International Youth Exchange Nepal to London

Posted by momtaz at 11pm

In July this year LiC had the amazing opportunity to host a 10 day exchange programme focusing on cross cultural learning and global education. A range of activities and interactive workshops was organised and lead by volunteers from LiC. The trip was funded by the British Youth Council, with support from LiC partner Poplar Harca.

As well as seeing the sights of London, the youths enjoyed a visit to the seaside, kayaking, bowling, and a street dance class. They also participated in a range of skills sharing workshops focusing on confidence building, team work and leadership skills.

Momtaz Begum, LiC’s project manager says: “The majority of the group had never left Nepal before so this was a fantastic opportunity for them to experience a completely different culture and way of life. The programme was a great success and a real achievement for both groups. It also highlights the extent to which LiC is growing as an organisation.”

This visit marked the second stage of the International Youth Exchange programme. Last September 7 members of LiC visited Nepal for the initial stage where they participated in a similar 10 day programme hosted by national youth led organisation, Youth Action Nepal.  

Thanks to the British Council, DFID and the gloval community links programme ,we have completed 2 exchange trips in under a year, and will be working towards producing our own learning materials on ‘How to complete a successful exchange project’ which we will share with others. The groups plan to continue working together with hopes for more exchanges in the future.

Our Exchange project didn’t just end there. Leading up to the trip LiC volunteers held a series of activities to raise money for Himaljyoti Community School we visited during our stay in Nepal back in 2010. We were so taken back by the motivation of the small children and their village that we decided we would come back to London with the aim of supporting the school in our own way. To achieve this aim we set out to raise money through a variety of creative events, the first of which was our Mount Snowden Trek in June this year, this was followed by cake stalls, Car wash and a final Gala dinner attended by 80 young people and partners. In total LiC raised £1200 and its increasing.

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