Introduction
Our purpose is
to safeguard the extraordinary and threatened architectural
heritage of the Kathmandu Valley. With seven UNESCO World
Heritage Sites in its relatively tiny domain, the kathmandu
Valley boasts a concentration and quality of architectural
monuments and townscapes of significance to all humanity.
Unfortunately,
development pressures are multiplying and threatened monuments
far outpace available resources. The result is that important
historical buildings are lost each month. The provision of
modest funding could save them.
Over the last
ten years, the Trust has rescued over a dozen significant
monuments. Repair and restoration operations have initiated
key training, research, and public advocacy programs and have
established the first mechanism for private-sector support.
Nepalese as well as international donors --- from Kansas to
Kathmandu --- can now rally this significant cause.
The Kathmandu
Valley Preservation Trust is the only international non-government
agency registered in the field of cultural heritage in Nepal.
The Trust is based in the U.S. with full U.S. tax-deductible
status.
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