WHO WE ARE
The Lukla-Chaurikharka Association (better known as Luklass) promotes and supports education for children and adults. It also supports projects aimed at improving a healthy environment at Lukla and Chaurikharka in the region of the Khumbu Valley in eastern Nepal.
Luklass was founded in 2008, but its members and donators have been active since 1984. The association is entirely managed by volunteers and supported by private members and donors – currently numbering 330.
Luklass is registered with the Lower Valais Commercial Registry at St-Maurice (Switzerland) and with the tax authorities of the canton of Valais (Switzerland) which recognise Lukla-Chaurikharka Association as a non-profit organisation.
In 1983, mountain guides from the canton of Valais reached the summit of Kangchenjunga (8,585 m), thanks to the assistance of Sherpas. In recognition, and following a request made by the “sirdar” Passang Gyalzen Sherpa, Denis Bertholet organised a collection of funds which enabled the first primary school with 35 pupils to be financed at Lukla and opened in 1984. This effort continues today.
OUR VALUES
Solidarity: understanding the struggles and fundamental needs of a community, and helping the population to achieve better living conditions through their own initiatives, thus leading to the reduction of poverty
Personal development: promoting education so that the whole community can play an active part in the process of positive change and become autonomous
Respect: working with respect for the national and regional laws, human rights, values and beliefs of the local population, as well as their environment
Accountability: ensuring maximum responsibility in our work, actions and results
Human relations: building lasting relationships that stimulate our actions and create a great supportive community
OUR ACTIONS
LATEST ARTICLES
An apprenticeship leading to the heights
Mission accomplished for the apprentices of Connect Academy, the training sector of Groupe E Connect! brought electricity to Chaurikharka School, newly reconstructed after the earthquakes in 2015.
Solar panels transferred from Chaurikharka to Lukla
The solar panels originally installed at Chaurikharka School in 2011 have been transferred to Lukla School in order to complete the present system.
Imminent departure to Nepal of the Groupe E apprentices
The visit planned this autumn to install the solar panels is about to begin! The apprentices will be flying off to Nepal today.
The summer courses in Lukla have just finished
We just finished 45 days of cooking/bakery, housekeeping and agriculture training for the youth and women of the Everest region.
The founder of the Lukla-Chaurikharka Association celebrates his 90th birthday
Denis Bertholet marked his 90 years of age a few months in advance in the company of his family and his friends, together with members of the Lukla-Chaurikharka Association.
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