SDG 4: Help All Children Access Education in Nepal

Dear supporter,

I’m happy to share with you two great donation reports for this project from the field!

We work in a school situated in a small village outside of Pokhara.  Many women in this area did not have the opportunity to attend school when they were younger and cannot afford to go now.  We have discussed with the school principal about holding a women’s class on his school grounds  to give these women better employment opportunities and so that many of them can help their children study.  The principal is giving us his full support and has built us an office.  Furniture has been purchased and is in the process of being made within the local community so we are also being able to put back financially.

We also work in a Street Children’s Rehabilitation Centre and due to the high amounts of energy with the 10 children that live there we have been holding a morning sports program.  The children have been learning about team work and have better attitudes with some of their excess energy being burnt off.  However, the children have been getting a few foot injuries due to the lack of proper sports footwear.  They love the sports program and we can see how much it has helped them, therefore it was important that we find a way it could continue with less injuries.  The purchase of proper football boots had become a necessity.

Thanks to you, the kids are now playing football with out foot injuries and love looking like professional players. The furniture for the women’s class is still in the manufacturing process, however the school staff are excited for the opportunities it will bring to the women in their community.

As always, we are incredibly thankful for your support.

All the best

Sophie Birkett

Links:

• http://www.gvi.org