- Since the Himalayan Trust was founded in 1960, 30 schools have been built and more than 100 students have been given grants to enable them to go on to further education. Women's literacy classes have evolved into an adult education program, and a high proportion of women are now enrolled in a pre-university campus in the Solu district. Trust projects to train primary and secondary teachers have been so successful that the Nepal government has extended them and used them as a model in other rural areas.
- Trust projects have seen two new hospitals and 13 health centers built. Health programs are now working to control tuberculosis, smallpox and other life-threatening diseases. As a result life, expectancy among Sherpas has increased and this healthier society that includes better educated women has led to a reduction in stillbirths and infant mortality. New and refurbished drinking-water systems and road and bridge building projects have created a safer environment for Sherpas, who live at a higher altitude than any other race.
- The Sherpas are committed Buddhists, and their region is full of historical religious monuments including the Thyamboche Monastery. This building was almost completely destroyed by fire, but a project led by the Himalayan Trust rebuilt it using mostly local labour. Trust projects have also helped build a new monastery at Salleri by contributing a sum that matched funds raised by local people. Both these projects provided on-site training opportunities and employment.
- The trust has encouraged the government of Nepal to create national parks that preserve the particular environment of the Sherpas. The government has been advised on their management by park officers from New Zealand, and funded by the trust, several Sherpas have gained degrees in forestry and park management either in New Zealand or Canada. To date over 100,000 new trees have been planted in 25 protected sites.
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