Charity | The Himalayan Project

The Himalayan Project

 

With an invitation to interact directly and deeply within the Sherpa community, Sally engaged in an up close and personal experience that forever changed her view of the world. Thus began the germination and formation of The Himalayan Project, a non profit organization dedicated to encourage the cultural preservation of indigenous peopleof the Himalaya through education, community development, and social outreach. THP's primary efforts have been to raise critical support for the renovation and expansion of the only school in the Mt Everest region to go through Grade 12. The school, originally founded by Sir Edmund Hillary and meant to service about 30 village children, is now attended by hundreds of Sherpa children many of whom trek 3-4 hours a day (each way) to attend classes.

Sally has traveled around schools in the eastern US and also visited classrooms in Dubai, presenting an interactive classroom program "A Day in the Life of Nepali Child" focused on nurturing awareness and compassion among school children for the plight and beauty of the Nepali/Sherpa culture.

The Himalayan Project is committed to creating an atmospere where Sherpa heritage is known and valued, where the environment is honored, and where teachers understand that each student has a vast and unique potential, nurturing a spirit of self confidence, social responsibility and cultural pride.

Within this backdrop, Sally will custom design treks and homestays that allow a visitor to participate in a culture rather than to merely observe it from the outside.

For more information please visit www.himalayanproject.org