Skylights in the classroom

Location: Okhaldunga district, 4 days walk from airport village of Phaplu or roadhead of Jiri
Partner: Shree Patale Lower Secondary School
Beneficiaries:  200 students
Objective: Provide skylights for 4 classrooms

Details: The school was visted by NAFA members in February 2010 and the members noted the poor state of lighting in each room. They were advised that the cost for these skylights was $210.

Outcomes :Nafa members returned to the school to view the completed project in January 2011.  They could see the difference in the brightness of the classrooms and how this helped the students with their schooling.

A water stand in the village makes it easier for the women to collect water

Location: Okhaldunga district, 4 days walk from the airport village of Phalu or the roadhead at Jiri
Partner: Patale Village Development Committee
Beneficiaries:  Patale, surrounding community and school
Objective:  Water infrastructure project that would give improved water flow into village to 39 houses, 400 residents and the local school currently.
Details: NAFA members visited the village in January 2009 and received an application to fund a new water infrastructure. They advised the intention was to construct a wall around the original water source to stop animals from contaminating the water and allowing more to flow into the top tank. Another pipeline next to original would be laid to double flow to the 10,000 litre reserve tank.  This would also ensure more water to the school to cope with the increased demand when the new classrooms are completed and student numbers increase.  Nine tap stands around the village were to be constructed for washing and bathing.
The application was for cement and materials = 336,550 Nrps = $6,731. All labour for the laying of the pipes and erecting the water tanks and taps would be unpaid work by the villagers as their contribution to the project.

Outcomes: This application was approved at the March 2009 meeting and funds sent to Nepal through the Joy Foundation.  The funds were paid out in stages as the villagers completed the work and reported back to NAFA. In February 2010 a group of NAFA members visited the village and were impressed with the work that was completed and how having easier access to water made such a difference to the lives of the residents.

Celebrating the new school roof

Location: Okhaldunga district, 4 days walk from airport village of Phaplu or roadhead of Jiri
Partner: Shree Patale Lower Secondary School
Beneficiaries:  200 students
Objective: Purchase galvanized iron roofing material for 6 classrooms (Repair of old roofs for Grades 3-5 and roofing materials for the new classrooms Grades 6-8)
Details:  The school applied for government funding to build three classrooms two years ago, but only received funding for two.  They wanted to build the three classrooms but needed funds for the roofing iron (villagers to supply the labour).
They also need to replace the roofing iron on three of the existing classrooms.
Local children will be able to attend these three grades instead of walking 4 hours to the nearest school. Request for funds = 45,000 Nrps = $900.   Villagers will provide the labour to fix the roofing iron on the classrooms.
Outcomes :  This application was approved at the March 2009 meeting and the funds were sent to Nepal through the Joy Foundation. The materials were purchased by the villagers from Okhaldunga town and carried to the school.  In February 2010 a group of NAFA members visited the village and were impressed with the work that was complete in the new section of the school and the reroofing of the old. The teachers advised this would ensure more children carried on with their schooling to year 8 rather than dropping out due to the long walk to the other school.