Domestic Brief Rosie’s run
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ISSUE #150 (20 JUNE 2003 - 26 JUNE 2003)
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British adventurer Rosie Swale raised Rs 300,000 from her speed trek from Hilsa in west Nepal to Pashupatinagar in the east. She collected Rs 100 from sponsors for every hundred of an estimated total of 2.5 million steps she took during the tour. It took her 79 days to complete the feat. Proceeds will be used for the renovation of Humla's only hospital that presently serves 50,000 people with only one doctor and no laboratory. Swale plans to produce a film on her her trek to collect more funds for the hospital renovation project. "During my trek I came face to face with the stunning natural beauty and the dire poverty of this country," she said in a press meet organised jointly by Nepal Trust and Nepal Tourism Board in Kathmandu on her return. She believes that her film can establish Nepal as a safe destination among Western tourists. Three guides, a medical staff, 10 porters and three supporting staff accompanied the 57-year-old grandmother.
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