WHAT IS NEPAL SCHOOL PROJECTS
Nepal School Projects (NSP) is a non-governmental
organization (NGO) located in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1975, and run entirely by
volunteers. NSP is incorporated as a non-profit organization with the Government of
Ontario, and also has a charitable organization status with Revenue Canada - registration
BN 11905 3411 RR0001. NSP is also eligible to apply for matching contributions of public
funds from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in support of its
development activities in Nepal.
The key objectives of our organization are to raise and
allocate funds for development projects in rural Nepal. The emphasis must be on
"grass-roots" projects that clearly benefit the needy and underprivileged
people.
NSP carries out its development activities under an
agreement with the Social Welfare Council (SWC) of Nepal. The SWC is an umbrella
government agency established to monitor the activities of the voluntary sector. In Nepal.
All NSP supported development activities are being coordinated and managed by local people
from within our target region.
NSP feels that the best approach toward development activities in Third World countries is to put the beneficiaries in charge of development projects within their own communities. The local people themselves best understand their own problems and should be encouraged to seek their own solutions, possibly with the help of external material assistance. This approach is also reflected in the reluctance of the Nepalese government to allow expatriates, with a few rare exceptions, to seek or accept employment in Nepal. And when professional expertise is needed, qualified Nepalese professionals can always be found in virtually all fields of endeavor.
For the benefit of anyone who may be
interested in working in Nepal, or to become involved in NSP project activities in Nepal,
we must point out that the agreement signed between NSP and SWC has no provision for the
employment of expatriates or expatriate volunteers. We are also not able to provide any
information concerning employment possibilities for expatriates or expatriate volunteers
in Nepal. Such information should be sought from the Royal Nepalese Embassy in Washington,
D.C., large institutions that have a visible presence in Nepal, or the concerned
government agencies in Nepal such as the SWC.