continue support in the future as well.
Ang Rita Sherpa
Chairman
The Partners Nepal www:thepartnersnepal.org
1. INTRODUCTION
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The Partners Nepal (TPN_) is pleased to present this progress and planned project activities report as of 2016- 2017. Much progress has been made towards Conservation and Restoration of Alpine Ecosystems, rebuild and restoration of Cultural monuments and improve the health sectors all in Solukhumbu.
The Partners Nepal was successful in implementation of those programs with possible grant and small contributions made by friends of The Partners Nepal in country and abroad that enable us to implement the program activities in given time. This report includes the progress has made in 2016-2017 and the future planned activities for 2018-2020 respectively.
2. THE PARTNERS NEPAL’S PROJECT AREA
“The Partners Nepal1 (TPN) is a non-profit making organization established in 2012 to serve the mountain communities in conservation and restoration of mountain environment, natural and cultural heritage conservation and improve health sectors”. The Partners Nepal’s project area lies in Solukhumbu District of eastern Nepal. The Conservation and Restoration of Alpine Ecosystems and rebuild of Cultural Heritage Rebuild and Restoration programs in Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality Ward-4 Khumjung previously known as Khumjung VDC and the Health Sector Improvement in Mahakulung Rural Municaplity-1, Bung, Solukhumbu, Nepal. TPN’s constitution had defined that our programs and activities could implement in the mountain communities throughout Nepal but we have focused only in Solukhumbu due to nature of our project priority. TPN’s office is located in the district Headquarter in Salleri since 2015-2016.
3. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016-2017
In year 2016-2017, The Partners Nepal had made much progress in conservation and restoration of alpine ecosystems, rebuild and restore the cultural heritage of Khumbu region that has affected much from the 2015 earthquake. Likewise, TPN also has made considerable progress in completion of Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum & Elder Care Center in Bung village of Mahakulung Rural Municaplity-1, Bung, Solukhumbu, Nepal. Those programs are highlighted in the following sections:
3.1 CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ALPINE ECOSYSTEMS (ONE DAY ONE TREE)
The Partners Nepal began to restore the degraded sacred lands above 3900 m in and around Pangboche village the last permanent settlement en-route to Mt. Everest trekking trails and also one of the oldest monasteries in Khumbu. Working closely with Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone Users Group of Khumjung-4 with the “ONE DAY ONE TREE” concept developed by TPN to restore the alpine ecosystem around as mean to adaptation to Climate Change. The Conservation and Restoration of Alpine Ecosystems above 4000 m in sacred lands of Khumbu was a great success that greatly endorsed by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, the head lamas of Tengboche and Pangboche.
1 Established in 2012, The Partners Nepal is newly established organizations in Nepal to serve the mountain communities that don’t have the financial resources to overcome poverty on their own. Our mission is: “To help impoverished communities develop sustainable source of income and establish practices that will regenerate the local environment for current and future generations” 5 PROGRESS REPORT: THE PARTNERS NEPAL
The local people are well aware that the area is facing global warming and has become a big challenge from every corners of the world including the sacred lands of Khumbu region. People are aware of the impact of climate change and planting trees is the only long-term solutions to overcome from those impacts from climate change and the global warming.
Because of this new and innovative approach, the local people have started to contribute to this unique project by purchasing “One Day One Tree” caps and also assured us to plant trees on their private and community lands-an encouraging indicator of increased interest in conservation. This is particularly remarkable when we consider that planting trees on such a scale was never known in the area previously. This reforestation is the first noted successful program in the region where local has shown keen interest in conservation and restoration programs although many other community development programs were carried out in the past.
In respond to the importance of conservation and restoration of the sacred sites above 4000m en-route for approximately the trekking and mountaineering destination, it is imperative to continue provide the service to save the earth.
With funding support from Hauser Exkursionen & Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation, Germany and The Partners Nepal has developed this unique concept of “One Day One Tree” that every tourist visiting Everest region through Pangboche can support the program by planting a tree in their respective environment with the aim at encouraging people to continually cultivate planting trees at designated tree planting sites supported by Buffer Zone Users Group. So far, this conservation and restoration project has planted approximately 900 seedlings over two periods in two phases. The fencing is well equipped with gabion wire and metal poles angels in that many areas.
