Nepal Village  Foundation (UK)

Supporting sustainable livelihoods development programmes in the rural villages of Nepal

 

 

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Current Projects by Nepal Village Foundation

 

 

The Girl’s Education Project

 

The wider goal of this project is to improve the literacy level in the rural villages of Nepal. We have found that hardly one in five rural women are literate and the girls are forced into marriage in their teens. We have also found that children of educated mother are more likely to get an education and this leads to better social and economical status of the families.

 

Aims of this project;

Raise awareness in rural people about the importance of an education- this will raise demand for education and more schools will open up- resulting in more employment.

 

Provide support for the needy girls from poor and Dallits families who are unable to afford education- this will ensure that the children from poor families are getting an education too.

 

How much it cost?

£45- average cost for one child per year this includes books, stationery, summer and winter uniforms, bags, fees and cost of attendance monitoring  

 

£1500- to organise an event to raise awareness about the importance of an education, in this event the local artists, actors and our project workers organise a drama at festival times. Our mission is to raise awareness about education while entertaining.

        

[Currently we are operating in only one village but our aim is to expand to the other villages

The more you give the more we can do so please raise your support today]

 

Educating girls is one of the strongest ways not only to improve gender equality, but to promote economic growth and the healthy development of families, communities and nations. [UNESCO]

 

Education gives people the skills and confidence to break out of poverty and build a better life.

Read more about why education for all at http://www.campaignforeducation.org/en/why-education-for-all/

 

 

 

 

 

Livelihoods Baseline Survey [Bhagawatpur, Nepal]

 

Hamro Samaj Nepal is carrying out an important livelihood survey on Behalf of NVF(UK) throughout a village panchayat called Bhagawatpur in Saptari, Nepal. We work in partnership with Hamro Samaj Nepal to deliver our projects in Nepal.  

 

We believe the survey will be vital source of information to implement any projects effectively and efficiently this survey will also help us in more accurate budgeting, planning, decision making etc.

 

A sample of the survey questionnaire is available to download from the link below;

 

Bhagawatpur/Survey/questionnaire/PDF

 

 

 

 

Next project by Nepal Village Foundation

 

The Learning Resource Centre Project

 

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;

Will be published here soon..