Gurung Tourism Entrepreneurs’ Association, Nepal (GTEAN) took food to a very remote village in Dandagaon on 6 may 2015. Not only did members collect the donate. But they also did the delivery which was not easy test.
Nine members went to this remote village in the Rasuwa district which was flattened by the April 25th earthquake. The villager have been living with no shelter and limited food for 11 days. Because of their remote location, there had been no help or aid brought to the people of Dandagaon village.
This remote village is 3 hrs walk one way from there they could drive their delivery vehicle to. Each of the nine members then put large lord on their bakes and carried it up into the mountain. Each of the villager got package of rice, along with salt, sugar and large box of noodle.
Dandagaon village is composed of mix caste of mountain people. Their primary income is agriculture on terraced farms in the mountain.
GTEA is composed of business people from the Gurung community who are involved in tourism.