Charity Trek
Walk the route. Work alongside the community.
Run in partnership with Mountain Routes: a trekking route through Nepal, combined with service days that feed the schools, trails and community sites HISCUS already supports.
What it is
Trekking and community support, run together
Charity Trek pairs a trekking route in Nepal with service days in the communities the route passes through. Mountain Routes handles the trekking half: logistics, guiding and safety. HISCUS handles the service half, and directs it into places it already supports so the work is maintained after the group leaves.
- Who can take part: individuals and groups travelling in Nepal, arranged per departure with Mountain Routes.
- What the contribution involves: practical work on trails, schools and community sites, plus the cost of the trek itself.
- What is confirmed per trek: dates, duration, eligibility, costs, inclusions, safety arrangements and how the contribution is allocated.
The service half
What participants actually do
These are the activities HISCUS lists for the programme.
Trail cleanup
Clearing waste from trekking routes, alongside the waste-management work HISCUS runs at ward level.
School cleaning and maintenance
Practical repair and upkeep work at schools in the communities the route passes through.
Classroom painting
Repainting and refurbishing classrooms, usually across a full service day.
Infrastructure support
Contributing to paths, walls and community structures HISCUS builds and maintains.
Library development
Building and stocking library spaces to support before- and after-school learning.
On the ground
From programme days
A visiting group welcomed at the start of a Charity Trek programme. 
Orientation and welcome before programme placements begin. 
Tending a community vegetable plot during environment and composting work.
Plan a trek
Dates, costs and what is included
Departure dates, duration, eligibility, costs, inclusions, safety arrangements, how the contribution is allocated and cancellation terms are confirmed with Mountain Routes and HISCUS for each group.
Send your preferred dates and group size to receive the actual terms in writing.
Mountain Routes handles trekking logistics, guiding and safety. HISCUS coordinates the community-service work.
Charity Trek is delivered with Mountain Routes. Trekking logistics, guiding and safety are handled by the trekking partner.