Nepal is positioned between the two major countries of China and India. Landlocked on all sides and under the gaze of the himalayan mountain range. It boasts 8 of the 10 highest mountains in the world including the largest of all, Mount Everest. Nepal has a total population of around 30 million, primarily given up to farming with very little industrial or technology advancement. Infrastructure is poor, healthcare and education is extremely rudimentary, half of the population live below the international poverty line of $1.25 a day.

The people are wonderfully warm, proud, welcoming and family orientated. Nepal also boasts the world renown Gurkha regiment and some of the best mountain guides the world.

Illiteracy rates are extremely high, 54% across the population, unfortunately the women do not fare as well as the men and their illiteracy rate is much higher- 72% of the women are not able to read and write.