Rise to the challenge for Himalayan Trust

When Sir Edmund Hillary made the first ascent of Everest in 1953, Nepal was a

country of nine million people who lived almost entirely on subsistence agriculture

with a small export economy of rice and jute.

Today, Nepal has a population of over 29 million people. The country no longer

grows enough food to support its growing population, 49 percent of whom live

below the poverty line of $3 per day.

As Nepal changes and grows, the Himalayan Trust does too. Alongside our Nepali

friends and partner organisation, Himalayan Trust Nepal. We continue to follow in

Ed’s footsteps by supporting Education, Healthcare and community projects.

The Himalayan Trust works hard to build resilience and provide promising futures for

people in the local communities of the Solukhumbu region. This is all made possible

by the support and dedication of our supporters and members in New Zealand and

abroad that have given money and time over the years.