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Mission
Hike for Help is a small, local Nonprofit that does public sanitation and community development in the Khumbu Valley (Everest Region) of Nepal in partnership with Colorado School of Mines. Since its inception, Hike for Help has overseen the construction of public restrooms, the restoration of local trails, and the development of a public workshop to build and sell local crafts. These projects, along with many others, have allowed for Economic and Social advancement of the Sherpa and other Local people. Hike for Help is a non-profit organization established in 2011, focused on implementing self-sustaining service projects in impoverished regions of Nepal. With this goal in mind, Hike for Help coordinates cultural treks to the Khumbu valley to provide support for local villages in their pursuit of development.

Hike for Help projects rely on community input and action from start to finish. Our motto, “Self Enabling Help” drives our project strategy. All projects ideas are generated by community members through small committees and local government officials.

Membership Benefits
Hike for help members is offered weekly meetings and semester events. Most semester events include catered Sherpa house, which is typically at a reduced cost or free. Additionally, we put on chai giveaways where we give out free chai to all members of campus. Additionally Hike for Help puts on several fundraisers, hikes, trail clean-ups, and meditation events during the semester. The biggest benefit of joining Hike for Help is the opportunity to travel to Nepal to volunteer and help work in the Khumbu Valley to help bring engineering designs and work to underserved villages along the Everest Base Camp Trail. Additionally, members will often get the opportunity to hike to Everest Base Camp.