Nepal is the poorest country in South Asia and ranks as the twelfth poorest country in the world. However, over the last decade the country has made considerable progress in reducing poverty. This progress is mainly due to the money generated from tourism and the increase in foreign tourist companies investing in the area.
Unfortunately Nepal has a literacy rate at 65.9% hence the need for investment and improvement of schools particularly in rural areas, where the villages are still poor and have no electricity. Access to education for girls and women is especially hard due to cultural and socioeconomic barriers.
CRED Foundation is embarking on a new partnership with PSD Nepal, with particular focus on their Education and Plastics Recycling programmes.
Partnership for Sustainable Development (PSD) bridges the gap.
PSD builds capacity in the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Nepal, notably amongst children, women, orphans, those with disabilities, and in rural communities. Functioning as an intermediary organization between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have not’s’, PSD serves to link Nepal with international grants, donors, and fundraising projects. PSD is a non-governmental, social development organization.
PSD Plastics
PSD Nepal partners with the mountain people of Nepal. Together they are cultivating circular economies for waste and plastic solutions. In their pilot schemes, a 1 PET bottle = 1 NPR incentive scheme is in operation, with tens of thousands of plastic bottles cleared every month. This waste is recycled in Pokhara at Himalayan Plastic & creatively up-cycled for educational purposes, promoting environmental and cultural heritage.
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Bhimsen Primary School (PS) and Higher Secondary School (HSS)
Bhimsen Primary School (PS) and Higher Secondary School (HSS) is a thriving rural school west of Baglung, about 12 hours west of the capital Kathmandu. It caters for between 650-800 students, depending on the intake in a given academic year, serves more than 6 local communities and has a total staff of 26 teachers.
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A Summer of Transformation: Bond Aid Volunteers in Harmi, Nepal 15 Jan 2025 written by Bishnu Bhatta, director of PSD-Nepal This summer, PSD Nepal, in collaboration with Bond Aid, welcomed 16 motivated volunteers from Bond University, Australia, to the picturesque yet challenging rural village of Harmi, Gorkha. Their goal was simple yet profound: to uplift the community by enhancing the village’s educational infrastructure…
Progress in the Himalayan Plastic Removal Project 20 Nov 2024 written by Bishnu Bhatta, director of PSD-Nepal This past quarter, PSD Nepal has continued its efforts in the Himalayan Plastic Removal Project in Langtang Rasuwa. Our three waste management sites—Community Recycling Centre in Syafru Besi, and segregation sites in Mundu and Kyanjin Gompa—are now fully operational. The “1 bottle =…
Mud Day Celebration 13 Nov 2024 written by Bishnu Bhatta, director of PSD-Nepal A few months back, Panchkhal in Nepal’s Kavre district buzzed with excitement for the 16th International Mud Day, organized by PSD-Nepal and Bold Park Community School from Australia. This year’s event connected 90 children with nature and cultural heritage through mud play and…
E4All grant used by PSD-Nepal, part 3 31 Jul 2024 As a result of the match-funded Big Give fundraising appeal in December 2023, CRED was able to build up an ‘Education 4 All’ pot of almost £35,000 which was distributed to partners for use in education-related programmes. This is the third of three blogs in which we hear from Bishnu…