Distressing news for Nepali community in Brisbane as supporters rally behind earthquake victims Members of a local Nepalese Brisbane charity have received distressing news from the communities they have been working in for the past 15 years, after a massive earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April. For the past 15 years the Nepal [...]
Nepal Australia Friendship Association Qld (NAFA) President’s Report for 2014 This report was submitted at the AGM held on 31 March 2015 The Big Picture: NAFA’s focus and guarantee to donors NAFA celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014 by allocating $122,249 to 17 one-off projects and 11 ongoing programs in Nepal. This [...]
INTERIM EVALUATION OFIMPROVED COOKING STOVES (ICS) PROJECTNOVEMBER 2014 Introduction This project funded by NAFA, involved trialling the use of 90 ICS (improved cooking stoves) in 8 villages in the Tawal area. Thirty-five householders in 8 villages, representing 90% of householders who had installed ICS as at late November 2014, were interviewed. The main findings are: [...]
NAFA was formed in 1989 after the 30 volunteers from the Nepalese pavilion at Expo 88 wanted to help underprivileged people in Nepal and form friendships with the small Nepalese community in Brisbane. Today NAFA’s membership includes the original founders, people who have enjoyed visiting Nepal and many members of the Nepali community. Click [...]
The Big Picture, NAFA’s focus and guarantee to donors Making the improved cooking stoves In 2013 , NAFA allocated $126,542 to 33 one-off projects and ongoing programs in Nepal, spanning the range of NAFA priorities, with 15 allocated to education/adult literacy projects, 5 allocated to health projects and 13 to other community [...]
Ross and Brenda were honoured to receive Life Membership for 25 years dedicated service to NAFA and the people of Nepal in March 2014 Their interest in Nepal began in March 1986 and then again in 1988 when they trekked in the Annapurnas in Nepal. They developed a deep love of the country and [...]
The Griffin family at the school water tap, Kodari Location: Kodari – Sindhupalchok district Date: 2013 Partner: Shree Singa Devi Primary School Beneficiaries: 105 students in Grades 1 to 5 and 15 households in nearby village. Objective: To bring drinking water to the village and school from a spring 2 hours walk [...]
REPORT PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM TAWAL, RI VDC March 2014 By Dr Deborah Setterlund This report provides a preliminary evaluation of the adult literacy program at Tawal funded by NAFA. The adult literacy program in Tawal began in 2009 following a meeting initiated by Tawal women during NAFA members’ visit to [...]
Location: Kadambas, Sindhupalchok district Date: 2013 Partner: Shree Golma Devi Secondary School Beneficiaries: 325 students from Kadambas village area. Objective: To construct 2 classrooms for class 9/10 optional studies and new library Details: The school applied for funding to build 2 classrooms to allow the students of year 9 and 10 to split up [...]
The old dairy building used as a pre school Location: Jalkeni, Sindhulpalchok district Date: 2013 Partner: Shree Gyan Kunja Primary School, Jalkeni Objective: Construction of 2 classrooms for nursery to grade 1 Beneficiaries: 150 students from village of Jalkeni Three new classrooms Details: The community purchased [...]