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3.2 KHUMBILA BUFFER ZONE USERS COMMITTEE SUPPORTS ONE DAY ONE TREE
The Khumbila Buffer Zone Users Committee had accepted The Partners Nepal’s funding request made for conservation and restoration of the degraded sacred lands above 3900 m in and around Pangboche village of Pasanglhamu Municipality- 4 of Solukhumbu. Realizing the impacts of Climate Change considered to be critical global challenge and is one of the most global environmental challenges facing humankind, and local communities living within mountainous regions. The Khumbila Buffer Zone Users Committee had agreed to support the shortfall of budget to continue working to conserve and restore the most degraded and neglected alpine ecosystems above 4000m. The Partners Nepal and Khumbila Buffer Zone Users Committee signed an agreement of the funding support to One Day One Tree project. This support will help to address the issues and challenges at present level due to Climate Change impacting impacting intensely on mountain people and their communities, they are very rarely considered in public discourse on climate change.
The Partners Nepal receives the check with sum of 250,000 (equivalent to 2500 for One Day One Tree project
3.3 ONE DAY ONE TREE PROJECT IN PHORTSE VILLAGE
The Partners Nepal began to restore the degraded sacred lands above 3900 m in and around Phortse2 village of Pasanglhamu Municipality- 4 of Solukhumbu. A request has come from Thakri Gompa Management Committee to The Partners Nepal to consider replication of TPN’s successful Conservation and Restoration project in Pangboche of Pasanglhamu Municipality-4 of Solukhumbu. This reforestation has taken places surrounding the Thakri Gompa in Phortse where the area has been severely degraded due to open grazing. Due to lack of enclosure surrounding the Gompa, the surrounding the Thakri Gompa area has been denuded and need special the surrounding areas has been denuded and need special protection to conserve and restore the area in order to protect the Gompa and also help restore the already
2 Phortse is a farming village situated on the lap of Tauche peak at 3950m, Phortse is a settlement of Sherpa People in Khumbu valley. It is a unique Sherpa settlement of about approximately 80 households in 2015 lies in Pasanglhamu Municipality-4, Khumjung Solukhumbu.
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Ang Jangbu Sherpa and Mr. Pemba Rita Sherpa a local resident had contributed to this Conservation and Restoration in surrounding the Phortse Thakri Gompa in Phortse. Mr. Ang Jangbu Sherpa has contributed 55 juniper seedlings and Mr. Pemba Rita Sherpa has contributed 15 juniper seedlings. Likewise, the gabion wire has been ordered and ready to ship to Phortse.
Min Bahadur Rai of TPN hired staff will work on this project and will do the plantation in late June or early July depending on the suitable climate. The juniper seedlings will be planted surrounding the Gompa. TPN has begun to sale the One Day One Tree Caps to promote the conservation and restoration project in Phortse. Already few generous people have committed to provide support to this replication project in Khumbu.
The gabion wires and the angle poles are ready to ship from Kathmandu to Phaplu and to Phortse via Shyangboche airport.
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3.4 ONE DAY ONE TREE PROJECT IN CHESKAM VILLAGE OF MAHAKULUNG MUNICIPALITY-3, SOLUKHUMBU
The Partners Nepal began to restore the degraded sacred lands above 2900 m in and around Cheskam village of Mahakulung Municipality- 3 of Solukhumbu. This is a replication of TPN’s successful conservation and restoration project in Pangboche of Pasanglhamu Municipality-4 of Solukhumbu. This reforestation has taken places where the area has been severely degraded due to open grazing. The 30 years of pine trees were severely deforested due to over grazing in open areas. As a result, the water source has dried out and it has become acute shortages of water supplies for the people of Cheskam village. With request come from Cheskam community, The Partners Nepal has begun to restore those depleted or deteriorated areas for future protection by planting, alnus, kaulo, magnolia all native grown vegetation in the newly established nursery in Cheskam. Cheskam village lies within the Makalu-Barun National Park and Buffer Zone. TPN has begun to sale the One Day One Tree Caps to promote the conservation and restoration project in Cheskam.
The local has already started to order and purchase these caps and the proceeds from selling those caps will go to One Day One Tree caps in Cheskam village.
3.5 REBUILD OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF KHUMBU REGION
The cultural monuments and structures have been severely damaged by the April and May 2015 earthquakes and aftershocks from time to time over two months’ shook Nepal caused considerable damage to the many parts of Nepal including the Khumbu, home of 4000 native Sherpas. The whole Khumbu region suffered terrible damage to religious structures and monuments of this region. For the Sherpas of this village, their natural and cultural heritage is an important component of their identity.
KHUNDE MANILHANG
The Partners Nepal helped raise funds and made small contributions to conserve and restore the Khunde Manilhang (Communal) building that was severely damaged from 2015 April and May earthquake. The Khunde Manilhang has been successfully completed in December 2016 and The Partners Nepal helped to document the natural and cultural history of Khunde village. Total of 9 piece of displays with 5x3 feet have prepared to go inside the Manilhang (communal building). The Khunde Mother’s Group along with local people from Khunde were instrumental in restoration of this Khunde Manilhang.
