Dhurba was the last person you’d ever expect to reach for the stars. 
<p>"My parents are farmers. I never finished school.”  
He came from a poor village in the jungles of Nepal and worked as a waiter to tourists who came on safari. One day at the restaurant - he had a long chat - with a couple - visiting from the Netherlands. They asked him - an unusual question:
"They asked me my dream and I was surprised a little bit.”
But with NO cash, to make his dream come true, Dhruba forgot about his dream and the Dutch tourists. 
"Then after 5 -6 months they send me the letter. The say we have money for you and please send us your back account. and I was surprised. I couldn’t believe it. I thought they were making a joke.”
With a backpack full of cash - Dhurba bought land from a rice farmer and starting building a hotel. A hotel he named "Sapana Village”. 
“Sapana means dream and I work for the dream."
Sapana Village looked nothing like other hotels in the jungle. He built his lodges to look like a traditional Tharu village. 
"Tharu are the original people and they should get something back from the tourism but nothing they get.” 
So in addition to the typical tourist activities - elephants rides and safari trips - Dhurba asked Tharu families to show his guests their traditional ways of life.
"And 50% of the profit go to the local community”.
Dhurba now puts his profits in local development projects. For many of us, dreams are about “getting” something; they’re selfish....For Dhurba, dreaming means giving.
Find out more about Dhurba and the development projects his Sapana Village are spearheading at sapanalodge.com
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