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- Small Power Plant Thame
- Namche Bazar
Only 15% of Nepalese households have electricity. This
motivated the Austrian government to finance a small hydropower
plant which started supplying the Sherpa villages in the Sagarmatha
National Park with electricity. The use of fuel wood was reduced,
new small-scale enterprises were created...
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- Village Development Thame Valley
The remote Thame valley drew very little benefit from the economic
boom created by tourism of the Everest region. In cooperation
with the villagers, Eco Himal started a number of rural development
projects in 1996 ...
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- Rural Development Arun Valley
More than 80% of the population in Nepal depend almost exclusively
on agriculture. Environmental damage, erosion and low yields
have impoverished the villages. Eco Himal's efforts to improve
the infrastructure, to create additional sources of income and
to implement better farming techniques are designed to alleviate
poverty in the Arun valley...
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- Rural Development Solu Khumbu
This remote hill region is characterized by great poverty among
the various ethnic groups. Most basic needs cannot be met, resulting
in out-migration in search of employment elsewhere. The project
aims at alleviating poverty and providing better living conditions
for the people in the region....
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- Rolwaling Eco-Tourism Project
A balanced development of tourism respects the needs of the
local people and the tourists alike as well as the
protection of the environment. South of the Gauri Shankar mountain,
Eco Himal operates an eco-tourism project with a strong
focus on social acceptance and sustainable economic benefits…
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- Mountaineering School Thame
Regular training courses for Nepalese expedition and trekking
guides increase safety in mountaineering and create additional
qualified jobs...
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- Tourism Management Training
Well-trained personnel increases the quality of tourism-related
infrastructure and services. In annual training courses, Austrian
experts pass on their know-how to Nepalese staff in the hotel
and catering business…
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- Keshar Mahal Garden
With its hundreds of temples and palaces the Kathmandu valley
was declared a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Guided
by an international team of architects, Eco Himal has started
revitalizing the Keshar Mahal "Garden of Dreams". An oasis of
peace and relaxation right in the heart of busy Kathmandu...
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- Cultural Cooperation
Culture, as we understand it, forms a central component of development
work. This is why we work closely with various cultural initiatives,
support old traditions and new ventures, such as Radio Sagarmatha,
Nepal's first independent not-for-profit radio station...
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- Jharkot
Many people in the Himalayas still trust in traditional Tibetan
healing methods. The monastery in Jharkot, a small village at
3600 m also houses a small centre for Tibetan medicine where
traditional methods are preserved and passed on to the next
generation …
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- Simigaon Health Post
Provides basic medical services both for the villagers and the
tourists in the Rolwaling valley. It was established and is
maintained through the generous donation from an Austrian
sponsor...
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- Charity Dispensary in
Kathmandu
In a country without health insurance, most people
cannot afford to pay for medical services. Eco Himal helps to
finance complicated operations and dispenses medication free
of charge to the poor …
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- Itumbaha
One of historic Kathmandu’s oldest and most important Buddhist
institutions will be restored with German and Austrian funds
and a small museum for the valuable ritual artefacts created…
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