West Nepal is one of the least developed places in the world and desperately needs support. It’s home to the country’s most vulnerable people, more than half of them living in poverty. Almost two thirds of children under five are malnourished.

Empowering children through education is the best chance the people have to develop their lives, but until lifestyle, communication and transportation are improved, it won’t be possible to educate children in the villages.

We have a goal to improve communications in the villages so that children can video chat with their parents during their years at school.

In the long term, we would like to help village conditions improve to the point that teachers will want to live there and therefore educating children in the villages will be possible.

West Nepal is one of the least developed places in the world and desperately needs support. It’s home to the country’s most vulnerable people, more than half of them living in poverty. Almost two thirds of children under five are malnourished.

Empowering children through education is the best chance the people have to develop their lives, but until lifestyle, communication and transportation are improved, it won’t be possible to educate children in the villages.

We have a goal to improve communications in the villages so that children can video chat with their parents during their years at school.

In the long term, we would like to help village conditions improve to the point that teachers will want to live there and therefore educating children in the villages will be possible.

ABOUT US

ABOUT US

Snowland Journeys was founded by Zara Balfour to offer sustainable long-term support to the children, school and mountain families who she got to know whilst she was in Nepal making

award-winning feature documentary film,

Children of the Snow Land.

Outdoor learning and expedition expert Phil Briggs

joined Zara and together they developed the concept for Snowland Journeys, always working with the beneficiaries to ensure a needs-led programme of support, to help enable Himalayan children to fulfil their rights to maintain contact with their families, communities and culture, alongside their right to education.

Read more about the work Snowland Journeys does.

Our Structure

Snowland Journeys is a Community Interest Company (CIC), limited by guarantee without share capital with charitable aims.

Snowland Journeys CIC is governed by its Articles of Association which ensure that its profits and assets are used to enable the communities it was established to support.

Tax Relief

You can claim Gift Aid Tax Relief on donations to Snowland Journeys at our Localgiving page.

You can claim Social Investment Tax Relief on investments into Snowland Journeys. Contact us for details.

OUR TEAM

UK

Zara Balfour Snowland Journeys

Zara Balfour

CEO

Phil Briggs Snowland Journeys

Phil Briggs

Director of Operations

Mags Kelly Snowland Journeys

Mags Kelly

Fundraising Support

Ram Sundar Thapa Snowland Journeys

Nepal

Nima Gurung Snowland Journeys

Kumar Lama Snowland Journeys

Ram Sundar Thapa

Nepal Operations Manager

Kumar Lama

Expedition Guide

Nima Gurung

Graduate Trainee Guide

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