Part B: Tourism Strategy of Nepal Nepal tourism year 2011 was a strategy implemented by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) to increase the number of tourists visiting Nepal in that year (Adhikari, n.d.). By having these sorts of events, the goal of the Ministry and Nepal Tourism Board was to increase the number of tourists visiting Nepal to 1 million visitors, which will then facilitate to increase jobs in the country and reduce poverty (Adhikari, n.d.). There has also been allocation
for a few brief moments but they can greatly impact a society. One of which include the Nepal Earthquake of April 25,2015. This particular earthquake flattened large parts of the capital Kathmandu and also, caused destruction throughout the already improvised Himalayan nation. The earthquake in Nepal was the most catastrophic natural disaster in the last 80 years (News Discovery, 2015). With this in mind, the Nepal earthquake obviously has caused a tremendous amount of damage and loss. However, earthquakes
Recently, Nepal has completed two phases of local elections in six provinces covering 67 districts out of 75 districts, leaving the 8 districts in the province 2 for the third phase. The election result has imparted important, some expected and some unexpected, lessons for Nepali politics. First, people were eager to participate in the elections. The overall participation level reached 71 percent. It was only expected in view of the fact that local elections were not conducted for almost two
I was born in Nepal, a 3rd world country, yet home to the tallest mountains on earth, the majestic Himalayas. Despite the hardships and compromises that come with living in a 3rd world country, it has its own advantages. It gave me the opportunity to gain firsthand experiences of various life situations that are evidently not in existence in a first world nation. I was born and raised in the capital city of Kathmandu and it was a normal and happy time. But it was during my trips at a very young age
third world country I had no idea what to expect in the states. Thing were different in the United States compare to Nepal. Everyone said "it's a wonderful country you would like it there". We hear others reaction but nothing is as real as experiencing by yourself. The first day of middle school in the US, I had never seen such crowd of students out of their uniforms. Back in Nepal, it was hard to separate one person from another because everyone were same old blue shirt, blue pant, blue tie and
it was a beautiful, sunny morning. We were all having breakfast. As usual I was having toast with yak butter and sugar and I was talking with my Indian friend who came to visit us on her holiday. We were comparing the food, culture and language of Nepal and India. Even though most of the expressions, food, festivals, of both the countries are similar we have difference in the way we celebrate them. Our main festival is Dashain which is celebrated by receiving blessings and tika (made by red colour
unprivileged children. Child labor is a significant problem in Nepal. “According to the report titled Status of Domestic Child Labor in Katmandu prepared by CWISH Nepal, an NGO, for every 20 households in Kathmandu there is a child working as domestic help. According to Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), 34 percent Nepali children aged 5-14 are involved in child labor, compared with 12 percent in South Asia as a whole. Nepal Labor Force Survey 2008 states that 3.14 million children aged 5-17
1. Introduction A Mw7.8 earthquake struck the Gorkha region of central Nepal on the 25th April 2015 (11:56 am local time). The initial tremor was followed by a series of Mw>6 aftershocks including a Mw7.3 event on the 12th May 2015. Together, this series of earthquakes have been termed the “Gorkha earthquake sequence” (Collins and Jibson, 2015). The Mw7.3 aftershock killed an estimated 160 people, which is in addition to a ~8,600 death toll for the main Mw7.8 event (Kargel et al., 2016). Up to 6%
households (Leach and Mearns, 1991, cited in Shivakoti Aryal and Zoebisch, n.d.). Hence, poverty is the greatest challenge in the development process of the country. Alleviation of poverty should be the priority of all the development programs. In Nepal, forest is the major source of livelihood for landless and poor people. They have no alternative except the use of forest resources. However, to manage and protect the forests from overexploitation is important as well. For this community forestry
personal development. Internship is also helpful to realize the real world before making any commitment, outline the specific career, work environment and work to be handled. Intern choose Intertours Nepal for internship, as are specialization in Travel, Tour and Treks in Tourism sectors. Our enthusiasm