Our Impact
We use our profits to benefit the people we live and trek among.
Thanks for supporting us as we #makeadifference in Nepal!
Here are a few of the stories:
Jackets to Phorpoo’s hometown – 2025
On May 26th,2025, Phurpoo and his trekking team went to his hometown and childhood school to donate warm jackets for the students. Phurpoo’s hometown is in a very remote area of Nepal. The area is way up in the mountains and the winters there are brutal. The jackets helped the students at his childhood school keep warm in the harsh winters.
The villagers, students and staff were all very thankful to Red Panda Treks and Expeditions and praised Phorpoo for not forgetting his roots and giving back to the community he grew up in. A very heartwarming moment for all that witnessed it.
Phurpoo with his Red Panda team wishes to continue these efforts to help not just his community and his hometown but to help other parts of the Himalayas as most of the Himalayas are very remote and have harsh winters.
Jackets to Tsum valley – 2024
On January 15th, 2024, Phurpoo and his trekking team went to Tsum valley and distributed jackets to the whole village, filled with only the elderly. Tsum valley, although rather close to Kathmandu, is very remote and underdeveloped with limited resources. The villagers were so thankful to the whole team that they adorned them with silk khata, a cultural scarf that is meant to celebrate and dignify the ones being bestowed one.
The villagers were overjoyed with the warm jackets and thoughtfulness of these strangers. Phurpoo through the Red Panda Treks and Expeditions has continued to support areas such as the Tsum valley for well over a decade. His continuous actions to support such villages have won him respect, love and admiration from his fellow colleagues and friends alike. Phurpoo continues his efforts in supporting these remote communities as much as he can, spending days and nights planning for these treks
Filter project – 2018
A current issue in Nepal is water. In many villages the water is not clean and creates a lot of sickness for the local people. Bottled water is sometimes available but is too expensive for most people to afford. Over the past year we have had the great pleasure to hand out over 200 filters to people in need. these filters were made by Filter of Hope www.filterofhope.org and have worked exceptionally well. These filters will give families clean water for 10 years and can clean over 150 gallons a day!
We plan to continue to distribute these filters all across the villages of the Himalayas!
Langtang Chicken House Project – 2017
In March of 2017 we traveled again to Langtang to build some chicken houses in New Langtang. This place has been rebuilt next to the original area of Langtang village which was completely buried in the earthquake of 2015. Our goal was to help find a way to have chickens (and therefore eggs) in the Langtang valley. The Langtangi people don’t kill animals in the valley but could really use the protein. Having eggs each day solves this problem. Usually the diet of the people in Langtang consists of rice and dal (lentils). In the past, chickens in Langtang Valley have always been killed by mongoose or frozen in the winter. Fortunately, we found some clients from America that wanted to help with this situation in Nepal. They designed a chicken house that was small, portable, and cheap, but still strong and warm that could be reassembled in Langtang. They built two chicken houses there and brought 8 chickens for the houses. In Dec 6, 2017 only one chicken had died and the eggs that are being produced are enough to feed two families and provide some additional income through selling the leftover eggs. The group of Americans (as well as our staff) also worked for two days to remove rocks from the potato fields of locals who had been injured in the earthquake. After the winter we will be traveling there once again to assess the success of the houses. If it is indeed successful, we will begin to search out partners who want to participate in building more chicken houses in similar areas all over Nepal.
