Although immensely rich in many aspects, Nepal has often been termed as a "poor" country lagging behind in its development processes. Evidently, this is mainly due to lack of opportunities to quality education which has resulted in unskilled and inefficient manpower that seem either unfit or else incompetent in contributing to the development process of this country.

In a country like Nepal, it is disheartening to see our kids being deprived even from the opportunity of basic education which is usually believed to enable them to be self reliant individuals on their own recourses.

Considering this reality, the Adventure Thirdpole Treks has taken a small initiative under the theme of Thirdpole Educational Support Program to providing basic schooling opportunities to those kids whose parents are found to be unable to afford their education. In this endeavor, we are supported by a few trusted friends and well wishers both at home and abroad. We are grateful to the help and assistance extended to us by them since the last few years.

Here, we would particularly like to mention the generous contribution made to this cause by :
- Alastair Seagroatt and Anna - Scotland
- Judy Dworin and Blu - Hartford, USA
- Patricia (Trish) O'Neill and Mike -Honolulu, USA
- Sean O' Hare and family - Australia
- Ed Greatert and Susan - USA

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to them for their continuous support and interest in this endeavor.

In order to make this programme wider, effective and result oriented, the Adventure Thirdpole Treks has recently developed a chain of networking which aims to bring all those personalities and organizations together in a single platform that may be interested in contributing to this cause.

Furthermore, whilst still assigning the role of coordination to itself the Adventure Thirdpole Treks has therefore decided to hand over the rest of the responsibility (operation and management) to a social organization called "Purna Laxmi Memorial Trust" which has devoted itself extensively in this field and remains an effective platform from where causes such as these are consistently being raised and effectively addressed.

With the combine efforts of Thirdpole Educational Support Program and Purna Laxmi Memorial Trust, we hope to be able to provide greater educational opportunities to the kids who are being deprived of such opportunities because of whatever reasons.

Objectives of Thirdpole Education Support Program:

• To encourage and to facilitate the disadvantaged marginalized kids to join school.
• To provide free education to kids whose parents cannot afford it.
• To help the kids of disadvantage and marginalized groups / communities to complete at least grade 10th level of education.
• To help the kids to become self reliant for further education after the successful completion of grade 10th.
• To encourage the kids to participate in the nation building process after the successful completion of their education.

Role of Adventure Thirdpole Treks

• Contributes certain percentage of Adventure Thirdpole Trek's income to this programme.
• Coordinates the entire educational programme in an effective manner.
• Bears all the expenses incurred during the operation and management of this programme.
• Raises funds necessary to execute the programme.
• Organizes a yearly charity trek in order to raise funds for the program.
• Bears all the expenses incurred by Purna Laxmi Memorial Trust in connection with the above educational programme.