Tourism in Nepal over Donation for Nepal

The #GoHome movement was phenomenal that even I couldn't sway my hands away from making twitter posts, people rose from every corner of the country and world to show the rest of the world that Nepalese will not remain hushed for every misrepresentation Indian media imposed. This was on the very initial days of the earthquake and as an after earthquake social activist I had a hunch that it wouldn't be long before Nepalese get back on their feet and continue doing their chores. #Stillnepal #Stillsmining is amongst the campaigns with a positive lead to my hunch. These campaigns invite travelers who have been stationed or landed in Nepal post quake, intended to boost post Earthquake confidence for travellers willing to trot in this beautiful country. These are the signs that we are up, moving and are not frowning for what we had no control of.

The request to the entire world is to “Participate in the Recovery of Tourism in Nepal” and there are many ways to do so.
As an owner of a traveler’s hostel in Kathmandu I have seen many of my foreign friends who arrived after the quake being surprised at the country’s gradual return to a semblance of normality. Adding up I had many foreign volunteers who had been in one of our Project “Donation for Nepal” and they went through the phase of devastation, healing and recovery and I am pretty certain that they will spread the positive message about the country.
Initially the aid arrived in many ways and who knows better than me as I myself received aid in god knows how many ways! There are people who are still bagging aids and donation, I wouldn't say it is unnecessary as I have not been to entire villages which have been hit by the quake but we need a different brand of aid. It has caught colossal attention that the country should receive aid in the form of business. Business helps generate revenue for person, business and the nation and prosper the entire nation in return. One fine day donors may get tired of giving away donation but it’s very rare to hear people being tired of giving business and doing business.
There are many national and international government bodies as well as organizations already promoting volunteerism and tourism in Nepal after the earthquake. Many individuals or group of individuals alike me as well are innovating hastags and social media campaigns to promote Nepal and helping make it independent and self sustainable rather than reckoning on donations and giveaways.


It is utterly necessary to rebrand this Himalayan Nation. It is very necessary for every one of us to rise from the corners of the world and create a buzz on social media to make an impression that our voice not rose in despair and desolation but as a resilience which will result in demonstrating the fact that “we are shaken but not broken”.




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