Teacher training in Nepal We all remember our teachers from school. Some more than others. We recall fondly those who inspired us every step of the way and with vestigial trepidation those who sent a chill down our spine every time we failed to submit an assignment on time. But […]
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A school in a remote village in Nepal is getting electricity, thanks to some Hartford High School students. The 14 Connecticut kids in the school’s academy of Engineering and Green Technology have been designing and building a wind-powered turbine for the school in Saldang, which is […]
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REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, Sept 17: The happiness of the students and teachers of Eureka Residential Higher Secondary School knew no bound as they lifted the ‘Real School of Nepal 2013’ shield at the Prize Distribution and Gala Event organized by Dabur Nepal at the Grande Ball Room of Everest Hotel in […]
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Qatar’s pioneering non-profit educational organization; Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), is fostering the spirit of volunteerism in Qatar by partnering with Qatar Foundation to send 24 volunteers on a 10-day visit to a ROTA Project in Nepal that supports the role of schools in Disaster Risk Reduction. Supported […]
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At age 19, Maggie Doyne founded a school and orphanage in a remote village in Nepal. By Rich Polt, Talking GOOD / August 12, 2013 Not long out of high school, Maggie Doyne founded the Kopila Valley Children’s Home for Orphans in Nepal with her life savings of $5,000. Courtesy of […]
Maggie Doyne went from high ...
DHC New Life Centre Nepal Vision The Disabled and Helpless Children’s New Life Centre Nepal is a non-profit and non-government organisation established in 2010, with the mission and vision to provide a caring home environment with education, healthcare and the development of the lifeskills necessary to assist children who […]
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Rich Polt Posted: 07/26/2013 3:43 pm One morning at the age of 18, fresh out of high school, Maggie Doyne awoke with the feeling that she was not yet ready to move into her freshman dorm. Instead, she wanted to defer college for a year to travel and discover […]
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by Kalpit Parajuli After pupils died in India from pesticide-tainted food, about 50 per cent of children in Nepal’s rural schools stay away. Despite government guarantees that food served in school is of good quality, experts complain of spoilt flower and poisonous meals. Kathmandu (AsiaNews) – About 50 per […]
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The government is all set to bring around 60,000 street and HIV/AIDS affected children into the school system and give them free education up to the primary level. Such a programme to be implemented by the Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB), is targeted […]
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Thursday 11 July 2013 11.55 BST Kanchha Sherpa will start practising on a medical bus in Melamchighyang, Nepal. Photograph: PR A son of yak farmers is to be the first ever doctor in his rural village in Nepal after graduating from Manchester Medical School this week. Kanchha Sherpa, 27, will […]
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ABU DHABI // It took just three days in Nepal last month for five Emirati students at Zayed University to have their safe and comfortable worlds turned upside down. Reem Thani, Sahar al Musalli, Muneera al Hanjari, Fatima al Sayegh and Nada Ibrahim are still trying to come to grips […]
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DUBAI // A charity gala has raised Dh95,000 to help build a new school in a deprived area of Nepal. Guests paid Dh350 each to attend the event, which was organised by Children of the Mountain and featured a silent auction and a raffle. “We had about 350 people attend […]
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A group of Fort Collins residents have some funon Poon Hill in Nepal while on a trip of education and exploration. Courtesy of Barb Patterson Most people come to Nepal the first time for the mountains; they come back the second time for the people.A wonderful partnership developed between […]
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Sarah Young / 4 July 2013 Tariq Al Gurg and Badr Jafar signing the pact. — Supplied photo Construction on a school for impoverished children in Nepal — many of whom have to walk kilometres to be educated each day if they are able go at all — will soon […]