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People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. FOUNDER Sir Edmund Hillary - Sir Edmund Hillary ______

Sir Ed with Sherpas bearing chang and a HONORARY MEMBERS petition for a school.

Norbu Tenzing Norgay Phurba Sona Sherpa Reinhold Messner Sir Ed’s Centenary Celebration Prof. Wolfgang Nairz Fabienne Clauss On the occasion of Sir Ed’s 100 year birth anniversary, a grand function was Ingrid Versen th Manfred Haupl organized on 20 July 2019 at the premises of Himalayan Trust Nepal office. The ceremony was attended by more than 160 people from Solukhumbu and BOARD MEMBERS Kathmandu, among which were Member of Parliament of Solukhumbu, Mayor of Pasang Dawa Sherpa Solududhkunda Municipality, Chairman of Pasanglhamu Rural Chairman Municipality, Foreign Affairs Officer from US Embassy, representatives of Nepal Tashi Jangbu Sherpa Vice-chairman Tourism Board (NTB), Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN), Nepal Pasang Sherpa Lama Mountaineering Association (NMA), Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA), Treasurer NGOs, local kyidugs (associations), scholarship recipients and media personnel. Dr. Mingma Norbu Sherpa Different speakers at the function highlighted unprecedented contribution of Sir Secretary Lhakpa Tenji Lama Ed in the field of education, health, culture, tourism and livelihood. All the Joint Secretary participants offered butter lamp and khada to Sir Ed’s poster and made the day Ang Temba Sherpa a memorable one. Member Pasang Dawa Sherpa

Member Dawa Phuti Sherpa Member Yangji Doma Sherpa

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Mr. Mahendra Kathet addressing Ms. Mingma Pradhan Lama addressing

Centenary celebration at the premises of HTN office on 20th July 2019.

Updates on the George Lowe Memorial Scholarship

School toppers (one female and one male student s) from Sagarmatha Secondary School, Bung receive the George Lowe Memorial Scholarship from HTN every year. This scholarship was established by Himalayan Trust UK in memory of Late George Lowe who was one of the dearest friends of Sir Edmund Hillary. His wife, Mary Lowe, has been providing the scholarship in the name of George Lowe Memorial Scholarship through Himalayan Trust UK to Nepal. The scholarship is a stipend to help the outstanding students of Bung school to continue their high school level education in Nepal.

Junbesi School Management Plan Review

Earlier this year, a two-day intensive participatory planning workshop was conducted at Junbesi High School with the local stakeholders. The main aim of the workshop was to prepare a long-term management plan for Junbesi School in an effort to impart quality education to the future students and find out the ways and strategies for the sustainable management and the development of the school.

nd On 22 August 2019, a review meeting was conducted at Himalayan Trust Nepal office to give the plan a final touch. The mayor of Solu Dudhkunda Municipality, Mr. Namgyal Jangbu Sherpa,

Education Coordinator of Solu Dudhkunda Municipality, Mr. Megnath Sharma were present to discuss on the management plan. Representatives of Himalayan Club Junbesi, along with the

Managing Director of Stay at School, Mr. Gelek Rapke Bhote, attended the review meeting.

Likewise, the chairman of Himalayan Trust Nepal, Mr. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, CEO Dr. Mingma Norbu Sherpa and Joint-Secretary Mr. Lhakpa Tenji Lama, were also present.

Mr. Lhakpa Tenji Lama presented the management plan to the participants and a thorough discussion was carried out. Suggestions and feedback were collected to give the management plan a final touch.

Junbesi School Management Plan review meeting conducted at HTN office.

Khumjung School Management Plan Review

On 22nd and 23rd of May 2019, a two-day-long intensive workshop was held to formulate a long- term management plan for Khumjung School. The main purpose of the workshop was to consult different stakeholders and solicit their ideas for the preparation of a long-term result based management plan for Khumjung School. The plan was felt necessary to drive the school management in a strategic direction.

On 25th August 2019, a review meeting was conducted at Himalayan Trust Nepal office to give the management plan a final shape. The chairman of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, Ward

No. 4, Mr. Laxman Adhikari was present to discuss on the management plan. Representatives of

Khumjung School Alumni Association (KSAA) and Sherwi Yondhen Tshokpa (SYT) attended the review meeting. Likewise, the chairman of Himalayan Trust Nepal, Mr. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, CEO

Dr. Mingma Norbu Sherpa and Joint-Secretary Mr. Lhakpa Tenji Lama, were also present.

Mr. Lhakpa Tenji Lama presented the management plan to the participants and a thorough discussion was undertaken. Suggestions and feedback were collected giving the management plan a final touch.

Khumjung School Management Plan review meeting conducted at HTN office.

Annual General Meeting (AGM) Held

The 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Himalayan Trust Nepal was successfully conducted on the 26th August 2019 at Hotel Tibet, Lazimpat. The meeting was attended by the board members, general members, honorary member Ms. Phurba Sona Sherpa, along with the staff of HTN. Medical Officer, Dr. Mingma Kanchi Sherpa, Community Medical Assistant (CMA) of

Patle Community Health Service, Okhaldungha, Mr. Buddha Bir Tamang and Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) of Pike Rural George Hunter Health Clinic, Ms. Parwati Katwal also attended the AGM of HTN this year.

