Numerous projects are under way and funds are being sought to finance them. The IPPG website is a unifying resource to refer interested people and reporters. Many of the photos from the Kathmandu exhibition Celebrating the Mountain Porter are now on the website. Interestingly, several people have written about the poor conditions of porters on Kilimanjaro in Africa and the Inca Trail in South America. IPPG is an international concern and looks for ways to exert pressure in those countries.
Suggestions are welcome.
A big thank you to all the many people who labour away in the back ground and make these changes possible. I would urge people to go trekking, as it is a great experience and an excellent form of aid to the world's 7th poorest country. Visit Nepal but please make sure that your porters are treated in a non exploitative way and given adequate clothing, shelter and medical care. IPPG is a grassroots organization whose aim is to help the trekking porter by raising awareness of their vulnerability especially in bad weather, at high altitude and in remote areas. Started in 1997, IPPG focuses on provision of protective clothing, shelter and medical care appropriate to the climate, the area and the altitude where the trekking porter is working.