PAM Supporting Communities

PAM Progress Report (Final)

Three and two children from PAM have joined Nepal Police and the Armed Police. They will also play judo and take part in competitions from their respective clubs. Three children have joined the family and they also are working as well as continuing their studies. PAM is supporting them as and when needed like paying for schooling, dresses, etc. All the children were provided with winter cloth: jackets, sweaters, sports shoes, etc. For better nutrition children are provided with meat and eggs four times a week. Fruits, nuts, etc. were also added in the snacks. PAM is supplying organic vegetables from its vegetable garden. Mushroom is ready for consumption also. Now PAM has 26 children left at the Nestling Home. As soon as corona subsides PAM will bring 5-10 children in the Nestling Home. PAM has already contacted one district prison and got the information that they have 16 children. There ewer 10 visitors in PAM who brought food pr celebrated birthdays. PAM children being happy disciplined and good at merrymaking like dancing, singing people like to visit and share good time with children.

Three children passed the secondary school exam (10th grade), three have passed eleventh grade and three more have passed the Higher Secondary School exam. All of them have joined for their further studies.  Schools were open for a short time so the children studied physically being present in the schools but two months ago Omicron virus was spread so the school was closed. A few virtual classes were run by the schools where the children took part. All the children and staff above 12 years have taken vaccines. The Nestling Home is maintaining all the precautions to protect children from the virus. Until now, everybody is safe.

For a short time judo class was open for the outsiders also. 16 children from the community are taking part with PAM children. PAM children even during the time of corona spread were playing themselves. When Omicron started spreading, the outside players were not allowed to come. But it is open now and they have started the judo training again. Three children from Mount Everest Club are staying at the Nestling Home and learning judo. In the last report it was reported that 12 children will take part. But because of some problems only three joined. There is some discussion going on if PAM can send its one player to train judo in Solu. Librarian, judo and computer interns are working in their field. They will need training before they take up the full time jobs. There is still need to wait and see because of corona,

Water is a big problem. Even for drinking PAM has to buy mineral water and for cleaning water tankers. Agriculture is becoming a problem because of lack of water. Plastic tunnel also is ready for use where seedling will be produced. Green liquid manure is being prepared and used. For saving of water plastic mulching is used, Roof-top gardening will be started to demonstrate to the people around. With the fund available PAM has been able to minimize and remove some problems.

The main event for coming months is the General Assembly when a new Board will be elected to lead and manage the new events and demand. It will be organized on March 3^rd. 2022.

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• PAM Children and activities

PAM is managing the Nestling Home for the Well Being of the 30 Prisoners’ Children with spacious, ventilated and safe rooms and bedding. Nutritious food including super flour in the mornings with tea, regular meat and eggs, green vegetables, legumes, etc. are served. Children have snacks and tea in the afternoon. Fourteen people from outside came to be with children. They usually come with some food. Every Saturday children get to have their choice of snacks. PAM’s agriculture land has now some fruit trees: avocado, dragon fruits, Gauva, pomegranate, lemon, grapes, etc.  which have started giving fruits. Spinach, beans, cabbage, Cauliflower, broccoli, garlic, beans, vegetables are there in the field. Rice will be harvested in the month of October. 300 egg laying chicken are raised in PAM.

 PAM children (grade 9 and 11)  joined in person classes with safety measures but other children are still taking virtual classes. In this trimester one new laptop and two mobiles are added for using internet facilities to facilitate virtual classes. Three grade 11 children have already appeared in the final examination and now waiting for the result. The three new Secondary Education Certificate  passed children have joined 11th grade.

Regular use of gym, morning exercises; evening judo training are done for physical well-being. These were done keeping COVID situation into consideration. Inviting community children for judo, gym, and using library are not allowed because of corona. Every Friday, children rooms and surrondings are sanitized and disinfected. Regular publication of wall magazines, regular library use, computer and internet users are  available for mental development. Every Friday children and the staff have joint meetings run by the children where they make decisions about needs, plan activities for the week, etc. Two Psychologist gave coaching session of psychology to PAM kids and staff. The kids have been thinking more positively since the coaching session was held.

PAM Judo Dojo was selected for the Judo training camp for Olympics 2020 by Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC), National Sport Council and Nepal Judo Association (NJA). Representatives of Olympic Committee, President of Nepal Judo Association and Media people came to PAM to observe the training. The training was held between July 1st to July 15th. PAM Judo coach attended 2020 Olympics with the role of Nepal Judo Coach.  Olympics day was celebrated in PAM on 23rd June by hosting Olympic Day 2021 Judo friendly match. Olympic day is celebrated worldwide. Two PAM children joined the APF (Armed Police Forced) for employment. They were successful because they were good Judokas.

The area was originally an agricultural area. The original people (Tamangs) do some agricultural activities but in a very small scale because they do not have that much land left with them. After city planning there are houses all over with a little land available for agriculture. So there is need for developing organic agricultural activities which are possible in the roof top, flower pots or small patches of land. PAM plans to demonstrate some of these in its premises and provide training to those interacted and supply seeds, seedlings, mushrooms, one-month old chickens and quail, etc.  But because of corona it has not been started yet. Plastic mulching and organic greem liquid manure are initiated at PAM for demonstration.