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The TPN’s funding support was made possible from Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation, Germany and Berty Eiseline from Winterthur Switzerland. This rebuild project would not have been possible without some individuals like Pasang Tshering Sherpa of Beyul Adventure, Ang Temba Sherpa of Highland Resort Pangboche and A Tshering Sherpa of KBC who had played major role in completion of this building. Because of that, the Khunde Manilhang or the Communal building has been completed as of December 2016.
KHUMJUNG CHORTEN
The Partners Nepal helped raise funds to rebuild and restore the Khumjung Chorten of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality Ward-4 Khumjung that was severely damaged from April and May 2015 earthquake. The Everest or Khumbu region, one of the most popular tourism destinations of the country, is located in the Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone of Solu Khumbu Khumbu district. Following the powerful earthquakes of April and May 2015, the extent and severity of earthquake-related structural damage especially the cultural monuments like Chorten and monasteries of Khumbu region.
The Khumjung Chorten is successfully completed in November 2016 with financial support from Greater Himalayas Foundation Honoring the Legacy of Mingma Norbu Sherpa and The Partners Nepal had raised additional matching funding support from Climate Alliance of Himalayan Communities to rebuild the Khumjung and Khunde Chorten. Dew Rimpoche from Pangboche village was invited to perform special blessing for the completion of the Khumjung Chorten.
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Like the Chorten in Khumjung, the Chorten in Khunde also was severely damaged from April and May 2015 earthquake. The Khunde Chorten began rebuild and restoration began only in March 2017 choosing the most auspicious day according to the Sherpa calendar although much needed stone, sand and processed in obtaining legal process in last year. This Chorten is also initially funded by Greater Himalayas Foundation Honoring the Legacy of Mingma Norbu with matching funds from Climate Alliance of Himalayan communities, individual’s friends of Khunde village from local and International communities.
It was very fortunate that the Khunde Chorten received lot of contributions from friends of Khunde village and those who have been supportive of cultural heritage conservation groups worldwide. The Chorten has been completed in the month of July 2017 and only to paint the eye symbols and putting clay remained incomplete as of August 2017. The Khunde Community Club and the local people had played crucial role in this rebuild Chorten. An approximately 50,000 USD was spent on to rebuild this Chorten where the local had to raise 35,000 USD from additional sources to match with Greater Himalayas Foundation and Climate Alliance of Himalayan Communities.
NAMCHE CHORTEN
THE PARTNERS NEPAL made small contribution as matching fund to rebuild and restore the Namche Chorten that is situated at the main gateway to the Mt. Everest region in Namche. This Chorten was destroyed from April and May 2015 earthquake and this needs to be renovated to preserve our historically importance. The Namche Cultural Restoration Committee is working hard to raise additional fund to rebuild this Stupa or the Chorten. The restoration and rebuild committee has been actively working to rebuild the Namche Chorten under the leadership of Chimi Kalden Sherpa of Namche residents.
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THE PARTNERS NEPAL made small contribution in kind and cash to rebuild and restore the Khumjung Gompa rebuild project. TPN member helped in writing proposal and and appeal notes to all the potential donors in order to raise funds to rebuild the Samten Choling Gompa in Khumjung. The Samten Choling Monastery falls within the Sagarmatha National Park-a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the beautiful landscape of Khumjung village (Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Village Municipality Ward- 4 Khumjung) at the foot of the sacred peak (Khumbila at an altitude of 3790m.
Khumjung also forms the entry point of “Sacred Sites Trail Project” a circular trek inside the park, passing clockwise through ten monasteries, caves, hermitages and nunneries, starting from Namche Bazar. Khumjung village is the largest settlement with population of approximately 110 in total of 300 households is the most famous for hidden, sacred valley known as Beyul more than 1,200 years by Guru Rimpoche (Padmadambhava).
th The massive earthquake in Nepal on 25 April 2015, followed by a th strong aftershock on 12 May 2015 and hundred more since then. The earthquakes and aftershocks from time to time over two months shook Nepal caused considerable damage to many parts of Khumbu region including the monastery like Khumjung Gompa. The Samten Choling Gompa Management Committee was successful in raising funds within local, international communities, donor agencies as well as the labor contributions for the completion of the rebuild project. The Samten Chholing Gompa Management Committee was successful in organizing the event of inauguration ceremony that has taken place at Samten Choling Gompa at Khumjung on th 19 August 2017. The Samten Choling Gompa was inaugurated by the Abbot of Tengboche Monastery i.e. Nawang Tenzing Jangbu along with respected lama Naptrul Rimpoche from Kathmandu, Thame Rimpoche, Kerok, Charok and Gendukpa Hermitage in Thame village.
