Nepal

Projects in Nepal

ELDP

Documentation of Village Sign Languages in Nepal

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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An Audio-Visual Archive of South Mustang Tibetan

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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Multidialectal Documentation and Description of Seke (Nepal)

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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A grammatical description of the Kohi Rai language of Eastern Nepal

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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Gorkha Gurung Women c NIWF

Preservation of Indigenous Food Heritage in Nepal

Documents food heritage in Nepal’s highlands, where climate change threatens traditional foraging and cooking. Women lead the effort to record recipes and practices across pro…

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Main temple in Samling with deteriorated masonry c Kai Weise ICOMOS

Towards Protecting the Cultural Heritage in the High Himalayas of the Shey Phoksundo National Park of Dolpo

Focuses on documenting and protecting the Upper Dolpo region’s monastic sites and historic settlements. It includes community training for heritage mapping and long-term conse…

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Kusunda Studentsc Archive Nepal

Safeguarding the Kusunda (The Ban Rajas) Language and Culture for future generation

Aims to preserve the critically endangered Kusunda language through school courses, online learning, and bilingual children’s books to increase usage and awareness among youth…

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Elephant wall relief c Claire Burkert Janakpur Womens Development Center

Preservation and revival of Maithil women's wall painting and sculpting arts

Reviving traditional Maithil wall art and mud decoration by training local women in Kuwa village. The project empowers women, preserves cultural heritage, and enhances the loc…

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EAP1023c

Digitising Rare Medieval Sanskrit Manuscripts scattered in Newār Settlements in Rural Kathmandu and Hill Areas in Nepal.

Nepal has a rich tradition of manuscript production, especially from the Nepalese Middle Ages (12th to 18th century). These are mostly kept in private collections, where the c…

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