VEEP NEPAL
Volunteers For Environment and Education Program
977-01-4565566
Friday 18th of May 2012
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About Nepal
Capital:Kathmandu
Language: Nepali (official) & more than 100 other languages divided into numerous dialects.. Many Nepalese in government and business also speak English.
Language: Nepali (official) & more than 100 other languages divided into numerous dialects.. Many Nepalese in government and business also speak English.
Time Zone: 5 hrs 45 min ahead of GMT
Currency: 1 Nepalese Rupee (NR) divided into 100 paise
Exchange Rate: 79.5 NR = 1 US Dollar
Exchange Rate: 79.5 NR = 1 US Dollar
International Calling Code: 977 + city codes (Kathmandu 1, Pokhara 61)
National Calendar: The Nepali year begins in mid-April and is divided into 12 months: Baisakh, Jestha, Asadh, Shrawan, Bhadra, Aswin, Kartik, Marga, Poush, Phalgun, Chaitra. Saturday is the official weekly holiday.
Land:
Area Total: 140,800 km2, AreaLand: 136,800 km2
Land use: arable land: 17% permanent pastures: 15%
forests and woodland: 42%
forests and woodland: 42%
Geography: landlocked; strategic location between India and Chinese-occupied Tibet; extremely diverse terrain ranging from fertile plains and broad valleys to containing eight of the world's ten highest peaks.
Climate: Nepal has a climate that ranges from subtropical summers with mild winters in the southern lowlands to an alpine climate with cool summers as well as severe winters in the mountains. Average annual precipitation decreases from 1,778 mm (70 inches) in the east to 899 mm (35 inches) in the west.
People:
Ethnic Groups: Among the earliest inhabitants were the Newars of the KathmanduValley and aboriginal Tharus in the southern Terai region. The Indo-Nepalese migrated from India and are ancestors of the Brahman and Chetri caste groups, which account for nearly 80% of the population. The Tibeto-Nepalese account for the remainder and trace their origins to central Asia and Tibet, including the Gurungs, Magars and Tamang in the west, Rais and Limbus in the east, and Sherpas and Bhotias in the north. SUBSCRIPTION
Newsletter
NEWS
Helping Hands
VEEP Nepal has raised small fund for our New orphanage in Kathmandu through our partner company RIKI TIKI. In this new orphanage they 10 children from different parts of Nepal getting food,shelter, clothing and education and they have very limited sourc
video by volunteers
Video made by Our Spanish Volunteer who worked with us in Voluntourism 2012 January, they went for trekking around Annapurna region as well so, they have mixed various photos that they have taken during their volunteering and trekking thank your for shari
food donation programme
VEEP Nepal has distributed food in two different orphanages in Kathmandu with the help of an Italy based organization
VEEP Nepal has donated refrigerator
donation programme in Lumbini orphanage
TESTIMONIALS
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Great time in Nepal
an unforgettable experience in Nepal during our Voluntourisam time. a life changing trip with Combination of fair trek with ethical and cultural tourism makes it very important trip for us.
- Mila and Iosu -
Alicia (Spain)
Once somebody said to me that all the material lasts what lasts, but that a trip is for always. Thus I can describe my experience in Nepal, a trip for always. My idea began when, it is satiated with the traditional vacations, I left the way drawn up to en
- Trip for always - READ ALL TESTIMONIALS
contact
Bhaktapur Kathmandu
Nepal.
Tel: 977-1-984100000
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