Glimpses of 12th AGM of HTN held on 26th August 2019 at Hotel Tibet.

Certificate Handed Over

Chairman of HTN, Mr. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, handed over the appreciation certificate of Ms. Ingrid Versen and Mr. Manfred Haupl of Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Germany during his recent visit to Germany. The certificates were being awarded to acknowledge their support to Phaplu hospital and build Monju Community Hall.

Chairman of HTN, Mr. Pasang Dawa Sherpa handing over the appreciation certificate to Deputy Chairman of Sir Edmund Hillary Stiftung Germany, Mr. Manfred Haupl.

MoU signed for the Monjo Community Drinking Water and

Fire Hydrant Project

The MoU for the implementation of Monjo Community Drinking Water and Fire Hydrant Project has been signed in Himalayan Trust office on 28th August 2019 among Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, Chaurikharka Buffer Zone User’s Committee, Himalayan Trust Nepal and Monjo and Chumoa Drinking Water User Committee.

On 12th September 2019, our Technical Field Supervisor, Mr. Bidur Mukhiya, and Programme Officer, Mr. Dawa Tshering Sherpa, met with the delegates of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural

Municipality and local stakeholders and formed a nine member’s User Committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Nim Tenji Sherpa at Monjo. Likewise, they also formed a separate five member Procurement Committee under the cocordination of Dr. Mingma Norbu Sherpa, including representatives from Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, Chaurikharka Buffer

Zone User’s Committee, Himalayan Trust Nepal and Monjo and Chumoa Drinking Water

Committee. This project is jointly funded by Himalayan Trust New Zealand, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Messner Mountain Foundation, Khumbu

Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality and Chaurikharka Buffer Zone User’s Committee.

The MoU for the Monjo Drinking Water and Fire Hydrant Project signed.

Computer Lab Monitoring Visit

One of the main projects of Himalayan Trust Nepal is to support Solukhumbu schools establish computer labs for educating local students in computer technology. This project is being implemented in 8 schools of Solukhumbu in 2018 in partnership with EduTech Nepal.

Himalayan Trust Nepal, in coordination with EduTech Nepal, is targeting to install seven additional computer labs in 2019. Our district coordinator, Mr. Nava Bahadur Bhujel, recently visited the schools in Khumbu and in Mapya Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality from 8th to 14th

September 2019 to monitor the ongoing progress of completing the lab for set up.

He observed that all eight schools which have computer labs from last year have been operated properly 6 day’s a week. On the other hand, the schools that are yet to be set up with computer labs have completed most of their furniture and electricity related works. However, the painting and remaining works have to be completed soon. The reason for the delay was due to unfavorable weather which has affected the transportation of goods via air in the Khumbu region and due to road blockades by monsoon rain in the Solu region.

Students using the computer lab at Lukla Basic School. Furniture for the computer lab at Janasewa Basic School, Sano Gumela in progress.

Monitoring Visit to Thame School

Our Technical Supervisor, Mr. Bidur Mukhiya, and Program Officer, Mr. Dawa Tshering Sherpa, visited the Thame Hostel Construction site on 14th September 2019 and monitored the progress of the project. The construction part of the project is ancipated to be completed by December 2019. The hostel can accommodate 24 students from the academic session in April 2020. The

project is being funded by the American Himalayan Foundation and Thame Sherpa Heritage

Fund, USA.

Backside view of the Thame School Hostel

Front view of the Thame School Hostel

School WaSH Update

The School WaSH Project at Pelmang, Chheskam and Bung is complete and fomal handover the project will take place in December 2019.

The WaSH Project at Chhomolungma Basic School has been kicked off. HTN is planning to build a toilet for the teachers, a drinking water, and an incinerator to dispose solid waste. This project is targeted to be complete by the end of December 2019. The project is funded by the Grand Circle Foundation of USA.

The construction of two-room ECED block in Sotang school has been completed and the formal handover of the project to the local community will take place by the end of December this year.

The project is being funded by Josef Wessinger.

The School WaSH project at Juving high school will begin after the Tihar festival. HTN is planning to build toilet for the students of Juving Secondary School, maintenance of the old toilets and a drinking water for the school as well. The project is funded by the Grand Circle Foundation of USA.

Similarly, right after the Tihar festival (end of October), the construction of a two-room clinic building at Goli will also begin. The clinic building construction project of Goli in Solukhumbu is funded by the Embassy of Slovak Republic in New Delhi, India. Honorary Consul to Slovak Mr.

Pasang Dawa Sherpa actively facilitated to source the fund.

Recently, our district Coordinator, Mr. Nava Bahadur Bhujel, visited the WaSH project sites and conducted the WaSH software activities in Pelmang, Chheskam and Bung Schools. Long-term WaSH sustainability workshop, review meeting on implementation of WaSH facilities, training program for SMC and Child club members on operation and maintenance, functional management and operational system of the water supply and toilets were successfully undertaken.

The completed two-room ECED building block at Sotang School.

Maintenance training carried out in Pelmang Basic Maintenance training carried out in Sagarmatha Secondary School. School, Bung.

Long-term WaSH sustainability workshop conducted at Long-term WaSH sustainability workshop conducted at Pelmang Basic School. Chheskam Secondary School.

Himalayan Trust Nepal

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Himalayan Trust Nepal Number 06 Jul-Sept 2019