The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide. We call this cultural relations.

British Council operate in over 100 countries.

We have been working in Nepal since 1959, starting with a Library at Kantipath. We now offer services in 6 cities in Nepal and employ more than 30 staff members.

In the UK the British Council is registered as a charity (not-for-profit-organisation) and operates as an executive non-departmental public body. Our patron is Her Majesty The Queen and our Vice-Patron is His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY

The British Council is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. We focus on seven areas of diversity:

• age
• disability
• gender
• race
• religion
• sexual identity
• work - life balance

The last area we believe is a cross cutting issue that affects of the lives of all of us.

We believe diversity complements our work in cultural relations and promoting the UK. We have celebrated Equal Opportunity and Diversity event in Nepal on 7 February 2012. This event was organised not only to share good practice from within the British Council as an international organisation but also to create a platform for other organisations (national and international) to showcase policies and best practices as well.

We have developed our Integrated Equality Scheme to help us promote equality and eliminate discrimination in the areas of gender, race and disability. Find out how we are applying this scheme worldwide here.

For details of our corporate approach to Equal Opportunities and Diversity see our corporate website: http://www.britishcouncil.org/home-diversity.htm.