Shree Seti Devi Primary School is situated on a hill above the village of Shivalaya and educates children from playgroup to Grade 6. School after the earthquake NAFA has been involved with the Shyama school since 2011 when they funded the building of three toilets and the renovation of 4 classrooms. They [...]
Over 180 students attend Shree Rampur Lower Secondary School which has 10 classrooms and an office and educates children from playgroup up to year 8. Completing the foundations NAFA started assisting this school in 2009 when we funded the building of 2 new classrooms and installation of equipment for the classrooms. In the [...]
Over 340 students attend Shree Patle Higher Secondary School which has 15 classrooms and an office and educates children from playgroup up to year 10. Preparing the land and retaining walls NAFA first assisted this school in 2009 with tin roofing to help them complete a new 3 classroom block. In 2010 [...]
Clearing school site at Patale NAFA always expects volunteer contribution from villagers in all funded projects. This engenders the spirit of partnership and ownership within communities and helps drive NAFA’s hard earned donations and fundraising income further. Following the devastating earthquakes in April and May 2015 villagers have greatly appreciated the significant commitments [...]
Practical training with stone mason It has been the year of rebuilding remote village infrastructure following the devastating earthquakes in 2015. NAFA allocated $448,000 to earthquake related projects in five districts of Nepal: Dhading (Tawal, Kutal, Ladap and Richet), Solu Khumbu (Kophu), Okhaldhunga (Patale and Dhurpisurki), Dolakha (Shyama) and Sindulpulchowk (Jitpur). Additionally NAFA allocated [...]
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 [...]
Location: Shree Lali Gurans Primary School, Tawal Besi Ri district, Dhading Date: 2013 Beneficiaries: 35 students from nursery to class 3 Objective: To repair the roof, walls and install a new cement floor for this three room school. Details: After visiting the school in 2012 it was noted that it was in need of [...]
Keshari Date: 2009 ongoing Partner: Vinayak Shiksha Niketan (VSN) English Secondary School & Creative Learning Academy (CLA) School in Thimi, Seabird International (Higher Secondary) college in Thimi, Prisoners Assistance (PA) Nepal, Shree Pasang Chowk School, Tawal Objectives: To improve employment opportunities for young Nepali students involved in three NAFA supported projects: Prisoners [...]
Agreni Brief History: The child educational sponsorship program for Prisoners Assistance Nepal and Vinayak Shiksha Niketan English Secondary School Thimi commenced in 2003 with 11 children. The purpose was to help disadvantaged children receive a basic education to help break the poverty cycle. Since then we have reached our goal of sponsoring [...]
Location: Okhaldunga district, 3 days walk from Salleri village in the Lower Solu Khumbu Date: July 2010 Partner: Shree Patale Lower Secondary School, Patale Beneficiaries: 200 students and teaching staff Objective: Construct 3 school toilets (girls, boys and staff) Details: There were no toilets at this school for over 200 children and school staff. They were [...]
Two classrooms almost complete Location: Lower Solu Khumbu, (Everest region) Date: August 2011 Partner: Shree Sekar Sing Lower Secondary School, Narjing Objective: Construction 2 Pre-school rooms Beneficiaries: 30 -40 pre- school children from 4 Wards in Garme VDC & 1 Ward in Nele VDC Details: In 2011 the village applied to NAFA for [...]
Location: Ramechap district (one day walk from Jiri village roadhead) Date: January 2011 Partner: Shree Setidebi Primary School, Shyama -7 Bhirkharka, Dolakha Beneficiaries: 225 students and teaching staff Objective: Construction of school toilets and reroofing of existing school building Details: This school had old unusable toilets and the students were using the nearby bush [...]
Cementing classroom floors Location: Dhading district, ( 1 day jeep drive and half day walk from Kathmandu) Date: July 2010 Partner: Hilly Region Development Club/Shree Buddha Primary School, Kutal Beneficiaries: 120 Students Objective: Sealing classroom floors with cement Details: School visited by NAFA members in January 2010, who noted the need to cement floors to reduce the [...]
Inside the classroom Skylights for the classrooms Location: Lower Solu Khumbu, 2 day walk from the airport village of Phaplu Date: March 2010 Partner: Shree Rampur Lower Secondary School, Kophu Beneficiaries: 250 students Objective: Provide skylights and whiteboards for 6 classrooms and Room to Read books for the library Details: NAFA [...]
Location: Lower Solu Khumbu, 3 day walk from airport village of Phaplu Date: March 2010 Partner: Champa Devi New Lumsa Primary School Beneficiaries: 75 students Objective: Provide skylights, whiteboards and desks to 4 classrooms. Details: NAFA members visited school in February 2010 and noted the poor state of lighting in each room, the dust created by [...]
Construction of the multipurpose room and extra classroom Location: Dhading district, ( 1 day jeep drive & 1.5 day walk from main the roadhead town of Dhading) Date: May 2008 Partner: Hilly Region Development Club/ Shree Pasang Chowk Higher Secondary School. Beneficiaries: 400 students Objective: To construct a large multipurpose room and [...]
Location: Lower Solu Khumbu, 3 day walk from the airport village of Phaplu Date: May 2010 Partner: Champa Devi New Lumsa Primary School Beneficiaries: 75 students Objective: To construct library shelving and tables for library and to provide Room to Read library books - 50,000 rupees Details: School submitted application in [...]
Students overjoyed with their first exposure to colourful illustrated storybooks NAFA is seeking individuals or groups who could commit to sponsor a teacher in the remote village of Tawal, Nepal at the current subsidised rate of AUS $3,200 per year (current at 2010) over a three year period. (Part sponsorship would also [...]
Location: Pokhara Date: 2004 ongoing Partner: Butterfly Foundation Objective: To support the operation of two child care centres in Pokhara for children of lower caste parents who have come into Pokhara in search of day labour. Outcomes: Since commencing its support of the centres, NAFA has provided annual rental assistance and [...]
Location: Ganesh Himal area in remote hilly region of Nepal Date: 2005 ongoing Partners: Hilly Region Development Club (Nepal), Nepaleducaid (Austria) and 'Smile back to me' (Spain). Objective: To support the operations of the lower secondary school (Grades 1-8) at Tawal. Outcomes: NAFA currently provides a salary subsidy of two teachers at [...]
Location: Ganesh Himal area in remote hilly region of Nepal Date: 2007 – 2008. Partners: Hilly Region Development Club (Nepal); AusAID (Nepal); NepaleducAID (Austria); Churchie School (Brisbane, Australia). Objective: To replace the structurally unsound lower secondary school at Tawal. Outcomes: A new seven class room school building completed and in use [...]