Nepal*
General Country Information
Capital: Kathmandu
Population: 28,951,852 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Federal Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 805,100 (2006)
Telephone - mobile: 4.2 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 43,411 (2009)
Internet users: 499,000 (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.19
World Rank 2005/2006: 147
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
National Disability Action Plan
National Policy and Plan of Action (2006)
http://rcrdnepa.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/national-policy-and-plan-of-action2006-eng.pdf
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Association for the Welfare of the Mentally Retarded
P.O. Box 4296
Kathmandu
Nepal
http://www.awmr.org.np/
Email: awmr@ccsl.com.np
Tel: +977-1-447-3005
Fax: +977-1-448-4253
Center for Sustainable Development Nepal
G.P.O. Box No-8973 NPC-662
Kathmandu, 00977
Nepal
http://www.csdn.org.np/
Email: csdn@asia.com
Tel: +977-144-73341
National Federation of the Disabled Nepal - DPI National Assembly
P.O. Box 9188
Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu
Nepal
http://www.nfdn.org.np/
Email: info@nfdn.org.np
Tel: +977-1-231-159 / +977-4-231-159
Fax: +977-1-4-229-522
Nepal Association of the Blind
G.P.O. Box 9399, Shantisadan
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Nepal
http://www.nabnepal.org
Email: nab@central.wlink.com.np
Tel: +977-1-4721190 / +977-14720205
Fax: +977-1-4720408
Nawalparasi Association of the Deaf
P.O. Box 11338
Kathmandu
Nepal
Email: nawalparasi@gmail.com
Tel: +977-142-6168
Fax: +977-143-4714
Nepal Association for Welfare of the Blind
G.P.O. Box 3255
Tripureswor, Kathmandu
Nepal
http://www.nawbnepal.org.np/
Email: nawb@htp.com.np
Tel: +977-1-246-583 / +977-1-229-219
Fax: +977-1-226-057
Nepal Disabled Association
P.O. Box 2001
Jorpati, Kathmandu
Nepal
http://www.nepaldisabled.com/index.php
Email: cbr@wlink.com.np
Tel: +977-1-449923
Fax: +977-1-4485107
Nepal Disabled Women Association
P.O. Box 9680
Kalopool Marga, Kathmandu
Nepal
http://www.ndwa.org.np/
Email: ndwa_kath@yahoo.com
Tel: +977-1-443-5131 / +977-1-207-3743
Nepal Disabled Women Society
P.O. Box No. 5445
Lalitpur -3
Nepal
Email: ndwsp@wlink.com.np
Tel: +977-153-5770 / +977-153-1324
Fax: +997-153-5142
Nepal National Federation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
P.O. Box 11338
Kathmandu
Nepal
http://www.nfdh.org.np
Email: info@nfdh.org.np
Tel: +977-1-4426168
Fax: +977-1-4434714