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Nepal is in Crisis!
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"The New Humanitarian.org states that, "While the coronavirus surge in India has dominated global attention, a parallel crisis has been unfolding largely in the shadows in neighbouring Nepal, pushing a beleaguered health system to the brink.”
"The Himalayan nation has a fraction of India’s population – and of its health resources – but its weekly coronavirus cases and deaths are among the highest in the world on a per capita basis. Nepal has recorded roughly 163 cases per 100,000 people over the last week, according to World Health Organization figures. India, where a second wave triggered rounds of emergency aid pledges, recorded about 98. Nepal’s hospitals have been crammed to capacity or beyond for the last month. There are shortages of oxygen, medicine, and vital equipment..."
(https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2021/5/31/nepals)
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We at NSP Canada are devastated to hear about the Covid19 crisis in Nepal and that it has reached the mountainous villages in Kavre. The Kavre villages, that we support, are remote. Medical assistance in the villages is rare. The alternative is walking hours, away from home to get help.
Our team in Nepal has responded quickly, risking their own health to distribute packs of vitamins in hopes of building immunity. This help is funded by you, our supporters and we appreciate your help. We thank you! NSP Canada Volunteer Team, Fran, Betty, David, Terri, Salina, and Karin |
Watch this video to see our team in action.
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2020 and 2021: Check out, "What's Happening," in Nepal:
Water systems, Latrines and a new roof on Chamran Basi School
Water Projects: Salli Khola: 20 taps and 4 cisterns - Girdum Khola: 36 taps and 2 cisterns
-Tirpani Khola: 50 taps and 2 cisterns
Latrines: Hati Chada will be complete in one month.
Chamran Basi School: This school recieved a new roof, latrines and drinking water.
Update From Nepal School Projects,
Feb. 6, 2021
Namaste
A Year ago today, an intrepid NSP band of volunteers were trekking through the villages of Kavre visiting our completed Projects for 2019/20. Hard to believe, with all that has happened this year. NSP Nepal has continued to complete work there, as the main Covid outbreaks have been in Kathmandu, with the villages being relatively safe. Great news for them but daunting for us from a fundraising perspective.
Our last request for donations, just before Christmas raised about $10,000.00 Our annual budget is $100,000.00 So please we need your help, no matter what the amount.
Thank you.
Please visit our website to donate: www.nepalschoolprojects.ca
On a recent Skype call with Babulal and Suraj, they reported the following developments:
1. Drinking water projects: built in 3 different villages, will be completed totally in 2 months
3. Chamran Basi School - work completed included a new roof on an existing school (originally built by Michael), latrines and drinking water.
The villagers have been very involved in completing the grunt work with many women carrying stone for the construction of buildings. Gravel is made by hand with a hammer. NSP Nepal reports that the villagers have been extremely pleased with the progress and are very happy to work with NSP. It is so important that drinking water and latrines be available to all.
Thank you for your continued support.
Stay safe
Fran Lloyd
Feb. 6, 2021
Namaste
A Year ago today, an intrepid NSP band of volunteers were trekking through the villages of Kavre visiting our completed Projects for 2019/20. Hard to believe, with all that has happened this year. NSP Nepal has continued to complete work there, as the main Covid outbreaks have been in Kathmandu, with the villages being relatively safe. Great news for them but daunting for us from a fundraising perspective.
Our last request for donations, just before Christmas raised about $10,000.00 Our annual budget is $100,000.00 So please we need your help, no matter what the amount.
Thank you.
Please visit our website to donate: www.nepalschoolprojects.ca
On a recent Skype call with Babulal and Suraj, they reported the following developments:
1. Drinking water projects: built in 3 different villages, will be completed totally in 2 months
- Salli Khola: 20 taps, 4 cisterns; 50 households; 300 people
- Girdum Khola: 36 taps; 2 cisterns; 40 households; 265 people
- Tirpani Khola: 50 taps; 2 cisterns; 80 households; 560 people
3. Chamran Basi School - work completed included a new roof on an existing school (originally built by Michael), latrines and drinking water.
The villagers have been very involved in completing the grunt work with many women carrying stone for the construction of buildings. Gravel is made by hand with a hammer. NSP Nepal reports that the villagers have been extremely pleased with the progress and are very happy to work with NSP. It is so important that drinking water and latrines be available to all.
