School Environment Improvement Program - Nepal

Namaste, and Seasonal Greetings to all our donors, well-wishers and supporters from ECCA, Nepal.

The beginning of monsoon season (i.e. after July) after completion of our training program and ongoing festivals (September onwards) in Nepal had shown its influence towards implementation of our program in school. Youths and teachers participated in the training program had been busy with plantation and schools are closed due to ongoing festive season.

However, the operation of school during short period of time after our training program (i.e. month of August), the students involved with nature club were able to perform few activities in their school. Based on the report submitted by the students the following activities had been conducted:

• To increase members in nature club, various activities were performed in the school.
• A Discussion program on “How to conserve and protect our surrounding environment” was organized in school.
• All the students involved in nature club vowed to perform their best while studying and performing different activities in school.
• The nature club members actively participated in the cleanup program in and around the school compound as well as in their homes.
• The executive members of nature club had decided to have its regular meeting on every last Friday of the month so as to plan for the activities to be performed in the upcoming months.
• In future, different competitions will be organized in schools among students so as to develop knowledge, skills and increase competent level of students.

Apart from the activities performed by the students, Kalidhunga school had proposed for the development of infrastructure in the school. The infrastructure includes construction of toilet, construction of safe drinking water distribution system in school and painting of building blocks, as the beginning step towards hardware activities. The Department of Education (GON), had initiated the safe sanitation campaign, in which, all the school are supported for the construction of toilet facilities. Hence, the funds from District Education Office for the construction of sanitation facilities are under approaching process.

Now, we are planning for painting and construction of water distribution system is under process. The budget estimation to perform these activites are under consultation with engineers so that we could setup a friendly design and system for the students.

With the above notes, I would like to express my gratitude towards all our donors and supporters for the program as well as the GlobalGiving team for your continuous backup. We anticipate for the same kind of cooperation and support in the days coming ahead as well as seek your suggestion and guidance for the productive outcome regarding the program in future. I also hope for your small response about your feeling so as to encourage the students of the school. You could also drop in your response at ecca@mos.com.np.

Regards,

Angel Chitrakar

angel@ecca.org.np

Program Officer

ECCA, Nepal.