Archives September 2019

Bulakhi Chawor (or, Nostril Garden) is a village that was found in 2015 by a grassroots level NGO in Nepal where there were 23 households. Now, since earthquake highly affected, their house where families were living together as joint family is separated busy in making earthquake protected house together. They learned to do it and it has been a practice that villagers work together. But, it is observed that to complete they lack fund, most of the houses are in an incomplete stage. The fund provided by the Government was not enough that locals took loan like Tilak who as an elder brother managed his and his brother’s family during the earthquake who was away as migrated worker abroad in middle east countries, after their house fall down, he searched for help and received required materials to manage temporary house for himself and his entire village. And, now when the road collapsed of heavy rauinfall, he is searching for support. As Console Mission’s Executive visits Bulakhi Chawor on September 27, 2019 (i.e. yesterday), to find a place to manage “Educational Coaching Class” for the children who are suffering not getting support from their parents who are illiterate and not capable to guide children to do their homework and prepare for test, Tilak told that after his room is complete it could be used for Children’s Educational Coaching.

At Nostril Garden, half population of the households lives down part and other half at top. When, Study Center was started, it was in School located down. But, the collapse of road is risky for children from top to reach. Tilak house is located at top. He allowed his daughter in law to teach children at School but now when it is stopped because of the road situation, Tilak shared even his house is incomplete, class can run. It looks floor is fine for children to sit and wall to stick white board, but as winter is arriving and at top of the hill it is cold 12 months, children needs warm. Therefore, if this grassroots level NGO could help to manage window, door and what is necessary, children will get a place free of charge.

Walking path is dangerously affecting lives that children are at risk that there parents stopped sending for educational coaching

Every year School Leaving Certificate (SLC) or, School Elementary Examination (SEE) completed students of public school gets opportunity to apply for educational scholarship. This year students linked with the NGO where I am associated went through the process and appeared for the scholarship examination. During the process, student were charged about Rs. 1000. And, submitted document with the voucher that was deposited in the account that was provided. It was not surprising to see a private bank handling the payments by operating bank inside the Government premises. I think, it was the contract or the bank provided service to the Government. However, the receiving transaction must be many that such facilities is available inside the premises.

Many students from all the districts of Nepal arrived the location located within th capital city, after the announcement of the application, process to apply and the deadline to apply for it.

Since, this writing concentrates self-sufficiency to manage the scholarship, I would like to reflect some simple calculations: if there were 100,000 students, out of the charge Rs. 1000, the total amount collected/paid by the student will be Rs. 1,00,000,000. According, to the scholarship payment student gets Rs. 5000 per month. The students that I am linked planned 3-years course. Then, such student gets Rs. 5000 × 12 months × 3 years equals (=) Rs. 180,000. Based on this budget, per student 555.55 (~556) numbers of students can get scholarship.

I haven’t gone through the details like:

• What are the numbers or the available seat for scholarship?
• What is the exact scholarship amount?
• Targeted group for scholarship based on the ethnicity or socially backwardness?
• The fact about this current year scholarship?

In conclusion, not reflecting the hardships that students has to go through, it is a self-sufficiency and self-efficent way to manage scholarship program for the Government.