NEPAL

In partnership with Partnership for Sustainable Development (PSD)

Project

Who?

• Partnership for Sustainable Development
• PSD’s mission is “the alleviation of poverty, the promotion of sustainable development, and the empowerment of underprivileged communities”
• We have an existing relationship with this NGO and most recently sent volunteers in 2019 

What? 

• Community Latrine Construction (building 3 latrines along road between villages. This will directly benefit 2000 people that have to take this journey daily)
  
• Reading Place for Library (building a study place within the school library for the students, and the community as a whole. This will enrich the learning experience of the entire school)
  
• Painting and Improving School Environment (Work alongside local community to paint the local primary school. This is will improve the improve overall learning environment for students
• WASH Program (provide WASH training to the local women’s group to raise awareness about health and sanitation)
• Teaching Local Primary School (Helping out at local primary school, assisting with teachers and sharing knowledge on effective learning environments

When? 

• Initially recommended 7 weeks, but can be subject to change based on volunteer availability 

Where? 

• Baglung, North Western Region of Nepal
  
• Living in a house with a host family 

Why? 

• These problems were identified as a priority by the community and the women’s groups; health, sanitation, environment and education. This project aims to relive some of these problems within the community.
  
• The people of Baglung are unable to financially support to the development of their community as they would like to, so this project aims to develop the opportunities of the local community.

PSD

• We have been in a long term partnership with Partnership for Sustainable Development Nepal (PSD) since 2006
• PSD's projects are located in Ilam, a district in the foothills of the Himalayas in the North East of Nepal
• To find out more about PSD, please visit their website. 

Country Information

• Nepal is a landlocked country in central Asia bordered by India and Tibet.
• It is about 5 hours ahead of GMT.
• It has an incredibly diverse landscape with the mountainous Himalayas sweeping down onto the plains of the Terai region.
• Its demographic is also diverse, with more than 70 castes speaking a plethora of local dialects on top of the widely spoken national language Nepali.
• According to data published by the World Bank, Nepal has a GDP per capita of about 694.10 USD, categorising it in the lower income bracket with over one quarter of the population under the poverty line.
• Hinduism and Buddhism are the two prevalent religions however Nepalis are widely accepting of different Gods which results in an interesting mix of religion and shamanism.
• Its year begins in April and Saturday is considered the national holiday.
• The economy is reliant primarily on Agriculture and Tourism.