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Ang Dawa is a familiar face at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery. Previously, he had on certain occasions volunteered to help prepare nice meals at the monastery. After the most recent major earthquake on May 12th, Ang Dawa came all the way from Gorakani in the Himalayas to request help from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling. When asked about what supplies they needed, Ang Dawa said that food and water rations in Solu Khumbu are fine, but tarps were desperately needed.
Monks from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery left for Solu Khumbu May 17th at 6:00 AM in the morning. From Kathmandu, it took twelve hours to get to Bakur Village by truck. From there they walked by foot to Gorakani for six hours. The next day (May 19th), upon arriving in Solu Khumbu the monks had to deal with frigid temperatures and dense fog which made navigating the roads quite difficult.
In fact, the monks were the first group to arrive in Solu Khumbu in about two weeks. The first major earthquake did not affect the area, but the quake on May 12th did considerable damage. Though most of the houses were not destroyed, there is considerable damage to the houses especially in the form of large cracks, and about three-hundred and fifty people were seen to be staying outside in fear. Seeing this, the monks said that they were certain that these people were truly in need of the tarps that the monks had brought for them.

Representatives of nine different VDC (Village Development Committees) showed up, including Tamang, Sherpa, and Newar peoples—most of whom are traditionally Buddhist or Hindu, but even a few who practice the Christian faith. Some of these people even had to travel a few hours by foot to receive the supplies. In all, two-hundred tarps and also medicine were given to these people who were extremely grateful.