Last year, thanks to the support of many donors, we turned into reality the dream of many children in Jajarkot district to return to education in a proper school after the school buildings collapsed following the November 2023 earthquake. A Dream Fulfilled: Through the SOS Himalayan Children...
Nepal, characterized by its mountainous topography and diverse climatic zones, is highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change. Its geographic and environmental features, including the Himalayan range to the north and complex river systems navigating steep gradients, contribute to a heightened vulnerability to climate-induced...
LET’S SECURE THEIR FUTURE IN THIS MOMENT THE CHILDREN OF JAJARKOT AND RUKUM WEST, REMOTE NORTH-WESTERN AREAS OF NEPAL, ARE EXPERIENCING A REAL EMERGENCY. MANY OF THEM ARE NOW HOMELESS, DON’T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND ACCESS TO SAFE EDUCATION On November 3 2023, an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck these regions, causing 157 deaths, 349...
Losar, the Tibetan New Year, has finally arrived! Losar (ལོ་གསར་ lo gsar) is the Tibetan New Year. Literally, It means new (ལོ་ lo) year (གསར་ gsar). This year it will fall on February 21, the day of the new moon, and the celebrations will last for over...
Throughout the autumn, on our social media channels we have curated a cultural column dedicated to the Eight Auspicious Symbols, these are eight emblems associated with the Buddha. They have become one of the most widespread iconographic motifs since the very beginning of Buddhist art....
Read below the diary of mission by Giovanni Bombieri, forestry expert who left in June to Nepal for the project Langtang National Park, Environmental Preservation. Giovanni left as trainer and representative of the Forest Association of Trentino (project partner) together with Fabrizio Calovi, of the Trentino...
'Nepal Stories' virtual photo exhibition is finally online! The photographer and journalist Thibault Gregoire tells two of our projects funded by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. from 29 December to 29 January - Click here to visit the exhibition! Thibault Gregoire is a Belgian journalist specialising in development cooperation, he has worked for...
The Tibetan population is risking more and more everyday to lose their own identity, language and culture. It is important to support the Tibetan communities who live in exile, in remote areas and in very difficult conditions in safeguarding their millenial tradition and spirituality. Tibetan refugee...
In november 2019 ASIA started up a project in Kavre and Sindhupalchock districts (Nepal) thanks to Italian Agency for Development Cooperation’s funds. The project aims to enhance the livelihood of 3500 farmers, improving small-scale agricultural production and marketing of high value seeds and spice. Farming is...
