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Funding
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$10,236 (%)
As of Feb 09 02:57 2012
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Theme:
Education
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Sponsor: Marketplace 2005
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Project duration: Ongoing
Project's area of focus: Education & human rights. Girls and disadvantaged children would otherwise not receive an education.
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Two-thirds of Nepal's population is illiterate; only 22% of the girls are literate. Schools in villages are grim with a high dropout rate. Schools don't have sufficient teachers; the ones they have are poorly trained, and schools lack educational materials. School-aged children migrate to urban areas to work as domestic servants or laborers. NYF provides scholarships to students because of poverty, to female students, to those from a low caste community, and those who are physically disabled.
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The Nepal Youth Foundation is changing the future. NYF improves and builds schools, trains the teachers, provides education materials, and pays the scholarships for children who would otherwise not have the means to attend school. NYF caters to the most disadvantaged. |
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Help eliminate poverty; an education is especially important to girls. Once educated women practice birth control,can take better care of their families, and will educate their own children. Education is the only hope for Nepali children who would otherwise remain illiterate and stuck in an endless cycle of poverty. |
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Education is the only sustainable way out of poverty for Nepali children.
- Olga Murray, Nepal Youth Foundation Board President and Founder
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Teresa Parker,
3030 Bridgeway, Suite 202
Sausalito, CA 94965
United States
415.331.8585
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The Nepal Youth Foundation (NYF; formerly the Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation, NYOF) is devoted to bringing hope to the most destitute children in the beautiful but impoverished Himalayan country of Nepal. With a personal touch, we provide these children with what should be every child's birthright - education, housing, medical care, and loving support. Empowered to reach their potential, these children blossom, enriching the world we all share.
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NYF (formely NYOF)'s Indentured Daughters Program saves girls from being sold into bonded servitude, educates them, and gives their families goats and piglets. The Nutritional Rehabilitation Homes save children who are severely malnourished and educate their mothers in proper nutrition and hygiene. J & K House provide a loving home and education for orphans who have been abandoned by their parents. NYF provides scholarships, vocational training, and psychological care to thousands of children.
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Free Bonded Nepali Girls
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Send Deserving Children to school in Rural Nepal
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Rescue Children Suffering From Severe Malnutrition
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Janis Olson,
Executive Director, U.S.
Founded in 1990
Employees: 10
Volunteers: 5
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Other funding sources: NGOs, individual donors, corporations, investments
Religious Affiliation: none
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Som knows non-profit management, NYOF, the Nepalese education system, and the world of Nepalese children from the inside out. He completed college under NYOF's auspices and then taught science and math. He joined NYOF's staff seven years ago with a wealth of energy and ideas.
Som is a gifted administrator-able, organized, and imaginative-and profoundly committed to helping the children of Nepal.
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