My Project

Through my project, I would like to bring about a change in the Sherpa Community.

At MCNY, the Master’s of Public Affairs and Administration is a three-semester-long program that can be completed in one year. The college has a Purpose-Centered Education. In Purpose I, the graduate students invent a Constructive Action (CA) known as a need analysis for the organization we are based at. I work with the Network of Sherpa Students and Professionals (NSSP). During this period, the students research the topic materials to identify the core purposes of their CA and map out plans to examine the need analysis. In Purpose II, after gaining approval from the management, we implement our CA by conducting experiments/surveys/ interviews etc. In Purpose III, we strengthen our constructive action: research, implementation, and its conclusion that could be practically applied by the organization in the future.

My Constructive Action is a vision to bring about a change in the Sherpa community. Throughout the history, Sherpas are known for climbing great mountains, as hard working guides/porters and also as minorities in Nepal. Today a large population of Sherpas has traveled abroad for higher education and greater opportunities that are not available in Nepal. Most importantly, we are here to show the world the other side of the coin, not only are we hard working citizens of Nepal but also the future leaders of the world.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my true gratitude to the Network of Sherpa Students and Professionals for its generosity and for giving me the opportunity to land my project, my Constructive Action. It is the organization’s objectives to enhance and maximize the educational and professional development of its members and to bring together the expertise of Sherpa graduates and students, so that the younger generation of Sherpas can draw on the invaluable resources. The organization has followed its objectives by allowing me to conduct my project for my Master’s degree. All of the board members have been very welcoming and helpful. They are professionals and great educators. Because they have been where I am currently, it is my great honor to look up to them and work hand in hand. If anybody has any guidance, suggestions or comments, please contact me via e-mail: tchawasherpa@iqmail.mcny.edu. Thank you again.

PS. If any Sherpa high school students are interested in participating in my project, please contact me via email at tchawasherpa@iqmail.mcny.edu. My implementation process begins approximately in January 2008.