KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 6
The Sherpa Foundation has provided a financial donation to the government's relief fund to support communities affected by the recent floods.
Pemba Tenzing Sherpa, founder and president of the Sherpa Foundation, handed over Rs 4 million to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund.
Sherpa handed over a cheque to Nepal's Home Minister Sudhan Gurung at an event, while the amount was directly deposited to the PMDRF.
Sherpa, who lives in Vail, Colorado, said all the funds collected through the Sherpa Foundation during the Bhitekoshi flood relief campaign have been handed over to the PMDRF through Home Minister Gurung.
Sherpa, who was raised in Chheplung village in the Khumbu region of Solukhumbu district, founded the Sherpa Foundation for humanitarian work.
The foundation has supported thousands of families in Nepal during the 2015 earthquake as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.