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MNSMS 2012 Students Embark for New Zealand
January 20th 2012 – Members from the Mingma Norbu Sherpa Memorial Scholarship (MNSMS) selection committee bid farewell to our two scholars. Ms. Doma Sherpa and Mr. Ujjwal Meghi Gurung left from Kathmandu and now begin their Masters degree programme at Lincoln University New Zealand. Read more about Doma and Ujjwal in our previous article.
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The Greater Himalayas Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non profit organization established in Washington DC. The Foundation was created in 2008 to honor the legacy of Mingma Norbu Sherpa, by continuing conservation and humanitarian efforts in the Himalayas.
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MNSMS 2012 Recipients
The Mingma Norbu Sherpa Memorial Scholarship (MNSMS) Committee has just selected Mr Ujjwal Meghi and Ms Doma Tshering Sherpa for the 2012 Lincoln University Scholarship. On behalf of the Greater Himalayas Foundation, we would like to thank the MNSMS Nepal committee (comprising Lisa, Dr Ghana, Dr Hum, Angrita (HimTrust) and Angrita (TMI) with regrets from [...]
Lincoln University New Zealand 2012-2013 – Search for Candidates
We are delighted to announce the Masters degree programme at Lincoln University New Zealand 2012-2013 in the fields of natural resource management, tourism and the environment. We need to identify two Nepali candidates for the Masters degree programme scholarship generously offered by Lincoln University New Zealand (and supported by WWF, Greater Himalayas Foundation USA and Outward Bound [...]
MNSMS Scholar Wins Prestigious Humboldt Fellowship
Mingma Norbu Sherpa Memorial Scholarship Committee Media Release: Kathmandu, 10 June 2011 Nepali wins prestigious German Climate Protection Fellowship Nepali national Ms Anu Kumari Lama has been awarded the Humboldt International Climate Protection Fellowship, offered by the HumboldtFoundation in Bonn, Germany. She is one of 14 prospective leaders selected from 13 different countries who were [...]
Memorial Chorten completed The memorial chorten built in Khunde in memory of Mingma Norbu Sherpa was completed in fall 2008 and the traditional puja consecrating the temple was done by the monks of Tengboche monastery. Pictures courtesy of Ang Rita of The Mountain Institute.
Loud Lumbini and silent Buddha by Ujjwal Meghi Mr. Ujjwal Meghi Gurung, one of our 2012 Mingma Norbu Sherpa Memorial Scholarship students wrote a great article in The Kathmandu Post which I thought was worth sharing. Loud Lumbini and silent Buddha
Great Himalaya Trail Dear Great Himalaya Trail supporters As many of you already know, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh are planning to bring out a GHT guide in print and electronic format on plants and their use along the GHT, the first of a series that will enrich interpretation for Nepal trekkers, improve the visitor experience, and promote [...]