| Hello
All,
Firstly,
we apologize for the delay in the delivery of KEEP’s bi-monthly
e-newsletter due to technical reasons. Daily power cuts have
made completing office work a difficult task.
On
a more positive note, KEEP is excited to announce its up coming
anniversary. The 31st of this month marks KEEP’s 15th year
of commitment to our two-pronged mandate: to provide impartial
and independent information to travelers, and to ensure the
future ecological and cultural prosperity of Nepal through
positive impact tourism and outreach project work.
KEEP
is proud to announce the success of an English and German
language course offered to people working within the trekking
and tourism fields. Over 100 participants were involved in
the language courses, both having basic and intermediate levels.
In February KEEP also hosted a two-day hospitality training
in which 37 homestay operators took part.
KEEP
would like to extend a warm welcome to its newest office intern
Michelle Hoogland (Canada). She has come to work in the office
for the month of March. Her main focus within the office will
be fundraising for KEEP and the school program, and working
on the e-newsletters and web site.
Finally,
KEEP has recently published its Program Report 2005-07. The
report highlights activities of KEEP in the past two years.
The report can be downloaded from KEEP's website while please
contact KEEP for a hard copy.
Thank
You.
Sincerely
Yours,
DB Gurung
Director
KEEP Nepa |
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| UpComing
Events !! |
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| :: Two-Week
English Language Course in Briddhim from April
2008.
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KEEP Monsoon English Language Course
is scheduled to be for July – August 2008.
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Leadership Development Training for
Trek Leaders on April 2008.
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| KEEP Slide Shows: KEEP continues
to offer weekly slide show presentations that
inform visitors about cultural, safety and
eco-tourism issues in Nepal. In addition visitors
have the opportunity to view beautiful scenery
they will encounter on treks to the Everest,
Annapurna, Langtang and other areas.
For
more information please do not hesitate to
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| Link of the
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| 1%
For the Planet is a growing global movement of 777
companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network
of 1,396 environmental organizations worldwide.
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PUBLICATIONS
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| Responsible
Trekking in the Himalayas
KEEP's
Progress Report 2005/07
First
Aid and Wilderness Medicine |
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Hospitality,
Waste Management & Heritage Preservation
Training
KEEP
in partnership with The Responsible Travellers
organized a two-day “Hospitality, Waste Management
and Heritage Preservation” training on February
13th and 14th of this
year. The training modules included Hospitality,
Waste Management and Heritage Preservation
and attended by 37 home stay operators of
Tamang Heritage Trail. The training was organized
with support from Nepal Tourism Board (NTB),
WWF Nepal Langtang National Park Buffer Zone
Special Program (LNPBZ SP).
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Winter German Language Course
KEEP
hosted a German language course January 18, 2007
to February 8, 2008. The aim of the training was
to teach German language (spoken) and participated
by 27 guides and porters. The basic-level was overseen
by Mr. Fadri Truog (Switzerland) and the intermediate
level was overseen by Ms. Michelle Foery (Switzerland).
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| Clean-up
Campaign Held
The
winter English language participants along with KEEP’s
partner the Kathmandu Metropolitan City joined forces
to make our latest clean-up project a reality. All
participants spent a half-day working at the Rani
Pokhari Temple, a heritage site in Kathmandu, to clean-up
the site.
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KEEP Winter English Language Course
KEEP’s
four-week Winter English Language Course for tourism
professionals was held from December 9, 2007 to January
8, 2008. 40 participants were in attendance for the
course held on KEEP’s premises. The course was offered
in two levels: basic and intermediate. The basic level
was taught by Ms. Jesse Willow C. Prest (Canada) and
Ms. Sangeeta Thapa (Nepal) while the Intermediate
level was instructed by Ms. Christine Jane Lyons (Australia)
and Ms. Kabita Karki (Nepal).
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| Upcoming Workshops!! |
| :: 2nd
International Conference on
Responsible Tourism in Destinations
Kerala, India
March 21-24, 2008
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:: UNWTO/UNESCO
Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management at
Heritage Sites
Huangshan, China
March 24-27, 2008
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