| High altitude aqueducts
A project for the construction of aqueducts for high altitude villages along the access route to K2. These interventions aim at providing drinking water and improving the sanitation for the local people. "Lorenzo Mazzoleni" medical dispensary
"Amici di Lorenzo" Association
A project for improving health conditions of the people living around Askole (Pakistan).
In the Karakorum region, medical assistance is almost nonexistent and 30% of children die before the age of one due to intestinal and pulmonary diseases. |
| Training course in Rescue Techniques for Sherpa Guides
A project for training Sherpa Guides in high altitude/mountaineering Rescue Techniques. The course is conducted by Italian Alpine Guides (instructors) and doctors working with Pyramid Laboratory-Observatory (Nepal, 5.050 m.s.l.m., Lobuche) Sponsorship of Sherpa orphans
Fondation Benoit Chamoux
A project for supporting the children of Sherpas who have died during mountaineering expeditions. It is a moral and financial commitment that assures these children will be enrolled in good private boarding schools and finish their compulsory education. Renovation of Deboche Buddhist convent
Fondation Benoit Chamoux
A project for the renovation of the Deboche convent in Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal). The convent is situated at an altitude of 3,820m and hosts about 15 nuns. Renovation of the Thaktsen Rabgyal Ling monastery
The project is aimed at the conservation of the local culture and artistic patrimony by renovating the monastery of Thaktsen Rabgyal Ling, situated in the Phoksumdo area in Dolpo (Nepal) at an altitude of 3.200 m a.s.l. |
 | Lhasa mountaineering center
Eco-Himal Association
A project for the training of the Tibetan Alpine Guides. Specialized professional (technical, linguistic and cultural) skills will ensure them sustainable livelihoods. Thsome Hospital
Eco-Himal Association
A project for the support and expansion of the Tshome Hospital (4,800m). The hospital offers health care for the mostly nomadic people of the area. |
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Nepal – An ambulance for the Highway Emergency Hospital
As part of a five-year cooperation project (1996-2001) between Ev-K²-CNR Committee and the NGO Himalayan Research for Science and Technology, an ambulance was purchased for the Highway Emergency Hospital located in the Dhading District (Nepal).
Cooperation Development
Nepal - Renovation of the Thaktsen Rabgyal Ling monastery (Southern Dolpo)
