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| Founded | 1960 |
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| Founder | Sir Edmund Hillary |
| Founded at | New Zealand |
| Type | International organization |
| Registration no. | CC39393 |
| Focus | Poverty eradication, disaster relief |
| Headquarters | New Zealand |
Area served | Solukhumbu district, Nepal |
Chair | Lynley Cook |
| Website | www |
The Himalayan Trust is an international non-profit humanitarian organisation first established in the 1960s by Sir Edmund Hillary, who led the trust until his death in 2008.[1] The Himalayan Trust aims to improve the health, education and general wellbeing of people living in the Solukhumbu District.
The Himalayan Trust is headquartered in New Zealand where it is a registered charity through the Charities Commission. The Trust has charitable status being a member of the Council for International Development (CID).
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Edmund Hillary". BBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2008.