Nepal
is one of the poorest, least-developed countries
in the world with over half of its population
living below the poverty line. Over 80% of
the population relies on agriculture for their
livelihood. The majority of the population
lives in rural areas that are often very difficult
to reach, resulting in a lack of basic infrastructure
such as clean water, primary health services,
basic food and shelter, communication, electricity
service and schools. In order to address the
lack of basic infraststure,a team of development
workers, including social activists and ex-overseas
and national volunteers founded Volunteer
Society Nepal in 2002.From the early stages
of development, Volunteer Society Nepal has
been mobilizing international and local volunteers
in various programs, providing relevant training
and working experience in marginalized communities,
and contributing to overall sustainable development
efforts in Nepal. Additionally, Volunteer
Society Nepal has developed a school building
construction program to benefit some of these
communities, which are often desperately lacking
facilities.
Volunteer Society Nepal is also involved in
supporting some of the more unfortunate children
of the country, in an effort to improve their
education and development at the grass roots
level, by awarding scholarships and sponsorship
for primary and secondary schools and strengthening
community organizational capabilities. Volunteer
Society Nepal has begun a concentrated effort
to help develop the managerial and organizational
capacities of local institutions, communities,
and individuals, to increase the number of
self-sustainable improvements through construction,
health, environmental and education projects
throughout economically disadvantaged areas
of Nepal.
Volunteer Society Nepal continues to grow,
and has currently developed a comprehensive
program of providing basic health services,
raising awareness on environmental and sanitation
issues, and providing girls' scholarships
and sponsorships in some needy areas of Nepal.
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