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Children in Palpa
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Bishnu
Age: 14 years
Grade: 6
School:
Shree Bhaghawati Lower Secondary School,
Madanpokhara-4, Palpa
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Bishnu has been studying in Grade 6 in Shri Bhagawati
Nimna Madhyamik Vidhyalaya with the economic support from her
brothers. She is living with her 3 brothers of whom 2 dropped out of
middle school and now work as laborers. Being an orphan, she has to
look up to her aunt and uncle for any kind of help or support. She
wants to complete her schooling without any kind of obstruction due to
financial problems.
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Bina
Age: 18 years
Grade: 12
School:
Shree Sarada High School,
Madanpokhara-5, Palpa
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Residing in Tansen Nagarpalika, Bina lost her mother during her early
teens. Even under worsened financial conditions, Bina has managed to
complete her 11th grade studies. Currently doing her +2, she is a good
student who really wants to complete her higher education. The
teachers from Sharada Madhyamik Vidhyalaya are really proud of her and
want her to continue with the good work. Her elder sister has
completed her intermediate studies and her other 2 young sisters are
doing their SLC.
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Mana
Age: 11 years
Grade: 6
School:
Shree Tinti Aanp Primary School,
Madanpokhara-8, Palpa
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Another resident of Tansen Nagarpalika, Mana is doing her sixth
grade at Shri Tinti Awashiya Vidhyalaya. Shaishik Abhiyaan Palpa
(Educational Programs Palpa) has been supporting her studies
economically, till date. she's living with her mother and two other
siblings.Not much is known of her father's whereabouts, his name and
occupation either, as he had abandoned his own wife and children. Mana
Kumari really has keen interest towards studies and therefore wants
economic support from NCEF.
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Rekha
Age: 13 years
Grade: 7
School:
Shree Sarada High School,
Madanpokhara-8, Palpa
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A 7th grade student at Shri Sharadha Higher Secondary School, Rekha
is living with both her parents and her 3 siblings who're
studying in a government school. Her father is unemployed and her
mother works in the fields as an agricultural laborer. Apart from
seasonal agricultural income, they earn a mere $7 per month from other
sources, such as doing labor-work on daily wages. Her mother being the
only income source of the family, they have been facing financial
problems which in turn has affected Bishnu's studies. She hopes to
perform better provided that her family's economic status won't stand
as an obstruction in her studies.
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Kavita
Age: 13 years
Grade: 8
School:
Shree Sarada High School,
Madanpokhara-8, Palpa
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Living with both her parents and a sibling, Kavita is a 8th grader at
Shri Sharadha Higher Secondary School. Again, Shaishik Abhiyaan Palpa
(Educational Programs Palpa) has been supporting her economically.Her
father is a tailor by profession and her mother works as a laborer.
Earning a mere $25 a month and being from a cast that is discriminated
in Nepal (Dalit), she is in dire need of help. She isn't able to
concentrate in her studies because of her family problems. She'll do
better once she gets the opportunity.
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Rita
Age: 14 years
Grade: 10
School:
Shree Sarada High School,
Madanpokhara-8, Palpa
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Without any siblings, Rita is currently living with her widowed mother
who's a laborer and earns on daily wages. She's a 10th standard
student at Shri Sharadha Higher Secondary School. With a small income
of $13 per month, its just sufficient to bring them two square meals a
day. She wants to continue with her higher studies after finishing her
SLC. Her widowed mother has to work very hard to support her only
daughter.
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Sharmila
Age: 13 years
Grade: 4
School:
Shree Tinti Aanp Primary School,
Madanpokhara-8, Palpa
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After facing several economic problems, Sharmila has managed to reach
grade 4 at Shri Tinti Awashiya Vidhyalaya to continue her studies. her
brother who is 17 did his 7th grade and discontinued his studies
thereafter. Her father abandoned them, leaving her mother as the only
supporter of the family and she, too, doesn't have a job. With
practically no income-generating activities in the family, her
grandmother has shown some little help. Shaishik Abhiyaan Palpa
(Educational Programs Palpa), again, has been paying for her studies.
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Sushma
Age: 16 years
Grade: 9
School:
Shree Sarada High School,
Madanpokhara-8, Palpa
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Both parents work as laborers to support their 7 children including
Sushma. Her elder siblings haven't completed their middle school and
Sushma is yet to complete her 9th grade at Shri Sharadha Higher
Secondary School. With monthly income of just $8, its hard for her
parents to support such a large family which is why her 18 year old
sister left school after completing her 2nd grade.
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Tilak
Age: 9 years
Grade: 4
School:
Shree Bhaghawati Lower Secondary School,
Madanpokhara-4, Palpa
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A 4th grader at shri Bhagwati NimnaMadhyamik Vidhyalaya, Tilak lives
with his parent and eleven year old brother who discontinued his
studies after grade 3 because of the family's financial problems. both
parents work as laborers and aren't able to earn two whole meals a
day. His parents hope that Tilak will continue with his studies with
the help of NCEF and support them economically later when he grows up.
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Tiloshara
Age: 12 years
Grade: 6
School:
Shree Bhaghawati Lower Secondary School,
Madanpokhara-4, Palpa
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Both her parents died and so Tiloshara is living with her grandmother.
She is currently studying in grade 5 at Shri Bhagwati NimnaMadhyamik
Vidhyalaya. Without a sibling and an orphan, Tiloshara has been able
to continue her studies with the economic support of her grandmother.
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