By Lisa Lyons | U.S. Director
...we did NOT retire this "Better Schools in Rural Nepal" project in late 2015 after all!
You may remember that in my last report, sent out in mid-October, I stated that we were planning to do so because of the similarities in purpose between our two current GlobalGiving projects: this one and the one entitled "Earthquake Relief: Rebuilding Schools in Nepal."
A week or two after I sent out that report to all of you, I was informed of a lovely surprise. GlobalGiving had chosen "Better Schools in Rural Nepal" as its November featured project for the Project of the Month Club. This is a neat way for GlobalGiving supporters who wish to make recurring monthly gifts but aren't sure how to choose from among the worthy recipients to benefit a new project every month. ETC is very grateful to have been selected. You can read Kevin Conroy's report by clicking here (scroll down a bit to the November 2015 update heading).
Since I had not applied for this honor, I was very pleasantly surprised indeed, and of course I wondered how we had come to be chosen. I was told that GlobalGiving selects "exemplary, high impact projects....Our in-the field travelers, Chris and Rachel had incredible things to say about their site visit to ETC in Nepal! The work ETC is doing for communities in Nepal is outstanding and we wanted to highlight this for the Project of the Month Club supporters." Chris and Rachel are two GlobalGiving volunteers who went to see ETC's work and meet our staff back in September. We are very grateful for their positive report.
Of course, the work goes on. ETC continues to support 30 schools in three VDCs ("counties") of Dolakha District, one of the hardest-hit regions. We are also supporting many schools in villages where we have worked before, all of which are located in the earthquake-affected districts. In addition to providing construction materials (especially galvanized metal sheets for roofing), we have provided hundreds of sets of desks, benches, and other furniture. We also continue to provide classroom and recreational materials at all the schools. These include but are not limited to:
It is wonderful to see the continued commitment to education among Nepali villagers, even in the face of such hardships as losing their homes and working with limited resources to rebuild their livelihoods. As always, we thank you very much for supporting our important work with children and schools. You have made, and continue to make, a real difference in ensuring better futures for thousands of Nepali children!
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