Institutional Sponsors
International Labour Organization		The ILO has provided financial sponsorship of our Child Labour programs: community development and livelihood improvement in the remote Khotang District of Eastern Nepal, and on-the-trail advocacy for children working on the main trade routes of Eastern Nepal. We expect our work in this area to expand as porters gain more experience leading the programs
World Education		We have partnered with WE for all of our education-based programming with working children and adults in Nepal. WE has provided us with the resources necessary to provided 250 working children with scholarship support, form 7 working Parent Teacher Associations in the extremely remote Khotang district, develop a modular curriculum for child porters, and much more.
The Mountain Institute		The Mountain Institute has been a long time supporter and friend of ours. TMI provides essential technical support for our programs in Nepal, and we are currently working on a joint project that will directly address the changing needs of porters and porter communities during the escalating conflict in Nepal.
The Cottonwood Foundation		The Cottonwood Foundation has provided us with three yearly grants that we have used to ensure the continuation of our most essential programs including our Clothing Lending and Education programs.
Kina Social Ventures		Kina supports Porters Progress by providing education assistance and leadership training for their Porters Daughters program and funding of a rural literacy program for women in porter communities.
Family Health International		FHI has provided generous technical, material, and financial support that has been used to establish our successful HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Program implementation in Nepal has been done in coordination with one of FHI's local partner organizations in Kathmandu, The Community Welfare Center.
Oak Philanthropy		Oak Philanthropy has provided much-needed financial support for all of our projects in Nepal. We are deeply grateful for their assistance.
Corporate Supporters
World Expeditions		Porters’ Progress teamed up with World Expeditions to lead a fundraising trek to Everest Base Camp this past fall. The trek was an astounding success, and we are planning to repeat the experience next year. (trek details)
Eureka Camping		Eureka! sponsored Porters’ Progress with shelter for the mountain porters. Eureka! Condo tents are used for a variety of programs in the Everest region, including frequent use as portable classrooms to facilitate AIDS/HIV prevention programs, First Aid training and health clinics.
Altrec.com		Altrec.com has been a generous sponsor of our art programs and made the printing of the 2005 Porters’ Progress Calendar a great success. The calendar was met with much applause and accolade, and we are very grateful for the ongoing support of Altrec.com.
Patagonia		Patagonia has provided Porters’ Progress with seconds and unneeded gear for our clothing lending program over the past four years. We have also hosted innumerable slide shows in Patagonia stores. Thanks to their concern, many porters are better dressed than their clients – the way it should be! We feel that Patagonia sets a great example of corporate stewardship and are deeply appreciative of all the support they have given us over the years.
Jetboil		Jetboil has been extremely encouraging to us for our ongoing work in Nepal, and has donated a number of stoves for use by porters in emergencies.
Kayland Boots		Robbie Stevens, Canadian Representative for Kayland Boots has provided us with many factory return hiking and climbing boots that have been used in our clothing lending bank - Many Many Thanks!
Kodak Camera		Kodak provided Porters Progress with 80 disposable cameras which were used in our Porter Photo Project. These photos have also been used in our 2005 calendar.
Friends of PPN
International Porter Protection Group - IPPG		The IPPG and Porters’ Progress continue to work closely as sister organizations in Nepal and abroad. The IPPG has provided us with essential support for our Clothing Lending Program, and invaluable advice as we have grown.
dZi Foundation		The dZi Foundation does extensive work in the Everest region of Nepal, and has been a constant source of inspiration and essential advice for us.
Central Asia Institute		Greg Mortensen and the Central Asia Institute continue to provide us with another example of how development work can be done right in some of the most challenging communities on earth.
International Mountain Explorers Connection	IMEC	IMEC (formerly known as the Himalayan Explorers Connection) has supported Porters’ Progress with material and logistical support from our very inception. IMEC supports porter advocacy efforts in Peru and Tanzania as well.
The Inka Porter Project		The Inka Porter Project is an advocacy group for porters in Peru that advocates for workplace safety, environmental preservation, and fair wages for porters and muleteers working in Peru.
The Mountain Fund		The mission of the Mountain Fund is to educate the public about the needs of the mountainous regions, the people living in those regions and organizations helping to solve the problems of the world's mountainous regions. They provide access to fundraising and marketing tools and the human staff needed to use these tools. .