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Two days’ walk from any road lies the village of Sertung. Ganesh Himal Trading’s owners walked through this village in Fall of 2015 during their survey of damage in the remote Northern regions of Dhading district following the April 2015 earthquakes. During this visit they met a young woman who was the health care worker there and her husband. Their village was so heavily damaged and they wanted to know if we could help them get some economic income to the women and children left in the village
The Women of Sertung
The group name chosen by the women was “Khlapsang Karpo Women Recycled Handcrafts”. Khlapsang means “Good God” and Kharpo means “white”. This is the Tamang name for Ganesh Himal, the mountain whose shadow they live beneath. To start they are training about ten women and one man with others who are eager to be trained. The women include: Chesang Tamang, Khasa Maya Tamang, Tikhri Tamang, Lili Maya Bika, Heni Maya Tamang, Kheti Maya Tamang, Bata Maya Tamang, Ruku Maya Tamang, Gyalmo Tamang, Mili Maya Tamang, Toni Maya Tamang, and Yogendra Tamang.
To learn more about the Tamang people and their history in Nepal.
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