New School New Name!

The boarding school in Gangkharka is pleased to welcome a new Tibetan language teacher to its faculty. He is a Buddhist monk associated with the Tibetan Government in Exile, which has expressed a desire to collaborate with us on future projects that help preserve Himalayan cultures. VEC will also file its name as Pasang Sherpa Memorial Boarding School, in memory of the donor of the schoolgrounds.
Food prices in Nepal have increased drastically in the last week, requiring that even more of our budget be allocated to purchases until the school’s garden yields crops. However, word is spreading about VEC’s work, and the district government, along with many in the Sherpa diaspora are expressing their support. Several families who once left their villages in Helambu have now voiced a wish to return to the region, and build in Gangkharka.