Mount Everest Foundation is a non-political,

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. MEF/Nepal is registered in the District Administration Office of

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under the Social Organization Act of His Majesty's Government of

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. The main focus of the Foundation is to encourage the

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to become more dynamic, viable, effective and self-reliant towards

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and the

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. The Mount Everest Foundation is not connected to, or to be confused with the UK-based not-for-profit organisation of the same name (known as the MEF) that provides funds for exploratory scientific and mountaineering expeditions across the globe. The establishment of Mount Everest Foundation for Sustainable Development is a significant step towards achieving the goals of

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

, unity, social amity, international co-operation and fraternity free from racial, ethnic linguistic or religious

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. The Mount Everest Foundation believes in the motto of "World is a Family." MEF intends to directly co-operate in partnership with related agencies promoting socio-economic &

sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

with maximum utilization of local and natural resources throughout Nepal. It is MEF policy that priority is given to those programs, which address peace and

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from grass-root levels. The services and activities implementation of which would directly benefit a large section of the people by helping to increase the standard of living. Each and every program or project will be developed according to the needs of the local people and demand. Every program will be surveyed in the relative field in order to develop a

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before the implementation and MEF/Nepal will explain the working or implementing strategy in each program and project according to their nature.

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has always been a very strong issue in Nepal. Planners to

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ers stress that poverty leads to dejected problems within a society. In this 21st Century, poverty is one of the global burdens. Nepalese professors & experts of development have pointed out diversified factors contributing to poverty in Nepal. There is a high

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rate, inadequate social economic infrastructure, poor delivery of services, low

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and inefficient use of resources,

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, lack of political commitment, lack of pro-poor programs, prevalence of

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among the poor, poor management of programs, lack of dedication two wards work, lack of effective research lack of monitoring mechanism etc. Some areas or sectors like

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and

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development play a vital role in accelerating swift

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and alleviating poverty. For the movement, the program has chosen Patale Village Development Committee of the

Okhaldhunga District Okhaldhunga District ( ne, ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. The district, with Okhaldhunga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 156,702 ...

of Nepal to run different activities at the first stage. The program will be based as a model for other programs in the area. The program focuses on: * Health Post *

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activities to the children of the area for

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* Training to the local people * Development of

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culture Concept * Eco-village development * Eco-Tourism development * Training, Workshop and Seminar * Support on

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in different sectors. The MEF has promised to work for Peace, betterment of Environment and Human Development. So, The MEF has categorized its program activities in four major fields. 1. Service Oriented Activities 2. Surplus Income Generating Activities 3. Research 4. Training 1.1. Service Oriented Activities: * Work for Peace and Development * Education * Health * Environment * Permacultural activities in the Communities * Concept of Eco-village Development * Eco-Tourism * Rural and Urban Development * Scholarship Programs * Cultural Reservations * Utilization of Local Resources * Promotion of Cultural Tourism * Communication for awareness * Community base activities 1.2. Surplus Income Generating Activities: * Resource Development Activities * Vocational Training * Macro Enter Partnership * Skill Development Activities * Small Scale Cottage Industries Development Programs * Farming Development * Others

Board of directors

Chairman: Murari K. Sharma (Webpage Donor) Treasurer: Madhur K. Shrestha (Lawyer) Executive Member: Janghu Sherpa (Climbing Sherpa) Executive Member: Anil B.Shrestha (Builder) Gautam L.Shrestha (Travel Trade) Dinesh B. Shrestha (Importer).

External links

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Environment of Nepal Non-profit organisations based in Nepal