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THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE NEPALESE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND

April 2013 Newsletter!
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2013 Fundraising Meter
$4,897.50
Raised: $4,897.50Goal: $17,000

In Person with Students and Volunteers in Nepalgunj

Volunteer Shyam Gnawali visits Nepalgunj and reports back on life and progress in one of our sponsored schools.

Sujal & Sonam



Image: Sujal & Sonam during Shyam Gnawali’s visit to Nepalgunj

 

Catching up with five students in Nepalgunj, Shyam got a chance to ask a number of questions about the school year, how students were doing, and how NCEF has contributed to their success. The students—Sonam, 8; Sujal, 7; Pabitra, 6; Kamla, 6; and Trishna, 5—came from distances of up to 17 km away to be at school that day.


By their own accounts, the students are finding subjects such as Math and English quite challenging. They are confident that they will get passing grades in these subjects, though they won’t find out their grades until the end of the term. Thanks to NCEF, they have all received necessary school supplies such as uniforms, books, pens, and geometry boxes.


In speaking with our Nepalgunj area coordinator, Ms. Apsara Khanal, about the status of the program and the challenges they face, Ms. Khanal outlined various problems. Timely document delivery is an issue because of the political status of Nepal, as well as holidays and standard delays. For example, regular power cuts and poor Internet connection can cause scanning and emailing documents to take a few days, especially when the scanned document are large. Inconsistent volunteer performance is another major challenge. This is an expected challenge because no volunteer is paid for the effort required to do necessary field work; some volunteers quickly lose interest. However, our program in Nepalgunj continues to run thanks to the dedication of a few volunteers who continue to put in their time and energy to help students despite the lack of remuneration.

 
 

  Updates from Nepal

Gyami

Currently, our volunteers in Nepal are collecting applications for the coming school year. Next month, we’ll announce the progress of the 2013-2014 student selection process and profile one of our generous contributors.

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