New Solitary Lodge
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Bhekendra Kumar Shrestha
Bhekendra Kumar Shrestha, your host at New Solitary Lodge, has spent nearly three decades in the hospitality business. He knows exactly how to please his guests and as a consequence he gets a significant amount of business through referrals and returning customers.
Bhekendra is highly motivated towards communal prosperity and actively participates in community based activities. In his free time he volunteers for the Blind Association by conducting various programs.
Social:
- Financial support for child education
- Organising and volunteering in free health camps
- Giving priority to indigenous people for wage based employment
The owner of this small but well-managed lodge believes that it is his social responsibility to help the local people and community by devoting a certain part of his profits and time to them. He finds great solace while volunteering and occasionally organises health camps offering free eye surgery to the poor in association with the Lion's Club of Pokhara.
He believes that education is the foundation of development for society. He has been financially supporting some talented but economically poor students in his region with a fair share of his profits for their education.
The farmers who work on the organic farm owned by the lodge come from indigenous communities of nearby villages. In addition to earning their livelihood, they also get opportunities to learn about newer farming techniques, health, nutrition and sanitation. If you have some of your own ideas to share with them or just wish to see the works in progress, ask Bhekendra and he will be pleased to do so.
Meet Rajendra Prasad Sapkota and Outdoor Himalayan Treks, we are your local connection in Pokhara. Starting as a young porter, Rajendra has all the local knowledge that will make your trip to Pokhara life changing. With us, visitors experience remote villages, meet local people, and gain insight into our culture. We support local villages, and have even built a local orphanage to house and educate displaced, and often outcast, children. We hope to bring you a journey that will be enriching, but will also help those in need in Pokhara.
