Nepal is a beautiful landlocked country in the South-east Asia Region, nestled in the lap of the Himalayas. It is bordered by India in the East, West and South, and China in the North.  

Nepal is famous around the globe for its natural resources, cultural heritage and hospitable people. Nepal owns the highest peak in the world, i.e. Mt. Everest. The beautiful Himalayan range in the north, the deep gorges, diverse flora and flora including some endangered species and many spectacular places are her national treasures. 

The multicultural, multilingual and multiethnic people from east to west, from Himalayas in the north to Terai plainlands in the south combine together to create a common spirit of nationalism recognized all around the world. 

Though Nepal is rich in natural resources, cultural heritages and its loving people, the Human development condition is still poor. Through located between the two economic superpowers in the Asia, the pace of development is slow in this country. 

It is our pleasure to come forward with this small effort to request you all from every corner of the world to contribute a little to help our country. 

International volunteers form any part of the world are kindly invited to visit Nepal at least once with all your family. We, with your help can form an international network of Volunteers with representative form as many countries as we can. 

There is shortage of manpower in the education sector, health sector development sectors, Agriculture sectors, here in Nepal. So you kind people can contribute by teaching these small children in their school, can help by providing primary health care ( some first aid) in the villages or help in construction, agricultural, environmental etc. works. You can educate the ignorant people on various issues in the communities well. 

So, you can contribute a little in these areas which will be beneficial for the Nepalese and will your great help for the sake of making. You, simply can tell your family members, friends, relatives to visit Nepal and contribute in these areas 

Please think once! Will my small effort, Change the life of many people who are living in a world of poverty? Can I do something for the well being of mankind? Will not it give me a great satisfaction? 

If you thought yes then move a head with the goal of a small effort for humanity. 

- Volunteer Aid Nepal Member Board, 2007

Sir Hillary’s family members include spouse, three children, and six grandchildren. After the historical ascent of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary has spent the rest of his life in uplifting the life of the remote mountain people of the  Solu Khumbu district in Nepal through his works with the Himalayan Trust. Sir Edmund Hillary established a close friendship with the Sherpa people of the in the Mount Everest region through his link with mountaineering activities in the early 60s. However,  he saw that there were lots of things lacking in the area. There was no school, no medical care, and he wanted to help the people there. On one occasion, when Sir Hillary and a group of Sherpas were crossing the pass of Tashi Lapcha, between the Rolwaling  Valley and Khumbu Valley, they had to spend one night in a rock cave around a little fire amid friendly discussions. Sir
Hillary asked one of his friends, Urken Sherpa, “What would be the best thing to do for the Sherpa people if I could of help?” Without  waiting Urken said, “Our children have eyes but they cannot see because of illiteracy, and therefore, we need a school in the village of Khumjung” (the largest Sherpa village in the region). Sir Hillary raised the funds and the first school came up in Khumjung in 1960. Since then, Sir Hillary has been involved in a number of development projects in the district. He has established the Himalayan Trust through which health ad education projects are implemented. Today, there are more than 26 schools and one college founded by the Himalayan Trust. The government administers these schools.
The Trust also provides scholarships to bright students eager to pursue their higher studies in the fields of education, health, forestry, medicine, and other vocational areas  in any part of the country but these scholarships are limited to the students from the Solu Khumbu district. In the health sector, the Himalayan Trust has built two hospitals  – one in the village of Kunde in Khumjung VDC set up in 1966 and another in 1975  at Phaplu

village near the district headquarters. Khunde Hospital is run entirely by the Trust with volunteer doctors from abroad, and a local staff, and provides free medical services to all the Nepalese arriving for medical care. The Phaplu Hospital was handed over to the government in 1983 and is now the district hospital. Besides these two hospitals, there are dozens of village health clinics managed by the Trust, which provides primary medical care and other services such as family planning, safe motherhood, vaccinations etc. Today, Sir Hillary is known in the world more for his humanitarian works than his conquest of Mount Everest and has received great admiration for the works he has done in Nepal over more than half a century. The Volunteers of Himalayan Trust work in a number of areas in various regions of the country and often return with unforgettable memories and experiences. Sir Hillary says, “Volunteers who come to Nepal should have a pure objective to serve the people with specific goals. They  should have a keen sense of respect for the local people, their culture, and their aspirations. The volunteers should not decide what the local people want but should respond to what they want and should try to become a part of the community.”