Across Nepal girls are kept out of school by lack of water and toilets. According to Ministry of Education, Nepal is the 16th poorest country in the world and almost one million children are out of school with girls from the poorest families especially affected at secondary school age. Gender disparity in education…
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Vocational skills are beneficial for any individual. They play an important role in the long-term as they help industries, which in turn stimulates the economic development of the country. Vocational education is also important because it has a positive effect on business and attracts foreign investment…
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A study suggests that 83% Nepalese live in rural areas. Out of that 75% use wood as fuel for cooking. And, about 80% from those are affected by household air population. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that household air pollution causes non-communicable diseases including…
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In the remote hills of Nepal, communities are faced with increasing pressure to generate agricultural income through unreliable access to water. Women and girls are taking the burden for collecting water for basic household needs from hard to reach sources. This situation forces men and children to…
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A study suggests that 83% Nepalese live in rural areas. Out of that 75% use wood as fuel for cooking. And, about 80% from those are affected by household air population. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that household air pollution causes non-communicable diseases including…
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In the past (2010), the Unica Foundation realized a water supply with 210 tapping points in Tangting. Due to an additional water requirement and a reduced capacity of the original source, expansion of this system is necessary, with an extra reservoir. The following things are being realized within this…
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Lightning is responsible for 24,000 deaths worldwide every year. In Nepal, after the 2015 earthquake, lightning accounted for the highest number of deaths due to disaster in the last eight years, with 840 fatalities. In fact, Nepal tops the list of countries with the most lightning fatalities per unit area…
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As reported by the World Bank, Nepal is one of the poorest nations in the world with an estimated GDP per capita of US$470. With a staggering 42 percent of the population living below the poverty line and only 27 percent with improved access to sanitation, there are quite a number of issues facing Nepal…
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As reported by the World Bank, Nepal is one of the poorest nations in the world with an estimated GDP per capita of US $470. With a staggering 42 percent of the population living below the poverty line and only 27 percent with improved access to sanitation, there are quite a number of issues facing Nepal….
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Dandakharka village is located in a hilly region of Kaski district, quite remote from the hub of Pokhara. Unica has been working together with the NRCS Kaski to implement Metallic Improved Cooking Stove (MICS) project in the hilly villages since 2011. Dandakharka is the eighteenth village.
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