I (Helen) recently had the honour of meeting a young Nepalese woman, Sandevi Tamang. She is in the process of setting up a community enterprise that both supports single mothers living in rural Nepal and also keeps alive the traditional art of weaving, but using new and contemporary product lines.…
Written by Bishnu Bhattar, CEO of PSD-Nepal From 6 to 8 April 2025, twenty-one volunteers from St. Peter’s School in the UK joined hands with the communities of Doheri and Majkatera in Nepal to plant over 220 walnut trees in a high-altitude reforestation effort. The program, organized by PSD Nepal…
Written by Bishnu Bhatta PSD Nepal remains committed to supporting vulnerable children through our ongoing partnership with the Unforgotten Fund. This year, we have focused on the well-being of 21 orphaned children and 21 children from waste picker families in Kathmandu and Lalitpur. By providing access to formal education, scholarships,…
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…
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 =…
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…
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…
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 second of three blogs in which we hear from Bishnu…
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. In this blog, and the following two blogs, we hear from Bishnu Bhatta…
written by Bishnu Bhatta from PSD-Nepal We are currently at a crucial point in human history where the climate crisis looms large, threatening public health and equity globally, collective action has never been more critical. South and Southeast Asia, in particular, face unique challenges, exacerbated by climate change, including increased…
