In late January, 2017, a group of nineteen Evergreen students in the academic program Movements and Migrations: Sustainability and Change in Religion and Culture, are setting off for a month of Study Abroad in Nepal. In the fall quarter of our program, students chose areas of interest in which they conducted research. Through consulting scholarly sources, media sources and by conducting ethnographic interviews, students learned about many aspects of Nepalese culture, including agriculture, sustainability, Buddhism, education, reproductive rights, women’s health, environmental and cultural effects of trekking industry, trafficking in women and children. and much more.

We then worked with the organization Volunteer Nepal to help place students in volunteer field positions linked to their areas of interest. In the weeks ahead, students will post updates about their field situations on this site.