The
Kingdom of Nepal is a small landlocked country
lying between two huge countries – China
and India. With its richly diverse cultures
and extraordinary landscapes, the Himalayan
Kingdom provides a lot to offer both lovers
of nature and humanity.
As a country, Nepal is very rich in its cultural
landscape. The country is a potpourri of ethnic
groups and sub-groups who speak over 70 languages
and dialects. There are numerous festivals that
are celebrated throughout the year in traditional
Nepali style, which highlight the country’s
enduring customs and beliefs. The nation deserves
to take pride in having a unique, and indeed
very rich cultural and historical background.
This is the birthplace of Lord Buddha whose
ever-enternal doctrine and message of non-violence
and peace has become more meaningful and significant
in the present context. One can experience total
satisfaction to receive warm hospitality, cordiality
and friendliness that evolve directly from within
the heart of the people.
If Nepal is rich in cultural landscapes, it
is just as rich in the physical. This vast array
of spectacular landscapes attracts many people
from all over the world. The experience of seeing,
first hand, what Nepal has to offer in terms
of its physical landscape will leave you forever
changed Ours is the highest land of the world.
Mount Everest, Annapurna and many other of the
highest peaks in the world can be easily seen
– even from the cities. Trekking in Nepal
will bring you closer to these high peaks and
this awe inspiring landscape than anywhere else
in the world.The country also has a wealth of
biodiversity, ranging from elephants and rhinoceros
in the low altitude Terai region, to the snow
leopard in the mighty Himalaya.Despite Nepal’s
wealth of physical and cultural landscapes and
resources, it is an under-developed country,
where 50% of the population live below the poverty
line. The education and health facilities in
rural areas are inadequate and insufficient,
if they exist at all. Schools lack trained teachers
and the literacy rate is only 40%.The gender
imbalance in Nepal is acutely obvious in many
areas. Women have a low life-expectancy of 59.8
years. The maternal mortality rate, which stands
at 539/100,000, is among the worlds highest.
About 30% of people have no access to safe drinking
water. Women are frequently married at young
ages, with 35% of women married between the
ages of 15 and 19. Currently, the distribution
of women in the civil service stands at a mere
8.5 percent.Women are discouraged from involvement
in social and political activities, and are
seen as unfit tohold jobs.Thus, women are incapable
of supporting themselves,and are entirely dependent
upon men to provide and maintain their standard
of living.It is here that you can see the most
beautiful of nature's wonders and by doing volunteer
work in Nepal you can help and support some
of the world's most underprivileged people.
Nepal needs the help of the international community,You
will make a meaningful contribution to a disadvantaged
segment of the world community. |
