KATHMANDU, Nepal — Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, but precisely how tall is it? It’s not such a simple question. In the past, geologists have disagreed about what to include in their calculations: Should the summit’s snowcap be included? Or should surveyors drill down to the
2015 Earthquake
Solar water pumps up incomes for Nepal’s quake-hit farmers
In the village of Shikharpur in Nepal’s remote Himalayan foothills, the faint sound of water can be heard trickling through a large metal pump. Standing in golden mustard fields, a huge solar panel powers the pump that provides some 40,000 liters of water daily to families still recovering from Nepal’s
Nepal Launches ‘Pride Project’ to find out Everest’s Real Height
Nepal has launched a “national pride” project to measure the height of Mount Everest, following in the footsteps of India and China. The project is partly to ascertain whether a huge earthquake in 2015 affected the height of the world’s tallest mountain, but is also intended for Nepal to catch
Nepal-Tibet Border Reopens to Tourists after 2015 Earthquake
The famous Himalayan road from Lhasa to Kathmandu, partly destroyed by the earthquake, is back on the travel wishlist as the Kerung-Rasuwa border crossing reopens to international visitors. To read further, please click on the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/sep/16/tibet-nepal-border-road-reopens-after-earthquake-kathmandu-lhasa
What Poor Nations Need to Get By: Money From Migrants Remittances from workers abroad are so important to some countries that one-third of their economies may depend on it, the World Bank says.
Remittances from workers abroad are so important to some countries that one-third of their economies may depend on it, the World Bank says. Nepal’s remittances increased to record levels after the 2015 earthquake. To read more click on the link below: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/world/what-in-the-world/what-poor-nations-need-to-get-by-money-from-migrants.html
Nepal-Tibet Border Reopens to Tourists after 2015 Earthquake
The famous Himalayan road from Lhasa to Kathmandu, partly destroyed by the earthquake, is back on the travel wishlist as the Kerung-Rasuwa border crossing reopens to international visitors. To read this Guardian travel article, please click on the link below: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/sep/16/tibet-nepal-border-road-reopens-after-earthquake-kathmandu-lhasa
How the Earthquake Turned Women into Builders
Reconstruction in Nepal has been slow since a devastating earthquake over two years ago. But in some rural areas women are breaking with tradition and picking up tools to speed things up. To read more, please click on the link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39694171
New Agriculture Income Project Spawned from FoN Earthquake Relief Program
As a result of our funding World Education Nepal’s efforts under the coordination of Mr. Brent Willy, the SPARKS project of the Everything Organic Initiative is expanding its Simigaun, Dolakha pilot. To learn more about this effort please click on the link below: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sparks-project-by-everything-organic-nursery/x/16876107#/ Or contact Brent Willey at bdwilley@yahoo.com
Nepal Drains Dangerous Everest Lake
Nepal’s army says it has finished draining a dangerous glacial lake near Mount Everest to a safe level. The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000m (16,400ft) high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails and bridges. Imja is one of thousands of glacial lakes in the Himalayas. The lake,
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