Thank you for your continued support.
Stay safe
Fran Lloyd
Visiting the Villages in February 2020 |
Where did the Year go?
In February, March of 2020, a group of us were able to go to Nepal to visit some of the villages. These are some brief comments from our, “first time” travelers: Liam: ”Sometimes the schools do not even have a blackboard or learning tools. Sometimes, the drinking well and latrine are shared by the whole village” Mary: ”It was very clear to me upon entering the village just how critical the school was to the whole village. It served as the central hub of the village and more often than not, had the only latrine and fresh well water, to service the entire village. These simple but critical elements were a complete game changer for these isolated villages.” Read more on the "What's Happening" Blog |
1 School Construction: Arnold Irwin School was built in 2018. It is a 2 room schoolhouse in Jagthali, Kumari
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2 Sun Odar Drinking Water Project
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3 Phoksingtar Toilet construction: Below is one of the 1,000’s of latrines that we have built over the years
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Aeroplan Pooling Program-Donate Your Aeroplan Miles to NSP Today!
NSP is now accepting Aeroplan Miles for donations! Donate NOW! Aeroplan's Charitable Pooling Program focuses on supporting organizations and individuals who want to improve the lives of people in their local communities. Your Aeroplan Miles will aid NSP in travel, car rental, hotel stays and merchandise. The donated Aeroplan Miles may also be used as prizes for fundraising. In some cases, community members may also use this pooling option to help an individual in dire need of assistance for medical purposes or a family emergency. NSP is fuelled by our relationship with our Board in Nepal and our ability to respond to crisis in our villages. To do our job well we need to be on the ground in Nepal as much as possible, collaborating on projects and building capacity. Your Aeroplan Miles would go a long way in helping us to meet our goals. To donate click here!
Support NSP Today!
Since receiving word that 90% of our schools were destroyed by the earthquake, NSP's focus is infrastructure development. Your donation will go directly toward the re-building of much needed schools in the Kaavre district! Our plan is to not only support the re-building of schools, but to research development plans that would protect future buildings from being so drastically impacted by natural disasters, such as earthquakes. This will help to ensure all funds raised now support the long-term prosperity of NSP villages. Make your move today and be part of ensuring that all children in Nepal have access to an education! Donate here.
Our Mission
Help create a better quality of life for vulnerable populations in rural Nepal by gaining their full participation in the development of projects targeting certain aspects of their communities such as health, sanitation, and education.
Our Vision
Support communities in seeking solutions to problems they have identified and to provide materials and expertise in the completion of these identified projects.
Key Objectives
Partnership, Participation, Equity
Raise and allocate funds for development projects in rural Nepal. The emphasis must be on "grassroots" projects that clearly benefit the needy and underprivileged people.
Nepal School Projects was founded in 1974 to assist poor rural communities with the construction of schools.
Since then, NSP has evolved to support and empower Nepal communities with developing their own resources.
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What is Nepal School Projects?
NSP (Canada) was founded in 1974 for the purpose to assist
poor rural Tamang communities of Kabhre Palanchok district with schools
construction. At that time, villages
seeking education for their children first had to construct suitable premises
with their own resources in order to be eligible for government appointed and
paid teachers. Thus, very poor villages with no resources that were unable to construct
such premises were at a disadvantage. During
NSP’s first ten years in Nepal, the organization assisted 56 villages with the
construction of primary schools. In
addition to the construction of schools a hands-on vocational training program
for young village adults was established.
In the fall of 1984, after meeting the educational needs of the poor rural communities in the central and northern parts of the district, NSP made an exploratory visit to the southern Mahabharat region. This region was officially considered to be a remote undeveloped area of the district - the visit was a revelation. The villages that were visited were the poorest ever encountered during NSP’s presence in Nepal. During the fall of 1985 NSP shifted development assistance to the southern Mahabharat region. Although the initial objective was to provide assistance with school construction, NSP was receiving a large number of applications for assistance with drinking water systems. Therefore, within two years of NSP presence within the region, assistance with drinking water systems became the key development focus. Today, NSP has broadened its focus further by responding to a wide range of community identified needs. Any community seeking NSP assistance must form a project committee with full participation of women that will be responsible for project formulation and implementation. |
NSP ACHIEVEMENTS
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