Building bridges for development
Swiss development cooperation has been helping Nepal build trail bridges since 1960. By standardising technology, teaching the required engineering and planning skills, and introducing a system of responsibilities at all levels of government, Nepal is able to mass produce infrastructure that makes everyday life for its citizens much easier.

The entire population is overwhelmingly in favour of trail bridges. The government would therefore be well advised to make this their priority. No other development project at this low cost would directly benefit so many people and in such a short space of time. (. . .) Nepal can only survive if it improves the country's roads and builds simple trail bridges so that pack animals can be taken across.
Contact
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Eichenweg 5
3003 Bern
Eichenweg 5
3003 Bern