Adventure Travel & News from Borderlands Nepal

Happy Children Trust Leadership Development Program

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:19:09 +0000

Happy Children Trust programme of 1night and 2 days was done with the objective to pull the team together and to give them insight on the learning by doing approach. The enthusiasm and involvement showed by Happy Children Trust team of 53 children were immense and worth praising. It was 1 night/2 day programme with the Sunkoshi Beach Camp a main Venue. It started with introduction on the programme, ice briefing and safety demo followed by lunch. The program was mainly focused on building leadership, trust, communication and team bonding through outdoor activities.

First day went with rafting from Balefi back to Sunkoshi Beach Camp. The main purpose of choosing rafting as a learning experience was to focus themselves on communicating, team building and also getting to know each other which they had not been able to do in the school environment. For the second half day, all the activities were followed by debriefing session and team highlighted their outcomes from the programme. Borderlands were grateful to have the whole session wraped up on the positive note. At the end of the programme the participants were open enough to share their inner thoughts and also speak about their experiences out among the team which was rewarding for Borderlands to conduct the programme.

The British School Leadership Development Program

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:37:56 +0000

The Borderlands PDP organized a Leadership Development Program for the year 9 students of The British School from May 14-17, 2013 at the Borderlands Eco Adventure Resort. Trek to the Hidden Fortress; Dugnagadi, abseiling, low rope course, team building initiatives and river crossing were used during the course of the program. In addition, talent show, BBQ and entertainment night were also included with an emphasis on fun and successful celebration of the program.
First day began with trek at Dugunagadi Fortress, a grueling 3 hours uphill trek to the campsite. The camp was already set up by Borderlands Staffs by the time the students arrived, a much welcome sight. There was camp fire in the evening and some rain later in the night made for a perfect camping event. The next day following some warm up activities and hearty breakfast, we commenced the trek back to Borderlands. After a long downhill descent and aching legs arriving to the creature comfort of the resort was a comforting experience.
On the third day there was a wide variety of mental and physical tasks encouraging team work and self determination. The low rope course, Team building activities and Canyon abseil were the major highlights of the day. The groups rotated between these activities in a way that all members of the team wholeheartedly participated and explored their inner potential and styles.

Before the Program came to an end, the participants experienced the fun of river crossing ‘Tyrolean traverse’. With some collective debriefing and the participants talking about the learning from the program the event concluded on a positive high.

Team Building Program for the participants of Fhi360/GGMS

admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:21:06 +0000

The Borderlands PDP organized a Team Building Program for the participants of the Fhi360/GGMS a Phase IV Leadership Management Workshop running from April 6 to 9, 2013 at Borderlands Eco Adventure Resort, Sindhupalchwok. The program was based on learning by doing approach also known as ‘Experiential Learning’.

The entire team building program was designed to be fun-filled and enjoyable interspersed with learning opportunities and growth oriented activities which the participants availed to the fullest extent.

All the team activities and initiatives were followed by a debriefing session where the participants highlighted their learnings and gave feedback as to what could be improved. The program was a very rewarding experience for the FHI360/GGMS team and it certainly was a very rewarding programme for the Borderlands team to facilitate too.

Borderlands PDP Team ran a one and a half day experiential learning team building programme for a group of 27 ICIMOD

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:56:11 +0000

On April 4^th and 5^th the Borderlands Professional Development Team ran a one and a half day experiential learning team building programme for a group of 27 ICIMOD employees at the beautiful Haatiban Resort in Dhumbarahi.

The programme began with icebreaking activities, encouraging the group to feel comfortable by getting to know each other better. Some fun teambuilding activities followed, testing the group’s ability to communicate effectively.

The main activity of the day was a trust building programme, where Borderlands staff helped the participants to develop trust in each other through a series of increasingly challenging activities. Trust activities are both challenging and hugely rewarding and the Borderlands Team were very pleased to see every single participant complete all three of the trust challenges, creating a visible change in bonding and camaraderie between the group.

On Day Two, after warm up and further ice breaking challenges, the Borderlands Team split the ICIMOD group into three, and each group was required to complete one of three challenges that had been created in the pine forest adjacent to the resort. These activities were both physically and mentally challenging requiring team work and communication. Through facilitation by the Borderlands team all three groups learned a lot about effective tea work and the activities were enjoyed by all.

To wrap up the programme the three ICIMOD groups were asked to create a team mascot, to represent their time on the course. Each group produced completely different and very creative mascots with much fun and hilarity involved.

Feedback from the participants was extremely positive, with all participants having learned a great amount about effective team work and communication. Overall the programme was deemed a great success by all, and both the ICIMOD and Borderlands Teams thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Team Building Program conducted for Shivam Cements Pvt. Ltd.