3.6 SIR EDMUND HILLARY MEMORIAL MUSEUM & ELDER CARE CENTER IN BUNG
The Partners Nepal and the Hill Development Conservation Group (HDCG) as ground partners had constructed the building that was damaged from 2015 earthquake in Mahakulung Rural Municaplity-1, Bung3, Solukhumbu, Nepal with the purpose to establish Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center in Bung.
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Bung is one of the remote regions of Solukhumbu located at the southeast of Solukhumbu at the altitude ranging from 1200-2400 M. With the new constitution and the ongoing general election, the previous VDCs have been merged and now this is called “Mahakulung Rural Municaplity-1, Bung. 90% of the total population is Kulung (Rai) and rest is Sherpa, Brahmin and lower caste. The population of bung is widely scattered with approximately 4500 people living in 900 households in total. This construction and renovation of the damaged building to turn into this purpose was made possible with funding support from Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland Germany and Wolfgang Nairz of Nepal Hilfe Tirol, Austria with technical support from The Partners Nepal and ground implementation partner by Hill Development Conservation Group.
The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center in Bung is to preserve and revitalize the original clinic built back in 1989 by late Sir Edmund Hillary with the view to provide health services to the the non-Sherpa and the Rai people of Solukhumbu. This clinic provided numerous services to the people of Bung, Cheskam, Gudel, Sotang and Pawai VDCs of lower Solukhumbu where there was no support from government at that the time of building this clinic with request come to Sir Ed and the Himalayan Trust.
SIR EDMUND HILLARY MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND ELDER CARE CENTER MAHAKULUNG RURAL MUNICIPAL-1, BUNG, SOLUKHUMBU, NEPAL
Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center Management Committee gratefully acknowledges the financial support for the construction of this building, provided by the Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland, Germany and NepalHilfe Tirol, Austria, and technical support from The Partners Nepal.
INAUGURATED BY: Professor Wolfgang Nairz Chairman, NepalHilfe Tirol, Austria 16 October 2017
FUNDED BY Implemented by Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland, Germany Coordinated by Hill Development and The Partners Nepal NepalHilfe Tirol, Austria Conservation Group Nepal
Much progress has been made as far as the construction and establishment of Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center in Bung with formal registration at District Development has been taken place with consecutive 9 members elected. The partners Nepal and Hill Development Conservation Group (HDGC) and the partners Nepal had signed MoU to work on this bung project. The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center is about to complete and the formal opening of the Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center is schedule in mid October 2017.
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4. THE PARTNERS NEPAL WEBSITE DESIGNED
The Partners Nepal had developed and tested the website for TPN in order to increase the media and share the information and progress updates to our respected donors, the mountain communities, staff members and donations types. www:thepartnersnepal.org is the website information. All the TPN’s current projects and activities have been highlighted. The Nepdat was requested to prepare and develop TPN’s web design.
5. THE PARTNER NEPAL’S ANNUAL MEETING
As per the TPN policy, we have to get annual meeting with the active board members. The members of TPN meet twice a year one in summer and winter in Kathmandu. During those meeting, the secretary of Namche Dental Clinic provides the overall progress had made towards the clinic. The secretary of TPN briefed all the overall progress details in 2016-2017 and future plans. Likewise, the treasurer of TPN had briefed and shared the income and expense occurred during 2016-2017. There are seven consecutive members in The Partners Nepal and all the members provide their free times or as voluntary basis. The committee members provide their generous input to make TPN’s overall project a rather successful.
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6. COMMUNITY MEETING WITH KHUNDE COMMUNITY CLUB
The Partners Nepal had great pleasure gathering with the Khunde Community Club members here in Kathmandu. As a token of appreciation for their hard work, dedication and the motivation during the natural and cultural restoration work such as the trail rebuild, Khunde Gompa, Khunde Manilhang, Khunde Chorten and Khunde Kani the gateway to Khunde village, The Partners Nepal had distributed long sleeve sweat shirts to the community members. The Partners Nepal had briefed our past program details and also discussed about the future direction of this quiet but very unique village i.e., KHUNDE VILLAGE within the Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-4, KHUMJUNG. TPN also hopes to conduct similar programs with other communities in near future. The Partners Nepal is very grateful for all the KHUNDE COMMUNITY CLUB members for participating this meeting despite of their busy schedule.
