In 2010, he and his company, Gurkha Encounters, was awarded with a Certificate of Appreciation by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) for his services and contribution in the UN supported discharge process of Maoist army personnel disqualified from joining the Nepal Army during the UN verification process.
Chhoki Sherpa, a permanent resident of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality 9, Dolakha District, is a young mountaineer who climbed Mt. Everest in the spring of 2018 with the message, “Buddha was born in Nepal”. She started the journey of her first expedition from Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha to deliver the message of peace from the top of the world. Before climbing Everest, she climbed Ramdung Peak (5,925m) in 2017. She is also multi-lingual, speaking Nepali, English and Korean.
Mr. Ang Jeeva Sherpa (AJ), a permanent resident of Okhaldhunga, Nepal is a Trekking Guide in Gurkha Encounters. He is a certified trekking and tour guide under the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Civil Aviation of Nepal who has been involved in this field for more than a decade. Academically, he has completed Bachelor’s Degree, because of which he has a wide range of knowledge in different fields. He is also a nature guide with abundant knowledge of birds.
Raju Khadka, during his tenure in the army, served in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo and in Lebanon three times, retiring at the age of 35. He actively works to improve his village and encourages children to educate themselves for a bright future. A husband and father of a daughter and a son, Raju lives in Kathmandu for his children's higher education.
