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World Challenge Program
The plantation project in Bhimapokhara, Baglung, held from July 11th to August 2nd, 2024, was a collaborative effort between PSD Nepal and the World Challenge Program, UK, aimed at reforestation and fostering community development. A total of 57 students and 11 teachers from six UK schools and nepali counterparts participated, planting 2,070 seedlings across the Doheri and Sima Communities. Overcoming challenges such as difficult weather and terrain, the groups successfully planted 695 walnut, 290 Sichuan pepper, 190 avocado, and 100 lemon seedlings. Each group planted between 135 and 270 seedlings, contributing to significant reforestation efforts. Cultural exchanges were also integral to the program, as participants learned about Nepali traditions, including cooking and local customs.
The project showcased successful international cooperation and community involvement, achieving both environmental and social goals. Each group’s dedication, alongside local community engagement, resulted in the revitalization of previously barren land, advancing sustainable environmental practices. This initiative not only strengthened ties between local and international participants but also demonstrated a shared commitment to sustainable development and ecological restoration.
The plantation project in Bhimapokhara, Baglung, held from July 11th to August 2nd, 2024, was a collaborative effort between PSD Nepal and the World Challenge Program, UK, aimed at reforestation and fostering community development. A total of 57 students and 11 teachers from six UK schools and nepali counterparts participated, planting 2,070 seedlings across the Doheri and Sima Communities. Overcoming challenges such as difficult weather and terrain, the groups successfully planted 695 walnut, 290 Sichuan pepper, 190 avocado, and 100 lemon seedlings. Each group planted between 135 and 270 seedlings, contributing to significant reforestation efforts. Cultural exchanges were also integral to the program, as participants learned about Nepali traditions, including cooking and local customs.
The project showcased successful international cooperation and community involvement, achieving both environmental and social goals. Each group’s dedication, alongside local community engagement, resulted in the revitalization of previously barren land, advancing sustainable environmental practices. This initiative not only strengthened ties between local and international participants but also demonstrated a shared commitment to sustainable development and ecological restoration.
Bond University Project
This volunteer project aimed to support the community by enhancing education, health, and agriculture sectors. At Bigyan Basic School, volunteers focused on improving school infrastructure, engaging in activities like ground leveling, fixing floor blocks, cleaning, and planting. At Mahendra Lila Higher Secondary School, they contributed by plastering buildings, painting walls, constructing stairs, and conducting sports classes. They also led educational initiatives such as conversation classes, career counseling, and health workshops.
In the teaching project, volunteers emphasized English and health & hygiene education, using a participatory approach to ensure equal engagement from boys and girls. In secondary schools, they organized health workshops and public speaking sessions to build student confidence. In primary schools, they employed games, pictures, and songs to engage children in a joyful and interactive learning experience. In the agricultural project, volunteers helped prepare school gardens by filling them with soil and planting vegetables, contributing to sustainable gardening practices for the schools.
This volunteer project aimed to support the community by enhancing education, health, and agriculture sectors. At Bigyan Basic School, volunteers focused on improving school infrastructure, engaging in activities like ground leveling, fixing floor blocks, cleaning, and planting. At Mahendra Lila Higher Secondary School, they contributed by plastering buildings, painting walls, constructing stairs, and conducting sports classes. They also led educational initiatives such as conversation classes, career counseling, and health workshops.
In the teaching project, volunteers emphasized English and health & hygiene education, using a participatory approach to ensure equal engagement from boys and girls. In secondary schools, they organized health workshops and public speaking sessions to build student confidence. In primary schools, they employed games, pictures, and songs to engage children in a joyful and interactive learning experience. In the agricultural project, volunteers helped prepare school gardens by filling them with soil and planting vegetables, contributing to sustainable gardening practices for the schools.
The Institute of Collaborative Education (ICE)
The Institute of Collaborative Education (ICE) program is a dynamic initiative that bridges cultures through educational exchange. This year, it brought together 18 teachers and 15 students from ICE in New York with 35 local Nepali youth and teachers. The program's focus on arts, creative writing, and photography catalyzes cultural exchange and personal development.