7. BREAK THROUGH AND CHALLENGES
Due to TPN’s innovative approach and community driven projects, the local people especially the mountain communities and friends of TPN from national and international communities have been very supportive of the programs. There has been great support while TPN has been implementing the community based conservation and restoration of alpine ecosystems in around the sacred lands above 4000m and the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage mainly the Gompas and Chorten restorations that was severely damaged from April and May 2015 earthquake. Much support has been received in kind from local people while restoration of the alpine ecosystem by purchasing the seedlings. Likewise, much support also has been received while rebuild of the Chortens built in two villages such as in Khumjung and Khunde.
Similarly, there has been greater support from Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and the Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone who had endorsed the Conservation and Restoration program in the alpine ecosystems that has been branded as “ONE DAY ONE TREE”. In the case of Bung, there has been great support from the people of Bung mainly the Rai community while construction and establishment of Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center with full endorsement from District Development Committee from Solu Salleri. The formation and registration of Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Centre Management Committee was successful that will be the main responsible body to manage the Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum and Elder Care Center.
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8. PARTNERS
1. The Sagarmatha National Park was established in 1976 and in 1979 it became the country’s first national park that was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site by IUCN Category II. In January 2002, a Buffer Zone comprising 275 km2 (106 sq. mi) was added. It encompasses an area of 1,148 km2 (443 sq. mi) in the Solukhumbu District and ranges in elevation from 2,845 to 8,848 m (9,334 to 29,029 ft.) to at the summit of Mount Everest. www.sagarmathanationalpark.gov.np/
2. Khumbila Buffer Zone Users Committee (Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality-4, Khumjung and Buffer Zone Users Group in Pangboche village.
3. Hill Development and Conservation Group Nepal (HDCG Nepal in short form) is a nonprofit, non-governmental, non religion, non political social organization initiated by motivated local youths of Solukhumbu Nepal to empower underprivileged people of society. http://hdcgnepal.org
4. DiversEarth is a small organization with big energy, set up to protect natural sites and the people and cultures attached to them. http://www.diversearth.org. In January this year, The Partners Nepal received grant support from DiversEarth for TPN’s projects here in Nepal. The Partners Nepal become a partners of DiversEarth where we hope to work closely on natural and cultural purposes.
9. DONORS AGENCIES
1. Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland eVThe Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland eV is the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation of Germany. The SEHSD supports Phaplu Hospital in Solu, environmental programmes and education in the Mount Everest region. http://hillary.ottofaerber.de/ 2. Hauser Exkursionen (https://www.hauser-exkursionen.de) in collaboration with Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland eV of Germany. Hauser Exkursionen has been very supportive of One Day One Tree conservation project in Khumbu of Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone since 2012. 3. NepalHilfe Tirol is non-profit organization established in Austria by famous Austrian Mountaineer Professor Wolfgang Nairz with the view to assist the mountain communities of Nepal. NepalHilfe Tirol has invested lot of finance to help rebuild the schools, health clinic, hospitals and many more in mountain districts of Nepal where the area has suffered from 2015 earthquake. www.nepalhilfe-tirol.at 4. The Greater Himalayas Foundation is a non profit organization which was created to honor the legacy of Mingma Norbu Sherpa, by continuing conservation and humanitarian efforts in the Himalayas. The Foundation was established in Washington DC in 2007.www.theghf.org 5. DiversEarth is a small organization with big energy, set up to protect natural sites and the people and cultures attached to them. http://www.diversearth.org. In January this year, The Partners Nepal received grant support from DiversEarth for TPN’s projects here in Nepal. The Partners Nepal become a partners of DiversEarth where we hope to work closely on natural and cultural purposes. 6. Khumbila Buffer Zone Users Committee (Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality-4, Khumjung and Buffer Zone Users Group in Pangboche village. The Khumbila Buffer Zone Users Committee has agreed to support Nepal Rupees 5 lakh for TPN’s One Day One Tree project in Pangboche. The Partners Nepal received 50% of the funding in January 2018.
