The Sensitization Workshop on Biogas with Hotels and Restaurants and Housing Companies has been successfully finished and We are in the process of meetings with the Schools.
Leave a Comment | Category: News2010.05.28 – Interaction programme at WEPCO
May 19, 2010
Som etext about the interaction programme!
Leave a Comment | Category: eventsThis is a brilliantly simple idea that came from an article entitled vertical vegetables on the Instructable’s website. It shows just one way of growing plants in a limited space in an urban setting. This was a shoe rack made from fabric. I imagine this could be easily made from materials available in Kathmandu. Let us know if you try it!
Tags: green kathmandu, urban gardening, vertical garden
Plastic Minimization and Bagmati Conservation programme
February 3, 2010
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Dear Sir/Madam
As we know since 18 years, Women Environment Preservation Committee (WEPCO) is doing varied work related to environmental preservation in different organization and schools. It is our way of trying to help the country.
We are writing to you personals you will join us for a one week program starting on 24th Magh and ending on 28th Magh 2066 with the theme of “Plastic Minimization and Bagmati Conservation”. The program aims to raise student awareness about minimizing the use of plastic bags and encouraging the use of paper bags and working to educate them about Bagmati Conservation.
If you wish to be involved in the different types of competition we’re organising, we would kindly request you to register your participants before 22th Magh.
We hereby request the eco-club members to encourage the students to participate in the competition since we need your involvement and suggestion for the success of this program. Information about the competition is sent along with this letter.
Thank you and look forward to seeing you there.
Bishnu Thakali
President
WEPCO
Download
Please download Inter School Competition Programme here
Programme topics
Topics for different programs are outlined below.
1. Spotting competition
Orientation class will be on the same day.
2. Speech competition
Topics
Bagmati conservation and our effort
Waste management and your role
Plastic minimization
3. Quiz contest
Topics
Environment
Science and technology
Eco-club special/ Wepco
Current affairs
English
Sports
Entertainment
4. Dance competition
Topics
All cultural and Environmental related topics
5. Composting and poem completion
Demonstration of composting
Topics
Plastic
Bagmati
Environment
6. Art competition
Topics
Clean and green locality
Save the environment
Environment conservation
7. Eco-visit and essay competition
Topics
Climate change
Environment education
Note: Topic will be selected by participants on the same day by lucky draw method.
| Name of school | Phone number | |
| Everest boarding school | 6611211 | |
| Shining star Sec. boarding school | 5521751 | |
| Paradise english school] | 5548473 | |
| Ideal model school | 5207703 | |
| Rising Star school | 4281602 | |
| Nightingale school | 5535663 | |
| Ideal english school | 4470363 | |
| Neelgiri Ma.VI. | 9841242270 | |
| Sudesha high school | 5538604 | |
| Patan high school | 5521708 | |
| Pragati Shikshya Sadan | 5522229 | |
| Tika Vidyashram Sec. school | 5522630 | |
| Shree Mahendra Bhrikuti Ma.vi. | 5522672 | |
| Baba Boarding school | 9841666459 | |
| Nagarjuna school | 5520112 | |
| Hindu Vidyapit | 5527924 | |
| Modern graded school | 5543423 |
Bagmati cleanup
July 2, 2009
On the occasion of World Environment Day, WEPCO organised a Bagmati Cleanup Camp from June 6th until July 2nd.
NTNC supported the initiative and WEPCO is grateful for their help. Before the camp could take place, several meetings were held in the Kupondole community leading to the formation of the ‘Kupondole Rajtritha Bagmati Sudhar Samiti’ which is coordinated by Bishnu Thakali of WEPCO.
On June 6th all community members, local police and local youth club members joined the clean up camp. Other contractors were hired to operate cleaning equipment and removed the waste in to the care of Lalipur Municipal Council.
Until July 2nd 10 people were working regularly to clean the area.
Why is this camp needed? Waste in the Bagmati river tends to build up around the bridge area, blocking the water and trapping more waste causing a very smelly, unheathly environment. This in turn encourages more waste dumping at this spot.
By cleaning up the mountain of waste, the river water is flowing more freely and the smell faced by local people is reduced.
Its hard to say how long the cleaner situation will last. Certain people are used to dumping waste there. However local people are much more aware of the situation and that even the banks of the Bagmati can be cleaned up.
“Until there is strongly implemented law about dumping,” says Bishnu Thakali, “this kind of clean up will have to happen frequently.”
As you next pass the Bagmati bridge, take time to notice the difference, at least while it lasts!
Leave a Comment | Category: News, community, solid waste managementTags: bagmati, cleanup, community mobilisation
Learning income generating activities
March 13, 2009
As part of WEPCO’s involvement in the local community, we teach skills that can help women from poor familes generate income. Yesterday we held a class in paper bag making, using the paper we make from recycling green-circle office paper.
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: What works, what doesn’t?
February 9, 2009
Dr. Mohan B. Dangi writes a good article in the Jan/Feb 2009 Global Nepali Magazine. He talks about how KMC spends a relatively high amount per capita on SWM compared to other cities and still the system is far from performing at optimum. He writes:
This [KMC's] expensive system doesn’t include integrated SWM practices, such as waste minimization at the source of generation, followed by reuse of waste with possible substitution, recycling, decentralized composting, and finally deposit of residual waste. Instead, efforts in KMC have consistently prioritized land-filling even though facilities have been inappropriate and ineffective.
And he is right. The answers are in front of our noses, sometimes too literally. WEPCO has been promoting segregation of household organic and inorganic waste for many years now. It takes time, energy and creativity to mobilise people to change their view of waste. But when it works, it works well, sustainably and at low cost.
Read the full article here: http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2009/others/guestcolumn/feb/guest_columns_04.php
Leave a Comment | Category: solid waste managementTags: Kathmandu, KMC, Nepal, Segregation, solid waste management, SWM
WEPCO’s 17th anniversary 20th January 2009
January 20, 2009
On this day Wepco.org.np was launched, among other activities held at the WEPCO office in Kupondole.
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There is good money in waste, from recycling paper and plastics, to making cooking gas from kitchen waste. Everybody in Kathmandu can save money and keep their environment cleaner. But it takes education.
WEPCO's mission is to help people do just that through community based education with enthusiasm.
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Our office is located at:Kupondole, Lalitpur
PO Box: 11752
Kathmandu, Nepal