Updates from our work in the Taplejung Himalaya.
The cracks in Mikwakhola's school date from the 2015 earthquake, and rebuilding it safely is now The Pearl Lotus Fund's focus for the year ahead.
Committee members are hosting Nepali dinner parties to raise money for low-income Himalayan families, sharing good food and a good cause.
The Pearl Lotus Fund's English-language books project has begun, reaching 360 grade one students with 720 books they keep for good.
In November 2024 The Pearl Lotus Fund became a registered Australian charity with tax-deductible status, the result of a quiet year of governance groundwork.
In June 2024, Mingma Sherpa sat down with the Village Development Committee in Mikwakhola to ask what the schools actually need.
Your gift is tax deductible in Australia, and because we're entirely volunteer-run, the large majority goes straight to village projects.