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10. INDIVIDUAL DONORS
1. Peter Nichols (Berg Hill) Greenleaf Ruscitti. Attorneys at law 2. Dena McMurray- USA 3. Berty Eiselin-Winterthur, Switzerland 4. Richard Thomas-Salt Lake City, UTAH USA 5. Les Omotani-Tucson, Arizona USA
11. INCOME AND EXPENSE DETAILS 2015-2017
Amount in Amount in Sn Name of the donors Year Project Area USD Nrs Remarks 1 Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung 2016-2017 One Day One Tree 14,100 1410000 Establish Nursery Deutschland Germany & Pangboche Hauser Exkursionen, Germany 2 Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung 2016-2017 Khunde 16,200 1620000 Manilhang Deutschland Germany Manilhang completed
3 Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung 2016-2017 Bung Clinic (Sir 30,000 3000000 Completed Deutschland Germany & Edmund Hillary Nepal Hilfe Tirol (Austria) Elder Home Care Center) 4 Greater Himalayan 2016-2017 Chortens rebuild 27,500 2750000 Project Foundation USA in Khumjung and completion Khunde 5 Local Contributions 2016-2017 One Day One Tree 2,850 285000 Local Pangboche contributions Friends of TPN from 2015-2017 Berty Eiselin 4750 475000 Chorten support abroad Dena Mc Murray Peter Nichols TOTAL 95,400 9540000
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12. EXPENSE DETAILS 2016-2017
Amount Sn Name of the donors Year Purpose in USD Amount in Nrs Remarks 1 Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung 2016-2017 Conservation and On going Deutschland Germany & Hauser Restoration One Day 14,100 1410000 project Exkursionen Germany One Tree 2 Greater Himalayan Foundation 2016-2017 Chortens rebuild in Project USA & Berty Eiselin Khumjung and Khunde 27,000 2700000 completions
3 Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung 2016-2017 Khunde Manilhang Manilhang Deutschland Germany 15,200 1520000 completed
4 Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung 2016-2017 Bung Clinic (Sir Edmund On going Deutschland Germany & Nepal Hillary Elder Home Care 28,500 2850000 project Hilfe Tirol (Austria) Center)
5 TPN OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT 2016-2017 Solu Salleri 1200 120000 6 2016-2017 KATHMANDU STATIONARIES 150 15000 7 2016-2017 KATHMANDU & 150 15000 COMMUNICATIONS KHUMBU 8 2015-2017 KATHMANDU REPORT & PROPOSALS PRINITNG 650 65000 9 2016-2017 In Kathmandu GROUND TRANSPORT 150 15000 10 2016-2017 KHUMBU & SOLU FIELD VISITS 1000 100000 2016-2017 BUNG 11 FIELD VISITS 1000 100000 2015-2017 WITH DONORS 12 REFRESHMENT 450 45000 2015-2016 Bank income taxes 13 Bank taxes 100 10000 TOTAL 89,650 8965000 TOTAL INCOME 95,400 9540000 TOTAL EXPENSE -89,650 89650000 BALANCE FORWARD 5,750 575000
13. CONCLUSION
One of the key to the successful of TPN’s program implementation was due to the motivation and dedication partner organizations with greater knowledge in project implementation especially in the rebuild and restoration of cultural heritage structures. In the case of Conservation and restoration of Alpine Ecosystems in the Sacred lands above 4000m, the nursery take care along with local supporters and support from Sagarmatha National Park was a great source and that enabled us to continue operation of Conservation and Restoration of Alpine Ecosystems branded as “One Day One Tree” project in Pangboche.
Likewise, there was a great team work among the rebuild of the Chortens both in Khumjung and Khunde and the local people especially the youth, Community-based Organization (CBOs) as partners played important roles in local level to support the rebuild of the cultural monuments in the village.
In the case of Bung, the TPN’s partner organization i.e., HDCG played the role in implementation in ground level where as TPN played the bridging roles between the donor and the implementing partners in raising funds and documentation parts. TPN believe that engaging those local level as partners would yield many lasting positive benefits including reduce costs, expanded impacts, enhanced programs sustainability and the cultivation of local capacity to conserve, restore and rebuild of natural and cultural heritage and health improvement.
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14. FUTURE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WITH COST DETAILS 2018-2020
SN Name of the project Year Area Required funds
1 Continue working on “One Day One 2017-2018 Pangboche (Pasanglhamu Rural 5000 Tree” Project Municipality-4, Khumjung)
2 Continue replicating to Phortse village 2018-2020 Phortse Pasanglhamu Rural 3500 Municipality-4 of Solukhumbu
3 Continue replicating to Cheskam 2018-2020 Cheskam village (Mahakulung 3000 village Rural Municipality-1, Bung Solukhumbu)
4 Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Museum 2017-2018 Mahakulung Rural Municipality- 20000 and Elder Care Center & Clinic 1, Bung Solukhumbu
5 Formation of Khunde Community 2018-2020 Khunde village ((Pasanglhamu 3000 Trust Rural Municipality-4, Khumjung)
6 Construct Kitchen and Toilets for 2018-2019 Khunde village (Pasanglhamu 22,108 Khunde Manilhang Rural Municipality-4, Khunde
7 ESTIMATED COST TOTAL 49,500
8 AVAILABLE TOTAL FUND 23,466
9 SHORT FALL BUDGET 2018-2020 33,142
15. APPRECIATION
The Partners Nepal would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the respected donors organizations such as Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland Germany and Hauser Exkursionen of Germany for providing the support to TPN’s Conservation and Restoration of cultural heritage such as the Khunde Communal Center and the conservation and restoration of alpine ecosystems as to mitigate the impacts of Global Warming and Climate Change through One Day One Tree project. TPN is very grateful to Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Deutschland and Wolfgang Nairz of NepalHilfe Tirol, Austria for providing support to establish the Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial and Elder Care Center in Mahakulung Rural Municipality-1 Bung of Solu Khumbu. Likewise, the Greater Himalayas Foundation Honoring the Legacy of Mingma Norbu Sherpa who had generously accepted our request for funding to implement the TPN’s projects such as the conservation and restoration of cultural monuments that was severely damaged by 2015 earthquake in Khumbu region.
