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Photo credit: Nyima Bhuti, manager of the Himalayan Komang Hostel in Kathmandu
Happy Valentine’s Day
Altitude Project’s primary mission is to support education in the remote Upper Dolpo region of Nepal, on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, one of the highest inhabited areas on the planet.
The five schools that we are currently working with are at approximately 3,500 – 4,000 metres! Illiteracy rates are very high, 20 years ago there were no schools here. The schools are minimally funded by the government and rely on help from the international community. The schools bring life changing opportunities not just to the children and their families, but to the entire community.
The people of the Dolpo are culturally and linguistically Tibetan and are determined to maintain their culture. The schools teach the full Nepali curriculum along with Tibetan language, history and culture and basic Buddhist philosophy. Summer classes run from April 1 to Oct 31 each year. It is simply too cold to fully operate the schools in winter. All materials and supplies are purchased in Kathmandu in March and transported to the Upper Dolpo for the start of the school year, much of the distance by mule or yak. It is a seven day walk from the end of the road to get to these villages.
Basic literacy and numeracy skills are taught to villagers after school. The students, mostly ages 20 to mid 40’s, many of them women, are eager to learn to read and write.
Donations of any amount are most welcome and appreciated! We will be happy to personalize the card for you.
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”
― Margaret Mead