From Rotary District 9930 New Zealand, Rotarians have physically made a
difference to the lives of school children in a small village, in the small
country of Nepal, in the foot hills of the world’s largest mountains, the
Himalayas.
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School children receiving hygiene kits and
stationary packs
by Rotary Club of Dhulikhel
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New Zealand Rotarians Ann Owen, Jim Carroll, Vivian Edgar and others
visited the school. With financial support from the Rotary Clubs of
Tauranga, Papamoa, Matamata, Tauranga Te Papa and a Rotary 9930 District Grant,
the project was commenced to help the school and the children. However only
half of the eligible children could be accommodated.
Working alongside members of District 3292 Rotary Club of Dhulikhel,
Nepal, and in particular Past President Ashok Kumar Shrestha, they started to
build a second school. The foundations were laid during the New Zealand
Rotarians’ visit. Later the Rotary Club of Tauranga funded a roof and
eventually the building was completed.
No electricity is available for lighting, so the classroom walls needed
to be painted. A 9930 District Grant, secured by Tauranga Rotary, provided the
paint and the project was completed.
Following the completion of this international project, the school now
has 307 students (124 male and 183 female). With the help of Rotary, the new
school building is providing better and quality education.
Following the Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, Past
President Ashok Kumar Shrestha visited all of the New Zealand clubs involved
and brought expressions of thanks from the school and the Rotary Club of
Dhulikhel for supporting education by completion of this very special
international cooperation project that fulfils one of The Rotary Foundation six
Areas of Focus, Basic Education and Literacy.
Click on the link to read the report of this project
and view more photographs www.rotarysouthpacific.org/_show_doc.cfm?id=4884&doc=A05E2CCA-9D95-4849-9FA5-2DDFA3B1C9BF
