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Shree Amar High School
Rotary International Matching Grant ProjectChimkhola Village, Nepal
Project Partners
Host Club: Pokhara Annapurna
International Club: Duncan Daybreak
Project Financing:– Rotary Club of Pokhara Annapurna– Rotary Club of Duncan– Rotary Club of Duncan Day Break– District 5020
Goal of Matching Grant # 71641
The project aims to significantly enhance the learning and health conditions of this impoverished government high school for 400
(+) students up to grade 10.
Chimkola School Students 2009
Getting Located
Chimkola Village Myagdi District (1 of 75) Dhawalagiri Zone (1 of 14) Pashchimanchal Region (1 of 5) Nepal 13 hours ahead of Duncan
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Myagdi District 1 of 75
Overview Pokhara to Chimkola
Chimkola Village, Nepal
Nepal Facts World’s Youngest Republic: May 28, 2008. Previous
Monarchy since Kingdom declared Dec 21, 1768 1st President: Ram Baran Yadav 1 of 44 land locked countries 29 million population 56,827 square miles (about 4 times Vancouver Island) Contains 8 of 10 highest peaks in the world (including Mount
Everest) GDP $1,183 per capita Language: 49% Nepali (91 other mother tongue languages) Currency: Rupee US$1 = 77
Chimkola Facts
Population 1,456 (1991 Census) Area 8,925 Hectares Name: The forest was so dense that even in
daylight the area was "Chim" (Dark) and as there was "Khola" river so people who came here started calling it Chimkhola.
Project Partner Contacts Susan Marshall, Nepal Education Fund
– Non Rotarian, project Catalyst– Presented to Duncan Club Jul 7, 2008
Host Club, Pokhara Annapurna:– Mr. Rosh Bahadur Gurung, Primary contact (Dir. Vocational Service)– Mr. Bikash Kumar Shrestha (Dir. Community Service)– Mr. Tejnath Neupane (Dir. International Service)
International Club, Duncan Day Break:– Ms. Alana Elliott, Primary contract (Club President Elect, International
Committee Member)– Dr. Keith Grey (International Committee Member)– Mr. Joseph (Joe) Simpson (Club President, International Committee)
Susan Marshall, Nepal Education Fund
Duncan BC, Canada Website: www.nepaledfund.ca Blog: www.nepaleducationfund.blogspot.com/
Nepal Education Fund (Susan Marshall)
The Nepal Education & Shelter Fund is a small privately run charity started in 2004
Nepal Education Fund
Providing Underprivileged Nepali Children with an Education and Hope for the Future
Nepal Education FundThese children are from very poor families who cannot afford the yearly
school fee nor the cost of school uniforms and the requisite school supplies.
Nepal Education FundThe Nepal Education Fund currently has over 140 children sponsored to
go to school from caring families in Canada, England, US, Australia, and New Zealand.
Rotary Club of Pokhara Annapurna
Rotary Club of Pokhara Annapurna
Club Chartered Feb 1, 2006 Sponsor Club: Rotary Club of Pokhara 33 Charter Members Current membership 23 Men, 5 women Current President: Maddav Prasad Sigdel Club Meets Wednesdays 5:30 pm www.rotarypokhara.org
Annapurna – view from Pokhara Lake
Trek Pokhara to Chimkola
Susan and Rotary Club Trek to Chimkhola
Road to Chimkola
Pokhara Rotary Club in Chimkola
Pokhara Rotary Club in Chimkola
Chimkhola Family
Chimkola School Trustees
Chimkola School Building
Chimkola school building
Visit to Chimkola Early this Year
Visit to Chimkola Early this Year
Visit to Chimkola Early this Year
Visit to Chimkola Early this Year
Matching Grant # 71641 Description
Supply uniforms, textbooks, writing tools, school library, desks and other classroom equipment.
Equip a school science lab Provide basic medical clinic - benefit a much wider community of 4
rural villages served by this school Supply teaching aids and other materials for school staff furnish a school office Supply basic sports equipment for students. Construct 5 new detached latrines in the school grounds, currently
only 2 such latrines serving over 400 students. It will also provide hookups (presently not in place) to the local
village water supply for all school latrines.
Sustainability of Project
The project will serve to upgrade school infrastructure – one time expenditure.
Existing school staff will maintain the school equipment.
The school will provide the funding to staff and run the first aid/medical clinic.
Host Club Project Involvement– Manage all project expenditures & keep clear/accurate accounting– Visit the project on an as-needed basis– Regularly share project information updates with international
partner (Duncan Daybreak)– Purchase & arrange onsite transportation of all items needed for
project implementation– Arrange training for school medical clinic’s new health instructor– Maintain a committee of (min.) three Rotary club members to
oversee project– Publicize project to local (Nepal) media and to Rotary District
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International Club Participation– Maintain a committee of (min.) three Rotary club
members to liaise with host club managing/overseeing project
– Send club members to visit project in Nepal during and/or soon after implementation
– Publicize project to local (B.C./Canada) media and to District 5020
– Share individual club members’ expertise with host club partner where possible/appropriateMaintain regular/meaningful email / other contact with host club during project
Project Budget
Cash (US$) DDF (US$)
POKHARA ANNAPURNA ROTARY CLUB
100
DUNCAN DAYBREAK 4,300
DUNCAN ROTARY CLUB 9,000
DISTRICT 5020 13,300
Subtotals, Cash and DDF 13,400 13,300
TOTAL cosponsor contributions 26,700
Nepali Childern