Nepal: Social Entrepreneurship in the Himalayas

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Witness the challenges facing Nepal as it works to balance tradition and progress and negotiate economic, political, and social change.

Renowned for its scenery, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the remnants of tropical jungles in the tarai, Nepal is a land of complex ethnic and cultural diversity. Many Nepalese communities—shaped by their physical environments and pressured by scarce resources—have found innovative solutions that have helped them move forward in a challenging environment. Today, international development, internal political conflict, an emerging civil society, and the global market are all working to redefine Nepal in the twenty-first century.

Based in the Kathmandu Valley, students also take field excursions to the tarai, the Indian hills station of Darjeeling, and a village in the Himalayas, as they examine topics ranging from preservation of historic cities to tourist impact on local culture and national parks.

Lecturers are drawn from institutions such as:

• Tribhuvan University
• Fulbright Commission in Kathmandu
• Ashoka

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