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Posts by Topic: Disaster Recovery

4.5 Million Meals Delivered

March 11, 2021 | Nepal | Erica Stone

Walking through the cold winter winds, I began to realize how harsh and difficult life is in Mustang. This was the first time I was in Mustang in the winter, I had only seen it during the nice summer months. People looked wearier, maybe it was because of the sand and dust on their skin or the burden of the pandemic or both.

Tashi Delek! Thank you for joining us!

November 13, 2020 | Erica Stone

Tashi Delek! Thank you so much for joining us for our first virtual Infamous Annual Dinner, Nourishing the Soul & Staying Connected in 2020. There was a little technical glitch in the beginning, so if you missed anything, you can watch it at your convenience here.

Compassion in exile – see your impact!

August 18, 2020 | Erica Stone

Thank you! Tu che chey! You made all this much needed help possible.

No oxygen, no problem. No food, big problem

August 11, 2020 | Khumbu, Nepal | Norbu Tenzing

You are our hero! We wanted you to see much your support has helped people in need survive in the pandemic.

Rebuilding hope, brick by brick

July 6, 2020 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Bruce Moore

In the days, weeks and months following the first 7.8 magnitude quake, I, my field office team, our partners, and a handful of volunteers, distributed food, shelter, supplies, and medicine to tens of thousands of Nepalese and Tibetans affected by the quakes.

Mt. Everest Day, A Perspective

May 29, 2020 | Norbu Tenzing

For my family, this year marks the 67th anniversary of my father Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent of Chomolungma (Everest) on May 29th, 1953. The occasion this year is bittersweet.

In the Khumbu: Rebuilding in Thame

January 24, 2018 | Thame, Nepal

The 2015 earthquakes hit Thame hard, leaving the gompa damaged and the monks' hostel uninhabitable. We were glad to pitch in with rebuilding, and now the new hostel is nearly ready for the monks to call home.