Participants engage in a variety of activities, from creative writing workshops to photography classes. They also undertake practical projects like school beautification, which includes whitewashing and gardening. This hands-on approach not only imparts valuable skills but also instills a sense of community responsibility and broadens perspectives.
The program's pinnacle is a photography exhibition on the final day, where participants showcase their work to the local community, teachers, and parents. This event celebrates the creativity and growth fostered throughout the program.
By creating meaningful connections between international volunteers and local communities, the ICE program demonstrates the transformative power of collaborative education. It stands as a testament to how shared learning experiences can nurture creativity and promote global understanding, leaving a lasting impact on all involved.
Regional Hub
A vital hybrid workshop titled “Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Health” was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, gathering global leaders, policymakers, scientists, and community implementers to address the pressing climate-related health challenges in South and Southeast Asia. The event featured esteemed speakers discussing key issues and exploring community-led solutions. Themes included the political economy of climate and health, research and innovation, and ways of knowing: research-policy-impact. The workshop culminated in the establishment of the 'Kathmandu Commitments 2024,' outlining commitments for the South and Southeast Asia Regional Research and Innovation Hub for Climate Change, Health, and Equity. These commitments focus on local solutions, community involvement, methodological development, resilience building, and collaboration to tackle the multifaceted challenges at the nexus of climate change, health disparities, and social equity.
Autumn 2023 & Spring 2024
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After the aftermath of lockdowns, travel restrictions, and Covid-19, we are now back up and running with projects for Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024 - with new projects in construction, education, medicine, plastics, and also internships in our Kathmandu office. Our projects spread from west to east to north to south Nepal - with fresh proposals in Ilam, Baglung, Chitwan, and Rasuwa. Visit our Connect page to get in touch with us.
Get in touch with PSD Nepal today !
After the aftermath of lockdowns, travel restrictions, and Covid-19, we are now back up and running with projects for Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024 - with new projects in construction, education, medicine, plastics, and also internships in our Kathmandu office. Our projects spread from west to east to north to south Nepal - with fresh proposals in Ilam, Baglung, Chitwan, and Rasuwa. Visit our Connect page to get in touch with us.
LRTT
PSD Nepal is currently looking to build a partnership with LRTT - a UK based educational social enterprise - to establish a network of teacher training camps in rural schools in Nepal. These would involve both the staff and senior leadership at rural schools in Nepal, starting in the districts of Baglung and Chitwan. LRTT organise teacher training courses, with British teachers up-skilling and resourcing Nepali teachers, as well as promoting activity weeks with students running both educational and extra-curricular activities in schools. Read more here at the website for LRTT - Limited Resource Teacher Training - https://lrtt.org/
PSD Nepal is currently looking to build a partnership with LRTT - a UK based educational social enterprise - to establish a network of teacher training camps in rural schools in Nepal. These would involve both the staff and senior leadership at rural schools in Nepal, starting in the districts of Baglung and Chitwan. LRTT organise teacher training courses, with British teachers up-skilling and resourcing Nepali teachers, as well as promoting activity weeks with students running both educational and extra-curricular activities in schools. Read more here at the website for LRTT - Limited Resource Teacher Training - https://lrtt.org/
Research Projects
PSD Nepal is currently hosting European research students studying the impacts of volunteering in Nepal, based in KTM, and the status of women in rural Nepali villages. These are rolling research projects with volunteering activities on a weekly basis as well. Download our latest newsletter to read the latest updates on these projects.
PSD Nepal is currently hosting European research students studying the impacts of volunteering in Nepal, based in KTM, and the status of women in rural Nepali villages. These are rolling research projects with volunteering activities on a weekly basis as well. Download our latest newsletter to read the latest updates on these projects.
Plastic Upcycling & Recycling
In partnership with NAST - the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology - PSD Nepal is pioneering a new social enterprise arm in plastic; recycling and upcycling plastic waste.
Recycling is currently conducted in Langtang National Park, the oldest park in Nepal (1976), hosting over 18,000 trekkers per year. There are an estimated 5 million waste plastic bottles (PET) littering the Langtang Valley trek, and in partnership with the local community and board of elders - KGLS (Kyangen Gumpa Langtang Society) - we are running a clearing, collection, and recycling scheme. At present, around 40,000 bottles are recycled every month from Langtang. The recycling process is conducted in partnership with Himalayan Plastic, who operate a plastic recycling facility in Pokhara. Watch the project & learn more about this scheme here.
