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Himalayan Market

Nepalese hand-painted wooden maskThroughout the week, Monday 22nd October to Saturday 27th October 2007, staff, volunteers and friends from Community Action Nepal will run a Himalayan Market, selling a wide variety of craft, clothing and Thangkas.

These superb, hand-made products come direct from Nepal and are competitively priced. A unique opportunity to share in the culture of this wonderful land, at the same time contributing to various support projects in the Himalaya.

 

Nepalese hand-woven mat

Nepalese Jacket

Nepalese hand-painted Thanka

Community Action Nepal is a mountaineers’ charity to help mountain people help themselves raise their standard of living and strengthen indigenous, community-based culture. Community Action Nepal operates mainly in the Middle Hill Regions of Nepal from where the majority of the porters originate. It is the porters who make it possible for walkers and climbers to enjoy the Peaks and Passes of Nepal.

Rokpa is a charity that was founded in 1980 by its President Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan meditation master and doctor and by Ms. Lea Wyler, its Vice-President, a Swiss actress, together with her father, the well-known Swiss lawyer, Dr. Veit Wyler. The international headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland with national headquarters and branches in 18 countries. It will be running an audio-visual presentation with Victoria Long throughout the week.

 

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