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

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