# HimalPartner

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**HimalPartner**, formerly the **Norwegian Tibet Mission** (Norwegian: *Den Norske Tibetmisjonen*), is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) missionary organization active in Christian vocational missions in [Tibet](/source/Tibet) and [Nepal](/source/Nepal).

HimalPartner traces its beginnings back to the departure of the pioneer missionaries in 1938,[1] when [Edin Cornelius Alfsen](/source/Edin_Cornelius_Alfsen) and David Westborg traveled to eastern Tibet.[2][3][4] Many missionary supporters in Norway backed them with financial help.

Just over a decade later, [China invaded Tibet](/source/Annexation_of_Tibet_by_the_People's_Republic_of_China) and the Chinese takeover put a stop to further missionary work. This made all attempts at traditional missionary work in Tibet impossible.[5]

## References

1. ["Om oss"](https://www.himalpartner.no/om-oss/). *HimalPartner*. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

1. Tiedemann, R. G. (2008). *Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China*. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

1. ["Historien"](https://www.himalpartner.no/om-oss/historien/). *HimalPartner*. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

1. Perry, Cindy L. (1997). *Nepali Around the World: Emphasizing Nepali Christians of the Himalayas*. Kathmandu: Ekta Books. p. 164.

1. Simensen, Jarle (2006). "Religious NGOs and the Politics of International Aid: The Norwegian Experience". *Forum for Development Studies*. **33** (1): 90. [doi:10.1080/08039410.2006.9666336](https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2006.9666336). [S2CID 153614782](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:153614782)

## External links

- [HimalPartner homepage](http://www.himalpartner.no/)

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