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GLOBE Nepal Students Share GLOBE Experiences with Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh, at Special Event
Amity
Public School in Kakarvitta, Jhapa, Nepal, is a GLOBE school that is
also registered for the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
Program in Eastern Nepal. On 3 April 2025, British Ambassador Mr. Rob
Fenn and his wife held a reception at The British Embassy in
Lainchaur, Kathmandu in honor of The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward,
and The Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Sophie, to celebrate the young
people of Britain and Nepal and the future of the partnership. The
Duke and Duchess attended the event as the kick-off to an official 6-day
royal visit to Nepal.
From Amity, Principal Subarna Bhattarai was invited to attend the afternoon award ceremony for the Gold Award, and Bhattarai and students Prashina L. and Jenish B. were invited to the evening portion of the event where the participating students had the opportunity to explain the GLOBE Program to the royal guests.
The students' invitations to the event
The students presented information about their research activities on mosquito habitats, clouds, land cover, and trees. The royal guests were impressed by the different GLOBE activities and observations that Prashina and Jenish, along with their classmates at Amity, had carried out and were interested in how the Amity team was helping the community through these learned skills. Ambassador Fenn was very curious about the mosquito larva research around dengue, malaria, and encephalitis.
The Prince and Ambassador Fenn appreciated the students’ role in the community, and Ambassador Fenn stated his excitement and eagerness to observe it personally one day. He is supposed to be in Nepal again for the Award Ceremony Program, the moment we are keenly waiting for to be honored with The Bronze Award from The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and to have the opportunity to present some of our activities to His Excellency.
The students were thrilled to be part of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Program and The GLOBE Program.
Story courtesy of Jenish B. and Prashina L., GLOBE students at Amity Public School in Nepal
Photos courtesy of Subarna Bhattarai, GLOBE Teacher
News origin: GLOBE Implementation Office