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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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