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More Wireless in NepalMore Wireless in NepalMore Wireless in Nepal 02/18/2004 02:50 PM A group of locals and volunteers are using wireless to link together a handful of villages in Nepal and link them to the Internet: It seems that many initiatives to bring the Internet to rural Nepal are focused on trying to use the Internet to improve the lives of people and also to preserve culture. That was the goal in a project I've written about where some Sherpas used wireless to bring the Internet to base camp. Their plan was really to be able to re-use the gear in the village below to bring better educational opportunities and jobs to the people. This group, Nepal Wireless, has already connected five villages where people use the connections for email and to access educational information that has been posted on their intranet.... This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)More Wireless in NepalGrok Headline matches for More Wireless in NepalNepal Wireless project updateNepal Wireless project update 07/07/2004 02:35 PM BoingBoing reader Marc says: Link War in NepalWar in Nepal 08/18/2004 01:06 PM Nepal: A traumatised nation. 'Besides the physical cost of the conflict, many Nepalis are suffering hidden psychological trauma.' Looking at the war in Nepal. This as Maoists blockade Kathmandu. WiFi in NepalWiFi in Nepal 05/27/2004 08:03 PM Yak farmers in the mountains of Nepal are using WiFi to keep in touch with their families thanks to the Nepal Wireless Networking project. [Via /.] Coup in NepalCoup in Nepal 02/01/2005 09:58 PM Nepal is shut off from the world as King seizes power in 'coup'. Just as Iraq finishes voting, Nepal has taken a step in the opposite direction. India is concerned. Yakety Yak in NepalYakety Yak in Nepal 05/25/2004 10:14 AM Nepalese community wireless network helps sell, trade yaks: Villagers in remote Nepal are using a wireless network to communicate between where they live and where others take care of the yaks. They find out whether the tenders need medicine or assistance, and the herdspeople use NetMeeting to videoconference with their families. Several villages are hooked up with each other and out to the Internet. Distance learning is in the future.... Nepal PM submits resignationNepal PM submits resignation 05/07/2004 06:14 AM Surya Bahadur Thapa offers his resignation to the king after months of opposition demonstrations. Nepal lifts ban on demonstrationsNepal lifts ban on demonstrations 05/03/2004 10:46 AM Nepal's government ends a ban on public assemblies and frees detained opposition leaders. Fear rules in NepalFear rules in Nepal 03/23/2005 05:33 PM Analysts worry that the continuing turmoil in the Himalayan kingdom could have spillover effects throughout the region. Nepal ex-PM challenges emergencyNepal ex-PM challenges emergency 04/02/2005 09:12 AM Former PM Koirala demands the return of democracy in Nepal a day after being freed from house arrest. Nepal computerizes ID processNepal computerizes ID process 04/03/2005 01:12 AM Xinhua News Agency Apr 3 2005 3:46AM GMT Wi-fi lifeline for Yak farmers in NepalWi-fi lifeline for Yak farmers in Nepal 05/27/2004 03:34 PM 
BBC story about a WiFi project in Nepal that allows yak farmers in
remote Himalayan locations to keep in touch with their families back
home. File under pretty frickin' amazing. Snip:
"They are taking advantage of a wi-fi network set up in a remote region of the mountain kingdom where there are no phones or other means of communication. It is the result of a campaign led by local teacher Mahabir Pun, and backed by volunteers and donations, to bring the internet to an isolated part of the world.
So far, the Nepal Wireless Networking project has hooked up five
villages in the area using wireless technology."
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