Volunteering @ Snowland

I gave them knowledge. They gave me realisation. By George Cao THE OPPORTUNITY It all began with an ad on my company’s intranet looking for volunteering at Snowland school in Kathmandu, Nepal. After finding out this is a school catered for poor students from extreme remote areas in Dolpa, some of which never say their…

My Dream as Doctor

By Gyaltsen Gurung (First medical student from Snowland School) Hi everyone! I am Gyaltsen Gurung from Dolpa district, Nepal. Recently, I am studying in 2nd year of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) at Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara. I have never thought I would be a doctor, but by the help of beautiful…

Our School Our Home

There are many sources from where we can gain knowledge, skill, education etc. But school is the most important among them. Here is some information about our school. Our school name is Snowland Ranag Light of Education School. It was established in 2002 by our God Father Tulku Ranag Rinchen Rinpoche (Dolpo Buddha). In this…

My experience with Snowland

Myself and Akhil Shahi is studying at Snowland Ranag light of education school Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu Nepal. Actually I am a boy from remote part of mid western Nepal, Mugu district and I am here by the bless of god father Guru Ranag Tulku Rinchen Rinpoche Dolpo Buddha’’. It’s been nine years studying in school with…

My Thought

Snowland is a school run under the trust of His Holiness Dolpo Buddha. It’s a home for many children from Himalayan parts of Nepal. All the children are seeming very innocent who really don’t know the meaning of life, so here all the children are provided quality of education with basis facilities. Children get so…

Teaching at Future Village in Nepal

It was my first time volunteering at a village… a challenging but a fulfilling experience. Future Village had no electricty and just had the mere basic facilities when we were there

Future Village (Nepal)

My second volunteer experience was in October when I spent 10 days in Nepal with the Future Village Foundation visiting schools in Kathmandu and the small mountain village of Katunge in Dhading Province.

Volunteering at Snowland School, Kathmandu

I came to Nepal for a few reasons; I was unsure of what I wanted to do with my life, I wanted to see Nepal, breathe in the fresh mountain air for a while, and most importantly, I wanted to be among children again.

A Proper Location Shoot

We all agreed that life in the “Kingdom of Mountains” was undoubtedly hard and underprivileged but nonetheless the people were some of the friendliest and happiest we had ever met.