Peace Corps Nepal

Meet Shay, an Environment Volunteer living and working in Lamjung!

She teaches environmental stewardship to students in grades 5-8 and supports solid waste management efforts in her community.

From planting rice and herding goats alongside community members to celebrating Dashain and Tihar with her host family, Shay has made meaningful connections and built lasting relationships that will continue long after her service ends.

She says, "Having the chance to share some of [my community's] favorite traditions, holiday memories, and foods has given me some of my favorite memories."

Read Shay's full story here: https://www.peacecorps.gov/what-we-do/life-in-the-peace-corps/volunteer-profiles/shay-k/

Food Security Volunteers Bhuwan and Dol lead hands-on shiitake mushroom trainings in Arghakhanchi. They worked with local farmers, as well as students and staff from a nearby agricultural college, covering everything from substrate selection and inoculation to fruiting and harvest.

With proper management, the logs will produce shiitake mushrooms for multiple years!

Intercultural exchange is at the heart of the Peace Corps' mission. Here, we see that in action through the close relationship between PCV Elle and their host Aama.

At their Mid-Service Conference, the two shared elements of Gurung/Ghale culture, including how to wear traditional clothing. What a beautiful moment of mutual respect and understanding!

Creating inviting spaces for student learning! Peace Corps Volunteer Meredith serves as an English teacher Volunteer in a small, rural school in Kaski District. To spur student learning, she collaborated with the school administration to complete a renovation project, including creating a world map on a classroom wall. The students who worked on the project not only gained practical project ex*****on skills but also learned about all the countries and continents in the world. Finally, the renovation activity supported the school in meeting their municipally-mandated quality education improvement standards.

Peace Corps Nepal proudly welcomes its third cohort of six Response Volunteers!

These Volunteers will serve as Agriculture/Forestry Response and Ecotourism Volunteers, supporting communities across Nepal through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and sustainable development initiatives.

The group will complete a two-week orientation in Kathmandu before departing to their permanent sites, where they will serve for 6–12 months.

Welcome, NR3! We’re excited for the journey ahead and the impact you will make alongside your host communities.

Today we're highlighting the work of Food Security Volunteer Alyssa in Arghakhanchi District! 🌱 Alongside the women in her community, PCV Alyssa led an oyster mushroom training focused on susbtrate preparation, inoculation, and cultivation. This hands-on training is helping farmers boost their incomes while also increasing nutritional diversity. Great work!

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month activities, Peace Corps/Nepal staff wore jeans on Denim Day in solidarity with victims and survivors of sexual violence. Today is a powerful reminder for all communities to stand together, speak up, and take action to create spaces where safety and dignity are respected.