Learning Resource Centre

 

Announced in July 2009

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Project plan for a learning resource centre in Bhagawatpur village

 

Nepal Village Foundation (NVF)

July 2009

 

Aims of the project

NVF works with the poorest families in south eastern rural Nepal in an area known as the Terai. NVF exists to improve livelihoods and sustainability, improve farming, improve health care, educate girls, improve literacy and a range of other activities aimed at improving the lives of the rural poor.

 

To achieve these aims this project is being developed to provide a learning resource centre in a large remote village. The learning resource centre will provide the following range of services to the community;

 

For children:

         Library of text books which will support them at the state school

         First aid and health and hygiene training

         Access to computers

         After school club

         Traditional crafts

         Games and activities

 

For women:

         Child health education

         Reproductive health education

         Nutrition and hygiene

         Literacy and numeracy

          Women self help group

         Small business support

         Farming techniques

 

For men:

         Diversifying crops

         Alternative markets

         New farming techniques

         Expanding traditional crafts

         Literacy and numeracy

 

Other services:

         Telephone

         Access to the Internet

         Children’s play ground

         Toilet

 

Other activities based on changing needs will be developed in the centre in response to the local community in liaison with the local management committee.

 

The centre will be a safe place to meet and learn where traditional barriers to social cohesion, such as caste, will be discouraged and where the village as a whole can work together for the common good.

 

Staffing;

The centre will be staffed in the first instance by 1 full time employee with other services being offered by volunteers and sessional staff.

 

It is envisaged that the resource centre will also provide the home for the full time worker and their family.

 

Development costs;

A piece of common land has been identified for this purpose in a central location within the village.

Buying the land £1000

Building centre and toilet £2000

Connect telephone £ 150

Connect electricity £ 50

Furniture £ 500

Equipment &computers £1200

Library books £1000

Recruitment &training £ 200

Managing development £ 600

Total development costs £6700

Running costs

Salary £ 700 pa

Overheads £1700 pa

Annual budget £2400

NVF is now commencing the fundraising to provide the total development costs