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The Partners Nepal is equally grateful to the individual friends of The Partners Nepal such as Berty Eiseline from Switzerland, Dena McMurray from USA, Peter Nichols USA, Les Ometal USA, Richard Thomas USA and Liza Zogib of DiversEarth from Switzerland who had supported our programs in natural and cultural heritage and health improvement in Solukhumbu. Without the support from above mentioned organizations and individuals, it would not have been possible to accomplish this much! The Partners Nepal request to consider provide support to our on going project as shown on tile 14 of this report.
16. BOARD MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERS NEPAL
ANG RITA SHERPA
Chairman ANG RITA SHERPA is chairman of The Partners Nepal in executive committee since the inception 2012 establishment. Mr. Sherpa was Senior Program Manager at The Mountain Institute (www.mountain.org) and has 25 years of experience in management of protected areas, eco-tourism, community-based tourism, and sustainable and livelihood development. Mr. Sherpa holds M.Sc. in Protected Area Landscape Management from the University of Wales, UK, and an undergraduate degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism from Lincoln University, New Zealand.
He has served as a volunteer for the National Parks Service in the United States, where he spent nine months working in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Shenandoah and Smoky Mountain National Parks both before and after he joined The Mountain Institute in 1988.
Ang Rita Sherpa was responsible for implementing the Ambassador Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP)-funded program in Pangboche Monastery, a 600-year-old Buddhist monastery that is one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries in the whole Khumbu region and also in the Limi Valley in mid west Nepal in Humla district. He was the former Chairman of Himalayan Trust that Sir Edmund Hillary has established in 1964. Mr. Sherpa is the president and vice president of Everest (Sagarmatha) Chapter Committee under the Climate Alliance of Himalayan Communities and Nepal Mountaineering Association. He is also the advisor of Himalayan Climate Alliance and the executive member of Khumjung School Alumni Association.
BHEEM RAJ RAI
Secretary BHEEM RAJ RAI is the secretary of The Partners Nepal in executive committee since the inception of 2012 establishment. Mr. Rai worked in The Mountain Institute as Conservation and Livelihood Program Officer over the period before joining The Partners Nepal. Mr. Rai has graduated degree in Health Education and Master’s Degree in Rural Development (RD) from Tribhuvan University.
Mr. Rai’s work included from Conservation of protected areas, where he was responsible to form Community Forest Users Group, provided community forest management training to Partner Non Governments Organizations (NGOs) / Government organizations (Gos) and Line agencies and Community based project planning.
Mr. Rai was also responsible for community based ecotourism in Tin Jure Milke Jaljale and alpine ecosystems in Sagarmatha and Makalu-Barun National Park to livelihood program in the far west Nepal with UN World Food Programme (WFP), humanitarian projects. Mr. Rai has over 20 years of experience in planning appreciative participatory planning of Natural Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation and Community Development.
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Treasurer BHALA KAJI RAI (Kulung) is the treasurer of The Partners Nepal since the inception of 2012 establishment. Mr. Rai is the project officer of Himalayan Natural Fibre Foundation since 2008 and involved at The Mountain Institute’s Nepal programs from 1999-2008 in various positions including the finance and program officer from 2003-2008. Mr. Rai comes from Cheskam 1 of Solukhumbu and he holds Bachelor’s degree from Tribhuvan University, Shankardev Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal. Mr. Rai has over 20 years of experience financial management using accounting software (NPS, Money Manager¸SMART) and manual accounting), training and establishment of financial management systems for NGOs and partners, rural development involving local community, indigenous and marginalized people, focuses on environment conservation, poverty reduction and livelihood improvement, through participatory planning, implementation and monitoring approaches.
