Kiwis donate $1 million to rebuild Nepal’s devastated schools

The Himalayan Trust, founded by Mt Everest conqueror Sir Edmond Hillary, has thanked everyone who have donated to its quake appeal and has garnered more than $1 million. The charity is now looking for Kiwis to join its work on rebuilding a school in the Everest region.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 23 October 2015.

It may be recalled that two devastating earthquakes had struck Nepal in April and May. The quake killed about 8900 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, schools, health facilities and temples.
The Himalayan Trust is now on the lookout for 16 people to travel to Nepal a year after the quakes to help re-build a school. The challenge is a 17-day trek through the "stunning" Everest mountain region and includes visits to village schools and the Khunde hospital that had been built by Sir Edmond Hillary and the trust.
Monsoons have retreated from Nepal and the trust can now forge ahead with its re-build efforts. It seems many of the 63 schools supported by the trust have suffered serious damage and the trust will need to rebuild classrooms, teachers' quarters, student hostels and toilet blocks in at least 22 schools.
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