What this is all about - Scroll down for latest updates!!!

This blog is all about a kayaking project for Nepali girls and our adventure to get over there and help them out. We will keep you updated through this blog with how sponsorship and donations are going and hopefully while we are over there we can keep posting on here - Thanks for checking it out.

The aim of the project is to produce a group of female river guides to work on the rivers in Nepal as safety kayakers, raft guides and kayak instructors. It will be a perfect base for the women to start training and eventually work and support themselves as employees or free lance guides within the Nepal white-water industry.

If you would like to help out in any way with this project whether it's advice, sponsorship, gear, donations, idea's or anything else then please send us an email, give us a call or follow the donations link, it would be much appreciated. Cheers

Check out Inka Trollsas's website (she is the instigator of this awesome project), which has more info about the trip and how things are going from her end. http://www.farawayadventures.com/nepaligirlkayakers.php

Thursday, July 24, 2008

How things are going so far

Inka has been super busy over in Sweden with lots of planning, organising and recruiting. There are now 7 Swedish, 1 Welsh, 1 Canadian and 3 Americans as well as the 7 of us Kiwi girls heading over to Nepal.

Inka has just had an interview published in the latest Outside Magazine (Sweden) about the Nepali girls and has articles in other Swedish Magazines too.

Cumec (the New Zealand and Australian white-water kayak Magazine) will be profiling the trip in the Next issue, which works out well as it is the 'Women's Issue' so a huge thanks to Antz from Cumec for doing that.

Andy Fuller owner of 'Day Two' (New Zealand made kayaking gear) has also kindly offered us some amazing deals on gear which we will be taking him up on once we raise some funds, thanks very much Andy.

Now we are working on finding funding, equipment and someone to make the documentary, so if you're keen to help with any of these or know someone who may be then please let us know.

We have also added a link for donations on the right of the blog, so if anyone would like to donate a few dollars towards gear for the Nepali Girls that would be fantastic.

Thanks for reading and check back here soon for more updates of the project progress

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