DAMBAR BAHADUR THAPA
Executive Member Dambar Bahadur Thapa is an executive member of The Partners Nepal (TPN) since the inception of 2012 establishment. Mr. Thapa was a former Senior Program Officer of The Mountain Institute (TMI) in natural resource management. Mr. Thapa holds M.Sc. in in NRM, NEC under Pokhara University, (Thesis ongoing). Mr. Thapa’s work included from Conservation of Protected areas, where he has served as warden responsible for Bung sector of Solukhumbu during Makalu-Barun Conservation Project establishing the Makalu-Barun National Park and Buffer Zone. He was also responsible for community-based conservation focused on natural resources, conflict management, alpine pastures and community based alpine conservation and restoration both in Sagarmatha National Park and Makalu-Barun National Park. Mr. Thapa has served as an Assistant Forest Officer at Department of Forest under Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation. He was there for four to five years in this capacity to manage natural resource component. Mr. Thapa was also responsible to establish alpine ecosystem’s conservation and restoration program both in Sagarmatha and Makalu-Barun National Park to UN’s World Food Program the livelihood program in far west Nepal in humanitarian projects. Mr. Thapa has over 20 years of experience in participatory natural resource management and community development program and Climate Change Adaptation(Community-based consultation on “climate change and adaptation program” and involved to carryon the Government initiated “Local Adaptation and Planning of Action (LAPA).
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TSEDAR BHUTIA Executive Member TSEDAR BHUTIA is an executive member of The Partners Nepal (TPN) since the inception of 2012 establishment. Mr. Bhutia holds bachelor’s degree from North Bengal University, India 1993. Mr. Bhutia has served as Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at The Mountain Institute (www.mountain.org)before becoming the Programme Manager at Himalayan Natural Fibre Foundation ((www.hnff.org).
Mr. Bhutia’s work included from Conservation of Protected areas, where he has served as administrative assistant, income generation and gender development office while TMI establishing the Makalu-Barun National Park and Conservation Area Project, Nepal. Mr. Bhutia has over 24 years’ experience in rural development involving local community, indigenous and marginalized people, focuses on environment conservation and livelihood improvement through participatory planning, implementation and monitoring approaches. In-depth experience of developing, managing and monitoring community development projects to strengthen the roles of community-based organisations such as women’s groups, community forest user groups, youth-led organisations in sustainable natural resource management and livelihood improvement.
SHOVA RAI
Executive Member Shova Rai a mother, a daughter and a wife is an active indigenous native of the Himalayan district of Solukhumbu in Nepal is an executive member of The Partners Nepal since the inception of 2012. She holds a degree in Sociology and pursuing another degree in Public Administration from Tribhuvan University. Ms. Rai was also involved at The Mountain Institute’s Nepal program before she joined the International Humanitarian Organization.
She is a passionate advocate of peace, human rights and social development. She volunteered in community development since her teenage and still perusing her passion by working for one an international humanitarian organization (Save the Children International). She has more than 10 years of working experience in various development and humanitarian organizations in different positions in different parts of the country. She also has experience in the private sector covering the areas of tourism, media and education. Being a member of The Partners Nepal (TPN), she has always been a strong advocate and has been volunteering as required. She is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure TPN achieves its mission and goals.
KARMA BHUTIA
Executive Member Karma Bhutia is a native of Chepuwa-5, Chyamtang, Upper Arun Valley, Sankhuwasaba is executive member of The Partners Nepal and is full time employee of The Mountain Institute (TMI) and has over 18 years’ professional experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development of high value medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) cultivation and conservation has trained over 18,000 farmers to increase their income and conserve the biodiversity in Nepal, India and Bhutan. Mr. Bhutia is experienced in managing complex projects, working in a multi-cultural team, with various donors such as USAID, MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), World Food Program (WFP), Foundation for Pro victims (FPV), GEF/UNDP, Keidanran Nature Foundation (KNCF) and numerous individual donors.
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Mr. Bhutia experience and expertise in natural resource management, alpine and pasture management, REDD and has also supported orientations on the concepts of REDD+ and on the “Free Prior and Informed Consent” (a key principle in international law and jurisprudence related to indigenous people) in mountain communities in Nepal.
Mr. Bhutia have been instrumental in raising funds for community development programs in Nepal and has attended a number of trainings and workshops in different countries around the world, and volunteered at Washington State University as well as different herbal and agricultural farms in the United States. He is a recipient of the “World Wildlife Fund Young Conservation Leaders Award” in 2007 and a “Certificate of Achievement” from ICIMOD in 2011.
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The Partners Nepal P. O. Box 7851
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 038-520058
www.thepartnersnepal.org
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