Our leader of Independent guide cooperative, Mr. Jagat Lama was recently featured in a local newspaper. His contribution to the local community and social works often gets noticed by such news agency. And the media coverages inspires us to work

After the earthquake there were a lot of problems with the Nepali government trying to “intercept” aid. We initiated a program we call “Gorilla Aid”, in which we help the people but stay under the government’s radar.  Jagat used his

The towns of Waterbury and Duxbury and the village of Kumari in Nepal are home to roughly the same number of people, and both communities straddle hilly country. But in Kumari, the hills are the size of the mountains here,

Peter Marbach shares inspiring story of Nepali guide Jagat Lama Hood River photographer Peter Marbach presents an evening journeying into the heart and soul of Nepal on Dec. 18 at Columbia Center for the Arts. The evening will include a

On March 31, a few days after the one-year anniversary of the earthquake, a group of nine Hood River area residents will be heading to Nepal as part of the ongoing Kumari development initiative. This particular group is focusing on

The goal of “Health & Ed 4 Nepal” is to provide the opportunity for better education for the Kumari district in Nepal and provide training for the medical staff working at the Kumari Medical Clinic opened in March of 2013. Since the

The Sukman Memorial Polyclinic provides basic health care including; medicine, simple lab work and the services of a Physician’s Assistant, nurse, and midwife.  However, we do not have a doctor. Our ambulance service is available for those cases too severe