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:50:21 +0000

Borderlands PDP organized a successful two day Team Building Program for Shivam Cements Pvt. Ltd. from 9th March to 10th March 2013 at the Borderlands Eco Adventure Resort, Sindhupalchock. The main aim of the program was to improve skills that can be used in the workplace to better carry out their day-to-day activities while at the same time have fun and bond with co-workers. Other areas of focus were building trust, true group cohesion, creating a safe learning environment, communication, creating a sense of ownership, responsibility and adding value.

Various icebreakers, team building activities, a low rope course, indoor sessions and initiatives were used during the course of the program. During team building activities team members were accompanied by facilitators to bring out the learning points and their relevance in the workplace.

At the end of the program there was a final debriefing followed by certificate and award distribution. It was a highly successful and exciting program with positive feedback from the participants. The entire program was designed to be fun-filled and enjoyable interspersed with learning opportunities and growth oriented activities which the participants availed to the fullest extent.

Leadership Development Program Organized for Mid Valley International College

admin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:47:21 +0000

Borderlands PDP organized a 2 days long Leadership Development Program for students and teachers of Mid Valley International College on 1-2 March 2013 at Borderlands Eco Adventure Resort. The program was based on the theme of ‘experiential learning’ and was highly successful in achieving some of the objectives set by the college and the students themselves. The sense of building capacity outside the classroom environment, learning leadership traits, building teams for better results and having fun were some of the learning drawn from the program. The participants experienced with an opportunity to identify skills, strengths and solutions for success as an individual, as well as realizing their importance as a team member. The process consisted of interactive challenges and problem solving activities. The wholehearted students were involved with their full enthusiasm and interest though all the activities were challenging, adventurous and thrilling. The overall program was highly successful.

Leadership Team Building program organized for Miss Nepal 2013 Contestants

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:06:26 +0000

Borderlands PDP organized a half day Leadership Team Building program for contestants of the “Fanta Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal 2013 Competition” on 21^st February 2013 at International Club, Sanepa. The program was mainly focused on building leadership, trust, communication and team bonding. The participants assembled at the premises and a Borderlands facilitator introduced the course and highlighted its objectives. After having some ice breaker activities the group was divided into two, to start trust building activities and team building activities in two stations. Before the Leadership Team Building Program came to an end, there was a collective debriefing during which the participants talked about what they had learnt from the program and how it would be applicable in the work place. The participants shared their experiences and lessons openly and frankly. After the outdoor programs there was also a presentation on the Bagmati River Festival. Participants showed interest to join the Bagmati Cleaning Campaign.

Team building program organized for World Bank SAR ACS Team

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:03:53 +0000

The Borderlands PDP organized a one day team building program for the World Bank SAR ACS Team on 19th February 2013 at the Hotel Hyatt Regency. There were a total of 60 participants. This full day program saw active and enthusiastic participation in the various team building activities and initiatives from the World Bank Team. The main theme of the program was “Leading Teams for Results”.

The team members were assembled in a big circle while Borderlands staff introduced the program and its objectives. The program started with some ice breaker activities, the event included some exciting problem solving initiatives which were performed in 6 stations. The program wrapped up with a collective debriefing during which the participants talked about what they had learned from the program and how it would be applicable in the work place. The Borderlands memorabilia was handed over to the World Bank.

The days programme was greatly appreciated by participants, many of whom expressed that it helped them understand each other better while enhancing trust, communication, planning and solving problems effectively and efficiently.

Team Building program organized for Electoral Support Project UNDP Nepal

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:35:14 +0000

Borderlands PDP successfully organized a half day team building program for Electoral Support Project UNDP Nepal at Godavari Village Resort, Godavari on 8^th Feb 2013. All the participants started their team building program with a program introduction and an exciting warm up session with some ice breakers at the resort premises.

The group was then divided into 3 sub groups for trust activities and team building activities at 3 different stations. Before the program came to an end there was an inspiring indoor session on vision and an interesting collective team building activity. The event was highly participatory, based on experiential learning and all members including the Borderlands team thoroughly enjoyed the program.

Team Building Program conducted for Dabur Nepal

admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:51:01 +0000

The Borderlands PDP successfully conducted a Two Day long Team Building Program (TBP) for Dabur Nepal on January 19th to 20th, 2013 at Borderlands Eco Adventure Resort. The team program focused on creating an enabling environment and developing necessary skills for group interaction. Increasing trust among the participants, communication and leadership skills and the overall ability to work with a wide variety of people in challenging situations were some of the highlights of the event.

At the start and end of each activity the teams were led in a brainstorming and debrief session by the instructors. Series of outdoor activities, initiatives including the low rope course and visioning indoor session were applied during the program. The main objectives of the program was to provide the participants an opportunity to work together as a good team, outside the office environment (through various games and initiatives), to encourage teamwork and unity and to have fun and to get to know their colleagues better. The entire programs were highly participative providing a stimulating mix of activities, exercises, role play, and facilitator led review.