Upcycling is conducted in both Syabru Besi (Rasuwa) and Matchapokhari (Kathmandu) with our technical heat-injection moulders. Upcycling is a good way to convert HDPE bottle tops into useful materials - including flower pots, coasters, clothes pegs, keyrings, and more. If you interested in this project visit our upcycling page. We also collaborate with NAST using a pyrolysis machine to convert plastic waste (mostly plastic bags, wrappers, styrofoam) into RDF (reduced diesel fuel). For more information and ways to collaborate, please get in touch with us.
In partnership with NAST - the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology - PSD Nepal is pioneering a new social enterprise arm in plastic; recycling and upcycling plastic waste.
Recycling is currently conducted in Langtang National Park, the oldest park in Nepal (1976), hosting over 18,000 trekkers per year. There are an estimated 5 million waste plastic bottles (PET) littering the Langtang Valley trek, and in partnership with the local community and board of elders - KGLS (Kyangen Gumpa Langtang Society) - we are running a clearing, collection, and recycling scheme. At present, around 40,000 bottles are recycled every month from Langtang. The recycling process is conducted in partnership with Himalayan Plastic, who operate a plastic recycling facility in Pokhara. Watch the project & learn more about this scheme here.
Upcycling is conducted in both Syabru Besi (Rasuwa) and Matchapokhari (Kathmandu) with our technical heat-injection moulders. Upcycling is a good way to convert HDPE bottle tops into useful materials - including flower pots, coasters, clothes pegs, keyrings, and more. If you interested in this project visit our upcycling page. We also collaborate with NAST using a pyrolysis machine to convert plastic waste (mostly plastic bags, wrappers, styrofoam) into RDF (reduced diesel fuel). For more information and ways to collaborate, please get in touch with us.
Medical Electives
We host medical electives, with volunteers from around the world. Placements are in and around Kathmandu, with present volunteers coming from England and Wales.
Current placements are in Kathmandu; Patan Psychiatric Hospital (Lalitpur), Om Hospital (Obs & Gynae), Om Hospital (Surgery Department), and Kanti Hospital (Paediatrics). The total placement is divided into two, with 1 month in urban hospitals in Kathmandu, and the subsequent 1 month in Lalitpur, within the Kathmandu Valley, in Primary Health Care Centres (PHC), working with rural communities.
We host medical electives, with volunteers from around the world. Placements are in and around Kathmandu, with present volunteers coming from England and Wales.
Current placements are in Kathmandu; Patan Psychiatric Hospital (Lalitpur), Om Hospital (Obs & Gynae), Om Hospital (Surgery Department), and Kanti Hospital (Paediatrics). The total placement is divided into two, with 1 month in urban hospitals in Kathmandu, and the subsequent 1 month in Lalitpur, within the Kathmandu Valley, in Primary Health Care Centres (PHC), working with rural communities.
Trees
PSD Nepal Tree Project aims to plant 1 trillion trees globally to offset carbon emissions. PSD Nepal partners with the CRED Foundation in the UK for this initiative, focusing on tree planting in high-energy environments prone to landslides and erosion. The project aims to stabilize soils, limit erosion, replenish forests, build tree cover, and enhance climate resilience. By planting trees in Baglung District and Langtang National Park in Nepal, the project contributes to carbon sequestration, soil stability, and biodiversity enrichment. With a vision for tree planting until 2025, the project seeks community support to plant trees and promote ecological resilience in the face of climate change challenges. More on: Trees
PSD Nepal Tree Project aims to plant 1 trillion trees globally to offset carbon emissions. PSD Nepal partners with the CRED Foundation in the UK for this initiative, focusing on tree planting in high-energy environments prone to landslides and erosion. The project aims to stabilize soils, limit erosion, replenish forests, build tree cover, and enhance climate resilience. By planting trees in Baglung District and Langtang National Park in Nepal, the project contributes to carbon sequestration, soil stability, and biodiversity enrichment. With a vision for tree planting until 2025, the project seeks community support to plant trees and promote ecological resilience in the face of climate change challenges. More on: Trees
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