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Porters’ Clothing Bank gearing up for peak season
The PCB is preparing for the upcoming trekking high-season from March to May. PCB Manager Mr. Ngima Pakhrin has completed a full inventory of all stock and, for a nominal cleaning charge, is ready to loan basic yet vital clothing and equipment to porters employed by independent trekkers or small trekking agencies. Find out more about the PCB and how you can support it.
 

 

 

 

program reportDownload our latest program report for 2007-9
Find out more about KEEP’s programs and achievements over the past two years.

 

 

 

 

As a part of volunteer program, KEEP has been coordinating Australian Gapbreak volunteers in partnership with Antipodeans Abroad, Australia. KEEP, Nepal and Antipodeans Abroad, Australia has been running a gap break program. This time, the program is scheduled from 7th July to 30th September, 2011. After successful completion of 3 days orientation at Kathmandu, 6 volunteers have departed to Tukucha VDC. They are staying with local Dulal Families and had started teaching at Shree Mahankaal Primary School and Shree Sapaneswor Lower Secondary School of Tukucha VDC.  Activities like cultural and teaching exchange are highly encouraged in this program. Kids will get opportunity to see the world beyond their eyes and meanwhile volunteers will get chance to learn by discovering.

 

 

Community Development Program (CDP) :KEEP conducted a CDP in partnership with Raw Travel, Australia, April 3-6, 2011, to support the deprived rural school, “Shree Nanda devi primary School‟, Ugrachandi, Nala - 8, Kavre district, Nepal. KEEP Nepal strongly supports the UN Millennium Goals (MDGs), also encouraging girls’ education, home-stay,local drinking water, toilet construction, school ground leveling, culture exchange, teaching methods exchange and school paintings.

 

 

 

Tourism Capacity Development Programs: Under KEEP’s regular Tourism Capacity Development Program, we have recently completed Winter and Monsoon English Language Course, Three days and Five Days Wilderness First Aid Course. Many Tourism professionals got benefited from the mentioned training programs.


KEEP also conducted special English Language Training upon the special request of Community Action Trek, Nepal. KEEP also conducted the 6 days Wilderness First Aid Course for the World Expedition Trek leaders from Nepal, Bhutan & India. Also we have conducted 3 day First Aid course to the Exodus UK trek leaders and Exodus Nepal Trek Leaders.


Currently Monsoon English Language Course is being conducted at KEEP and French language Course is happening in coming days.

 

 

As a part of KEEP’s continued efforts towards the sustainable tourism growth, strengthening the capacities of tourism professionals through developing the skills, knowledge and values necessary to become effective leaders, KEEP has recently conducted Five-Day Eco Leadership Trekking Course for trek leaders/ Guides starting from March 7, aimed to develop leadership qualities and understanding good leadership behaviors in tourism professionals as an exercise for developing professionalism amongst such tourism professionals along with germinating eco responsible trekking skills within the trek leaders. 32 participants from different trekking companies with prior experience as a Group leader attended the course. In order to cover different aspects related to eco trekking, different experts, well experienced in their respective fields shared their expertise with the participant. Overall bunch of enthusiastic participants get benefitted by the experiences and expertise of a bunch of experts. Click here to download the program report.

 

 

Workshop on Carbon Management: Climate change and Tourism Industry of Nepal: A path to Green Economy

On Jan 13, 2011, a workshop was conducted with a support from the WWF Nepal, as the climate is an essential resource for tourism, and especially for nature and winter ‎sport tourism segments. Changing climate and ‎weather patterns at tourist destinations and ‎tourist generating countries ‎can significantly affect the tourists’ comfort and their travel ‎decisions. ‎The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has highlighted its efforts to promote a low carbon, resource efficient Green Economy in the 21st century. According to UNEP, its strategy has focused on three priority areas: ecosystems-based adaptation; reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD); and clean technology readiness. In this workshop, three papers were presented as follows.

 

Monsoon English Language Course 2011

From, July 10- August 7, 2011 KEEP successfully conducted the Basic, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate Monsoon English Language Course. Camille Gautier and Pemba Dorje Lopchan, Ms. Kay Sherpa and Mr. Nhuja Shrestha, Louise Nevitt were the respective course instructors. In this course, verbally and written proficiency skills were introduced with the tourism perspective. Most of the participants were trekking guides, rafting guides by their profession. The course was completed successfully and was fruitful by the dedication of the instructors and the enthusiasm of the participants. The course focused on improving the English speaking, conversational abilities as well as sensitizing the participants on issues related to sustainable tourism development. The session was well arranged and executed by the course instructor.

 

 

Tree plantation and Park Management
In collaboration with Jala Binayak Community FUGs, KEEP organized a Park Management Campaign at Manjushree park, Chobar of Kathmandu successfully. A certain part of this park was fully transformed into the garden with the seedlings provided by the JBFUGs, and necessary tools had been fully assisted by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). This Environmental Awareness Program with active participation of English language course students, foreign instructors, along with the volunteers and KEEP staffs.

 

 

 

 

French Language course 2011
KEEP has successfully conducted the three- week Basic Level French Language Course from (August 10- August 31), 2011, under KEEP’s Capacity Building program. Keeping an eye The learning of second language is much more useful in tourism sector.  The course was especially for the beginners “basic level” which also entailed learning Basic Level French Language, Responsible Trekking, Environmental Conservation & preservation, Tourism in Nepal.  On the auspicious occasion of “TEEJ”, the closing and certificate distribution ceremony was successfully completed.  During the ceremony, our honorable guests congratulate and even wishes for better future for all the participants.

 

Our honorable guests were:
1. Dr. Ajit Kr Gurung, Chairman, KEEP
2. DB Gurung director, KEEP
3. Pierre Etienne Gaudin, Course Instructor
Participants also expressed their wonderful experience regarding their respective course. In the long term KEEP aims to organize even better programs.


Korean visitors at KEEP
On August 30, 2011 Tuesday, KEEP Director gave a presentation on "Responsible Tourism on the Himalaya" presentation to a group of 20 people from Korea. It was an interactive program.