Nepal Sanctuary Treks is a sustainable trekking company in Nepal. We encourage trekkers, trekking in Nepal to bring their old/used warm clothes such as waterproof jackets, pants, sweaters, gloves, hats, sunglasses, socks, and shoes to donate to porters. So, porters use them while trekking in remote and high-altitude regions.
Alternatively, trekkers can donate it to “The Porters Clothing Bank” which provides porters with warm clothing, run by “International Porters Protection Group (IPPG)” based in Kathmandu. We highly appreciate and motivate our valued clients to donate trekking clothes and accessories to support porter.
Most of the porters from the middle hills are poor, illiterate, and unskilled as well as not well-equipped for high altitude environments, which results in a high level of risk of illness and accident. Nepal Sanctuary Treks follows IPPG’s guidelines on porter safety:
- Supporting porter with insurance for medical attention.
- Equip with enough food, and warm clothing appropriate to season and altitude.
- We also encourage our trek guides to teach them common courtesy, symptoms, and preventive measures for altitude sickness, hypothermia, and frostbite. In addition, our trek guide raises hygienic awareness; educates porters on various health issues that might encounter during treks.
- Our trekking guides educate porters about environmental awareness and the significance of environmental conservation.
- Our leading guide ensures porters are treated fairly.
- We allow porters to carry loads according to their physical abilities and weight restriction of carrying no more than 30 kg.
