People everyday everywhere have a struggle they face. Others face scuffle in their job alone. For instance, Sherpas have to wait for a climber to hire them sometimes which can take more than several days. Sherpas are members of the Himalayas and are accustomed to higher altitudes than us. Their job consists of helping climbers reach the summit and guiding them. They also help bring their clients oxygen and try to keep them safe. With this said, Sherpas confront various issues such as, safety concerns, life insurance benefits, and concerns for the dead. There are myriads of issues encountered by Sherpas that the government of Nepalese has not taken into much consideration. For instance, they describe, “ In order to maintain an industry that generates millions …show more content…
The government has shown how they care more about money than their own people. Another problem that they face with their government is an issue of life insurance benefits. For example, Mandelbaum mentions, “Sherpas, in conjunction with the Nepalese Mountain Guide Association, issued a 13-point petition to the Nepal Ministry of Tourism. Demands include a $20,000 death benefit, disability benefits for Sherpas injured while working, and the establishment of a memorial fund.” (2). Due to the incident they have been demanding more from the government for a better life insurance to help avoid them leaving their families with economic crisis. Furthermore, the Sherpas
Climbing Mt. Everest is an accomplishment that only a limited number of people can say they have accomplished. Despite statistics that illustrate most fail or die trying, numerous people are drawn to the mountain each year and truly believe they can be among that elite group. In the spring of 1996, Jon Krakauer, a journalist for the adventure magazine Outside and a passionate climber himself, was offered the opportunity to climb Mt. Everest. The original offer was to join an Adventure Consultants team led by Rob Hall, a respected and well known guide, climb to base camp and then write a story on the commercialism that had penetrated this incredibly risky but addicting sport. Without much hesitation Krakauer accepted the offer but not to just go to base camp; he wanted the top. The expedition started out as predicted but an unexpected storm the day of the summit push turned this expedition into the most devastating expedition of all time. Krakauer was changed for life; an article on the commercialism surrounding the mountain would no longer suffice. Into Th...
Sherpas put their life in danger immensely when they guide people through Mount Everest, they have to make sure they’re well equipped and with enough oxygen. Even so, they’re not well secured in the terrible conditions that they have to face while at work, on top of that the government doesn’t seem to care about them giving very poor insurance. Eventually Sherpas had enough, and with a devastating avalanche that killed a good amount of them; this was the last straw for sherpas and they called for a strike. Without enough government support, the amount of Sherpas available for guides on Everest is decreasing until they are taken care of, this is critical for climbers because the mountain isn’t easy to climb and many have died trying.
Sherpas can be the life or death of any new comer to climbing Everest or any summit of its standard. Sherpas are native people of Nepal which is also home of Mount Everest and these natives have lived in the conditions of high altitudes their whole life and are truly most adapted to the low amounts of oxygen and can climb a great amount of Mount Everest without any help of an oxygen tank. Sherpas can come along an expedition that is also guided by professional climbers that are paid for at the front door essentially. However, as of recently a fatal avalanche has claimed the lives of over 16 Sherpa men and three more men are missing but are presumed dead. Sherpas do not get the recognition they deserve, after all they do have THE most dangerous job in the world where “Nepal: Sherpa Strike Following Fatal Mt Everest Avalanche” writes, “with a shocking annual fatality rate of 4,035 per 100,000 full time equivalent workers over the last decade (Morrow 3).
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The similarities between Australian lifestyle and culture in comparison to Nepal is minor as Australia is a Western country where as Nepal is located in Asia. The similarities that both these countries share is that they are multicultural. There are more differences presented than similarities which will be analysed and explained.
US-Nepal Help Network is a community of five thousand Nepalese living their lives in the United States, which have been working together to create a community for themselves combining the people from their country and preserving their culture. And at the same time serving to the mankind by helping those who are helpless and seeking for support in their country. Overall, it was a great experience for me as I came across some of the beautiful people around me with even more pretty hearts filled with affection and hope for the better world.
Chan comes from. She continues her report to the United Nations (UN) about the history of the region’s economy, natural resources, and civil unrest. This lays the groundwork for how the Country and its regions fell into such deep despair. The plundering of natural resources has increased since hostilities of a civil war ended in February 1994 (Chan, 2). The negative externalities of over harvesting natural resources have been ignored for corporate and government greed. Chemical agents and hazardous runoff from mining operations has ravage unchecked by authorities. Many laws are pathetically out of date or are never enforced. The influx of foreign employees has overwhelmed the infrastructure. Illicit drugs, prostitution, gambling, and land confiscations abound without law enforcement’s ability or concern to stop them. The desperation of the local residents to flee this situation has opened the black market to human trafficking and sexual exploitation. A very demeaning to a proud ethnic group with a long history in
Social problems are a central part of social life. The term of “social problem” refers to social conditions, processes and attitudes that are commonly percieved to be negative and undesirable (Jamrozik & Nocella,1998). A social problem is an issue that can bring something negatives on the values of society such as law and order, social structure and the stability of social institutions. Social problem cases keep increasing every year and many people worry about this because this issue will stop us from producing a good generation for our country. What then makes a social problem? Is it parent mistake or individual mistake?. From the observation and some research that we had done, we found that parent mistakes are more than individual mistakes based on these point, which are parents are not a good role models,
... them; for every success story, another daunting obstacle faces the government and people of Nepal. Even as new roads are being built, countless other projects are halted by corruption or mismanagement. Hopeful entrepreneurs like Birendra Bahadur Basnet still face corruption and bureaucracy as they build a better future for Nepal. Educated Nepalis continue to leave the country, even as hard-working mothers like Laxmi save money for their children to attend college. Nepal’s wealthier neighbors, India and China, present a paradox of opportunity and exploitation; hope and poverty will continue to exist side-by-side in Nepal. Ultimately, however, Nepal is home to resourceful and resilient people like Laxmi and Basnet; we can only continue to hope that their strong work ethic and spirit of creativity will guide them and their fellow Nepalis to a more successful future.
A major problem with the amateurs on Everest is the inherent need for a guide to the summit. In a high altitude alpine setting one person’s skills or experience should not be used as coverage for a lack in another’s. Being literally led by hand along a lofty snow-ridge, towards the summit, and then back down again, is no way to climb, descend or spend any amount of time on a mountain. Guiding, although a monetarily lucrative business, and possibly fine at lower altitudes, is not responsible in a high altitude mountaineering setting.
In Nepal, I experienced both the progressive style of family living and the older medieval style where custom and tradition count first no matter what. More than 90% of the people in Nepal who were born between 1978 and 1998 (the Generation Y youth) still live in old medieval-style families where cultural rules govern everyday life. The people of Nepal are socially segmented along lines of caste, sub-caste and ethnicity, and values and traditions also differ from one caste to another.
at least try to get a job. If there are more people like this, the country
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Nepal is the agriculture dominated country, providing a livelihood for three-fourth (3/4) of the population and accounting for a little over
The Social Environment Ethics and Social Responsibilities ---------------------------------- Ethics are moral principles and judgements that many people believe should be considered when a business makes any decision (for example, what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’? What is ‘good’ and ‘bad’?). Social Responsibilities are the duties that a business has towards the people who are affected by its activities, for example, customers, employees, suppliers, and the local community. A ‘good’ business is deemed to be one which acts in a socially responsible fashion, and takes ethical decisions and actions at all times.