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Aside from sports challenges, Iñaki Ochoa de Olza had another dream he wanted to achieve. He wanted to give back to the people who live in needy countries with mountains over 8,000 m part of what he had received during his life in these places. So, he wanted to raise funds to build an orphanage in [[Kathmandu]], a children's hospital in [[Pakistan]] and a school in [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]] (home of the Tibetan exile). Unfortunately, he could not see his dream fulfilled because of his death on Annapurna.
However, his goal of helping needy children continues today, through the Foundation Iñaki Ochoa de Olza - SOS HIMALAYA ([http://www.soshimalaya.org www.soshimalaya.org]).<ref>{{cite web|title=SOS Himalaya - Iñaki Ochoa de Olza Foundation|url=http://www.soshimalaya.org/index_en.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015035237/http://www.soshimalaya.org/index_en.php|archive-date=2011-10-15}}</ref>
In recognition of his sporting career he was awarded with the Gold Medal of Sports Merit of the Government of [[Navarre]], his homeland. All the alpinists who contributed and took part in his rescue received the award as well.
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