Nepalis abroad are walking extra miles to collect funds from the diaspora for underprivileged compatriots in their homeland. Navin Dhakal walked 14 hours and 20 minutes in the 56km Great Lake walk in Canada and raised $2,700 from Nepalis living in different parts of the world. I had aimed to finish it within eight hours, said Dhakal. But the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment is so strong that the temporary sores and aches are all forgotten. This satisfaction has to do with the money collected for Help Nepal Network (HeNN), a global charity of Nepalis living in different parts of the world.

Around 80 Nepalis from different parts of the world contributed to generate the fund. Equally satisfied is another Nepali, Anil Thapa, who also ran 42km marathon in Iceland on 21 August. It is not yet clear how much he raised. Last year, Thapa had raised ?700 by running the 10km London Marathon. HeNN says non-Nepalis also joined the walk campaign to collect fund for the network.