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Association For Development of Nepal (ADN)
This is how the Association For Development of Nepal (ADN) formed; In October 2010, 17 of us made a trek to the Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal organized by Evasion Trekking Nepal. This trek was an eye opening experience for all of us that how people can be happy even with minimum facilities. We met very generous and happy people, who were ready to help us in every step.
We were greeted with warm greetings and kindness. Their hospitality and generousness were really impressive so that we came to think about returning in favor of doing something that could last for the long term. So we decided to start a project associating with Evasion Trekking for the development of their remote village starting with small projects.
The Majority of the trekking staff at Evasion Trekking and all those who were involved in our trek were from a remote village in the eastern part of Nepal, so we decided to help their village called Merangding, Solukhumbu. Informal education for women and children were the first project that we carried out to begin our journey; then we brought other new projects and moved ahead with building a Community House for their village.
Then we moved further and started much-needed projects ‘Drinking Water Projects.’ in Merangding and surrounding villages. We have completed few of them and still working to provide for more villages in the region and further in the west Nepal as well. Drinking Water Projects have been the biggest achievement for our organization.
We are legally registered association in France “Association for Development of Nepal / Merangding” (ADN) by setting the goal to help these projects, where anyone can drop by and contribute.
Mr. Jean VENARA and Mr André BRETON
Association for Development of Nepal / Merangding (ADN)
51 Rue de Voves
28630 Le Coudray
France
Contributed / Completed Projects by ADN in association with Evasion Trekking Pvt. Ltd & Kathmandu Heritage Tour Pvt. Ltd:
– School Bags for the students of Shree Jyoti Secondary School, Parbat – 2025
– Drinking water project for Okhreni village, Parbat – 2023
– School Bags for the students of Mahendra Jyoti Primary School, Angpang – 2023
– School Bags for the students of Balathan Secondary School, Merangding – 2023
– Drinking water project for Bhakhre village, Okhaldhunga – 2021
– Drinking water project for Bhumethan, Belidanda village – 2020
– 3 Sets of Computers for Pattale Primary School, Pattale – 2019
– Drinking water project for Pattale village – 2018 / 2019
– 3 Sets of Computers for Balathan Secondary School, Merangding – 2018
– 15 Sets of Computers for Mahendra Jyoti Primary School, Angpang – 2016
– Solar Panel for Balathan Secondary School, Merangding – 2016
– Poultry Farming, Merangding – 2016
– Metal sheets distribution – 2015 (Emergency shelter for earthquake victims)
– Drinking-Water Project for Merangding, Jorsalle and Katike villages – 2014
– Community House building, Merangding – 2013
– Informal Education Project for Women and Children – 2013
Appeal to Trekkers
On your trek, you will come in contact with many village schools. Please share your conservation ideas, knowledge and experience with the local school teachers so that a multiplier effect of conservation messages could be radiated to all the children. If possible, please also try to make the children know how to respect nature and natural resources
Never encourage children to beg. It might give you momentary satisfaction to give them something but the begging child could also turn a professional beggar tomorrow. Give to a local charity, school or orphanage instead.
Try to be friendly with your porters & guides. You will enjoy your trip more
While taking photographs be sure that you are not intruding onto public privacy
Respect the villagers and their traditions. In return they will give you warm hospitality
When you trek, ultimately you enter wilderness. There you are alone with your porters and the fragile nature. The slightest negligence and misunderstanding on your part can directly have a jarring cumulative impact on the delicate balance of nature. Please do not spoil this natural heritage by thoughtless negligence.
Carry enough kerosene or fuel for your cooking. Never buy fuel wood from the villagers, it will encourage cutting down more trees and stocking them unnecessarily.
We discourage the use of camp – fires, if you really need one, you can ask your porters to collect dead branches and twigs from the ground. Be sure the fire is out and the refuse is buried before leaving the camp-site
Never buy any wildlife trophies animal products from the local poachers
Do not collect any wild flowers, plants, fossils, orchids, rocks, etc. unless you have the permission from the concerned office for scientific research
Cutting trees, shooting wildlife and fishing without licenses is strictly prohibited
Always camp at the prescribed sites. If there is not arrangement as such, then camp on open ground or on the bank of a river. Do not camp inside a bush cutting away branches of trees
Never pollute the clear mountain water or litter the path with cigarette butts, tin cans, toilet papers etc. Please bury them
Do not mark initials on trees and rocks. Nature is more beautiful when left undefined by human hands
In some areas, local communities have established their own conservation practices. Please make an effort to understand them and to observe them.