Where the vision is one year, cultivate flowers.
Where the vision is ten years, cultivate trees.
Where the vision is eternity, cultivate society.
.....................Oriental Saying...........................


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HOW IT STARTED

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The two founders of The Himalayan Innovative Society, Ms. Babita Lama and Mr. Dhan Bahadur Lama, were two of the first in their communities to receive quality education outside Humla. “We were privileged, and now we are determined to work for meaningful change in our homeland. We have a network of supporters in and outside Nepal and have quickly built up a good reputation locally in supporting the people of these ‘Hidden Himalayas’" We do not discriminate on the basis of religion, caste, sex, age or politics.

Our Staff
THIS has a board comprising of 7 members with gender balanced, ethnic representation from Terai to Himalaya and chaired by a woman, Mrs. Babita Lama from Humla District.

Although we are a small team of about 10 people, we have a lot of experience working in different sectors in Mid-Western region of Nepal. Our core staff has the following experience:

  1. Our team leader (Chairperson) Mrs. Chhapsang Lama, from Humla
  2. Mr. Surendra Tharu (Vice Chairman) from Bardiya has a variety of experience in Bardiya district and Computer expertise.
  3. Mr. Dhan Bahadur lama (Secretary) from from Humla , now he is woring in THIS as Director. And have coordinated several projects for more than 4 years (from building health posts, to Micro hydro power to trekking with groups of tourists to see the area and the projects) in Humla. Before that D. B. has worked in Surkhet district on educational projects. Both Babita and D. B. are also well known with many parts of the Karnali zone, containing the districts of Humla, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot and Dolpa. He has participated in UNESCO workshop on eco-tourism in Kazakhstan, in 2002.
  4. Ms. Laxmi Lama (Vice Secretary) from Humla has more than 9 years experience with women and gender issues (including reproductive health) in Humla.
  5. Mrs. Chime Wangmo Lama (Treasurer) also a Humli.Mr. Janga Bahadur Rokaya (Member) a Chhetri from Humla has experience with local governance and decentralization in the Karnali zone.
  6. Mr. Sanjaya Chaudhari (Member) from Bardiya is experienced working with Government in Bardiya District in Mid-Western Nepal.